Articles by Kathy Valente
By Kathy Valente
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04.24.23
One would think that our female lawmakers would be advocates for other females. It's simply common sense. Unfortunately, common sense is a rare commodity in the halls of the State Capitol these days.
By Kathy Valente
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04.22.23
Planned Parenthood and those in the legislature that do their bidding aren't satisfied with abortions up to birth, paying for them with your tax dollars, inviting women from other states, and protecting child molesters by permitting young girls to obtain abortions without their parent's knowledge. They have now placed pregnancy care centers directly in their cross hairs.
By Kathy Valente
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03.23.23
The April 4th Consolidated Election is just around the corner. We hope that you are planning on voting for the best candidates running for your community's local school board. Look over this email and see if your candidates for school board races in your town have submitted responses to 10-questions that we believe are very relevant to today's educational climate. And check out how these districts rank in proficiency in ELA, math, and science.
By Kathy Valente
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03.20.23
There has been a flurry of activity in Springfield which will continue until March 31st before lawmakers break for 2 weeks for Easter. Some bills have passed out of committee, others have had their deadlines extended to be heard in committees. These bills could be voted on either this or next week.
By Kathy Valente
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03.17.23
interesting discussion between Dan Proft (Chicago's Morning Answer AM 560) and State Representative LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) about his parental bullying bill, HB 29. The bill’s synopsis states that a parent commits “parental bullying” “when he or she knowingly and with the intent to discipline, embarrass, or alter the behavior of the minor, transmits any verbal or visual message that the parent or legal guardian reasonably believes would coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to the minor.”
By Kathy Valente
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03.16.23
Three terrible bills have passed out of committee and will be heard on the full House or Senate floor any day. Calls into their Springfield offices would be the ideal way to give them pause before they cast their votes.
By Kathy Valente
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03.13.23
The deadline for bills to get a committee hearing was last Friday, March 10th. Unfortunately, several have had their deadline extended to March 24th. The danger is that some of these are the worse bills and have been given a second chance to be passed.
By Kathy Valente
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03.06.23
The Springfield Capitol is teeming with activity. Some of the bills we notified you about last week have not yet been called. There is still time to file witness slips on some of them. They are listed at the end.
By Kathy Valente
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03.01.23
To help you and your neighbors navigate this critical election, IFI has put together a list of 10 questions for school board candidates. We need your help to get them into the hands of the candidates and then out to voters. You can send these questionnaires to candidates via Facebook messenger, email or contact them by another means and ask them to answer and return the questionnaire.
By Kathy Valente
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02.27.23
The assault on families in the Land of Lincoln has been put on fast track as these all-out legislative attacks on kids, parents, families, and Christian values get committee hearings this week. Once passed out of committee, the bill(s) will go to the Illinois House Floor and, if passed, will then go through the same process in the Illinois Senate.
By Kathy Valente
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01.05.23
The lame-duck session is currently underway in the Illinois General Assembly prior to the new session beginning on January 11th. One would think there isn’t anything more that could be done to further expand abortion in Illinois. Unfortunately, one would...
By Kathy Valente
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12.14.22
Gov. JB Pritzker continues to make sure Illinois has more than its share of pot dispensaries. And as Illinois Family Institute warned repeatedly that what was happening in Colorado would also happen here, there are consequences. Dire consequences.Marijuana use among adolescents has now surpassed alcohol use. A 20-year study shows a 245 percent increase in marijuana use by children aged 6-18 since 2000, while alcohol use has steadily declined.
By Kathy Valente
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09.28.22
The November 8th election is less than six weeks away, and early voting will soon get underway. Please do not wait to get and distribute the IFI Voter Guide to your family, friends and at church.
By Kathy Valente
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08.23.22
We will be printing a limited number of the 2022 General Election Voter Guides. While we will make it available on our website to download, it is wise to order bulk quantities of the printed version now to share with your friends, neighbors, family and at church (with your pastor's permission).
By Kathy Valente
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08.10.22
Earlier this spring, a group of concerned parents and taxpayers in the U-46 school district assembled to discuss their collective concerns about the state of public education and the overarching impact on students and the community. Now organized under the moniker Parents and Taxpayers for Children in U-46 (PTC) their mission is to engage, educate and empower parents, students, teachers and taxpayers to not just push back on a system that is failing their children, but to create meaningful change in public education.
