By David Curtin
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05.25.26
Springfield is in the final stretch of session, and major legislation is moving fast. From attacks on parental rights and the Second Amendment to expanded abortion policies, mental health screening mandates, and godless gender ideology, Illinois families cannot afford to tune out.
By David Curtin
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05.18.26
Tick. Tock. Springfield’s clock is running out, and lawmakers are pushing controversial bills in the final days of session. More bureaucracy. Less parental authority. More red flags for Illinois families. Stay informed and take action.
By David Curtin
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05.11.26
The Illinois General Assembly is in the homestretch before its May 31 adjournment. Several bad bills are still moving through committees and toward final votes — please take action and email lawmakers so they hear from pro-family voters in their districts!
By David E. Smith
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05.06.26
Illinois families are drowning in rising costs—gasoline, food, insurance, utilities. And now Springfield risks driving property taxes even higher? Enough is enough. Stop squeezing families to feed wasteful and unaccountable government.
By David Curtin
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04.21.26
Springfield is moving fast—multiple bills advancing that will impact families, parental rights, and our communities. If we stay silent, we shouldn’t be surprised by the results. Don’t assume others will speak up—your voice matters. Your prayers matter.
By David Curtin
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04.06.26
The Illinois House is back in session this week. The Illinois Senate is not back until next week. Several House bills have had deadline extensions for committee hearings. Please take a few minutes to make your voice heard in Springfield. Thank you!
By David Curtin
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03.30.26
Two dozen bad bills pushed in Springfield last week. Thankfully, most were stopped—for now. But 7 are moving forward, including abortion expansion, gender ideology, and state overreach into families. The fight isn’t over. Take action while lawmakers are home on break.
By David Curtin
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03.22.25
House Bill 2827 is facing significant opposition from various groups, particularly homeschool advocates, parents, and organizations concerned with educational freedom and parental rights. IFI's Dave Smith and State Rep. Chris Miller join Sandra Miller on Fox News Channel to highlight some of our concerns.
By David Curtin
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01.02.25
It looks fairly certain that the Illinois General Assembly is going to try to pass a Physician-Assisted Suicide bill in Springfield during the few days of Lame Duck Session next week. Please take action immediately...
By David Curtin
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11.21.24
The Democrats will still have supermajorities in each chamber of the Illinois General Assembly in the 104th General Assembly (2025-2026). It seems that they are primarily focused on legislative ways to “Trump-proof” Illinois, whatever that entails.
By David Curtin
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04.01.24
Illinois State lawmakers will be back in session this week, and hundreds of bills are moving through committees. We want to thank those of you who have taken time to take action on these email alerts. It is vitally important that policy makers hear from Illinois constituents and not just special interest groups/activists.
By David Curtin
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06.07.23
Did you know a lot of people on the left now deny wokeism exists? They are saying that it can’t be defined and just means whatever you want it to mean. Therefore, they say, wokeism is merely another conservative mantra for whatever policy one disagrees with. Politicians in Illinois have been saying that a lot these days in order to pass (you guessed it) woke legislation.
By David Curtin
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05.08.23
It doesn’t get any better (or worse) than this. Illinois State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) forcefully addressed 58 elected adults in a chamber on an obvious fact that no one else would address: there are only two genders – male...
By David Curtin
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03.31.23
Last month we alerted you to tyrannical bills designed to shut down the operations of “limited services pregnancy centers.” State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) is looking to advance her bill SB 1909, which is titled the “Deceptive Practices of Limited...
By David Curtin
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03.07.23
When the Equitable Restrooms bill was introduced in Springfield, a familiar pattern started to emerge. As IFI readers know, HB1286 legalizes “all-gender, multiple-occupancy restrooms” in sporting complexes, stadiums, entertainment centers, conference centers, and other big venues in Illinois. Yes, “all-gender” is just what it sounds like – males and females using the same multiple-occupancy restroom at the same time, anytime. There are urinals and stalls and partitions.
