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McClure Tries Again
By Thomas Hampson   |   02.11.26
Sexually assaulting a student should never be treated less seriously than bringing a weapon to school. Illinois SB 2991 addresses a real gap in the law — but mandatory punishment demands professional investigations, formal hearings, and a higher evidentiary standard. Protect kids. Get the process right.
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Mifepristone and the Dangers of Chemical Abortion
By Bethany Bachman   |   02.10.26
Abortion advocates once promised “safe, legal, and rare.” Today, it’s abortion by mail, minimal oversight, and silenced dissent. This is what happens when convenience replaces compassion—and science bows to ideology.
Election Integrity Matters!
By David E. Smith   |   02.09.26
The SAVE Act puts election integrity ahead of convenience by requiring proof of citizenship and in-person voter registration, ensuring accuracy, accountability, and confidence in our elections.
Equal Protection for Our Preborn Neighbors
By David E. Smith   |   02.07.26
Nearly one million babies have been aborted in Illinois over the past two decades. The bloodshed is staggering. True justice demands equal protection under the 14th Amendment for every life created in the image of Almighty God—including, and especially, preborn children.
Overturn Obergefell
By Alyssa Sonnenburg   |   02.07.26
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided favorably in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, it was celebrated as a win for adult equality.
Please…Throw No Beers
Ahhh…it’s February. It’s the month when we reach the half way point of winter. In Illinois, it’s hardly a cause for celebration. Often some of our coldest days of the season are this month. Oh to be in Scottsdale, Arizona, this week!
Are Some American Cities Becoming like Third World Countries?
By Israel Wayne   |   02.05.26
Violent crime. Homeless encampments. Failing schools. Civil unrest. Look at the cities most often compared to “third world” conditions—and notice who’s been running them. Correlation or causation? Elections have consequences
Deadly Compassion
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   02.04.26
The Left calls itself “compassionate.” But compassion that ignores truth, rejects accountability, and delivers short-term comfort with long-term destruction isn’t love—it’s cruelty. Real compassion tells the truth, disciplines when necessary, and seeks life, not death.
Pritzker’s Ever-Growing Passion
By Bethany Bachman   |   02.03.26
When it comes to abortion, Governor J.B. Pritzker has only one goal: expand. In Illinois, he has consistently removed commonsense barriers to abortion.
E Pluribus Plures
By Thomas Hampson   |   02.02.26
The United States is not collapsing from invasion or economic ruin, but from a far deeper crisis—a severing from reality itself. Our shared national identity is fracturing, objective moral truth is eroding, and even basic truths about law, human nature, and justice are being redefined by power rather than principle.
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