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Unprofessionalism in District 204
By Laurie Higgins   |   08.17.09
Last week, I wrote an article forewarning IFI readers to avoid the “Bean” in Millennium Park on Saturday, August 15 at 1:00 p.m. because the “Great Nationwide Homosexual Kiss-In” was going to take place there. I never suggested banning the...
The Corrupt American Library Association Censors with Carefree Abandon
By Laurie Higgins   |   08.12.09
In the fall of 2008, I wrote two articles describing how absurdly imbalanced public high school book collections are on the topic of homosexuality. I mentioned in those two articles that DeerfieldHigh Schoolhad approximately 65 books that espouse liberal views...
2009 Chicago Gay Pride Participants
By David E. Smith   |   07.09.09
Chicago parades include the famous St. Patrick’s Day Parade in March, where the Chicago River is tinted green in honor of the Irish. The Polish American Constitution Day Parade, held May 1st, celebrates the first European democratic Constitution established in...
Chicago Public School CEO Ron Huberman Meets with Homosexual Activists
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.30.09
According to the Chicago Free Press, on Monday, June 22 openly homosexual CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ron Huberman, met with homosexual teens and community activists from a group called Gender Just who are “demanding” that Huberman “immediately commit...
IFI Responds to the Tribune’s Sheawn Healy
By Laurie Higgins   |   04.16.09
Once again another academic frets over the rare occasion of a school district acquiescing to the concerns of taxpayers who are tired of funding the efforts of “social justice” teachers to use public money to advance their particular socio-political ideology....
Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Youth & Family Committee
By David E. Smith   |   02.09.09
Words matter. Definitions matter. Marriage matters. When government redefines marriage, it does more than change a law — it reshapes what children are taught, what institutions must affirm, and how society understands the family. God’s design for marriage remains true.
Chicago Public School’s New CEO
By Laurie Higgins   |   02.02.09
This week Illinoisans were greeted with the news that the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, self-identifies as homosexual. Mayor Richard Daley’s choice as head of the third largest school district in the nation, one that serves more...
Breaking News on Proposal for Controversial Homosexual High School
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.23.08
Chicago Sun Times reporter Fran Spielman writes that Mayor Daley has expressed his opposition to the Social Justice High School-Pride Campus (see article below). It looks like the tide may turn against this foolish proposal that would further harm teens...
A “Gay” High School for Chicago?
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.14.08
Next Wednesday, October 22nd, the Chicago Board of Education will consider a proposal for a “gay”-friendly high school for homosexual and gender-confused students. The proposal already has the recommendation of School CEO Arne Duncan. Despite the fact that 70 percent...
Annoyed Librarian Takes ALA to the Woodshed
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.08.08
On Oct. 3, 2008, the Washington Post covered the story of some high school students in Virginia who attempted to expose the “book banning” activities engaged in by their high school librarians who censor virtually all resources that express conservative...
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