Articles by Monte Larrick
Natural Marriage Advocate Goes on Trial in Canada for “Hate Speech” Violation
By Monte Larrick   |   11.11.14
In the video below, Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality gives an update on his court case in which he was indicted for taking a pro-family stand in Canada. On April 10, 2014, LaBarbera was denied entrance into...
Dr. Michael Brown on Can You Be Gay and Christian?
By Monte Larrick   |   11.07.14
IFI’s Monte Larrick interviews renowned author, scholar, and radio host, Dr. Michael Brown, about how the gospel relates to homosexuality and how Christians can love those with same-sex attraction. Watch the short video below to gain Biblical insight on this...
Respect Life Month
By Monte Larrick   |   10.10.14
October is Respect Life Month, a time where we remember the lives lost to abortion and the need to help those who face the same threat in the future.
VIDEO:  Eric Metaxas on the Church and Religious Freedom
By Monte Larrick   |   09.24.14
Best-selling author Eric Metaxas says the Christian Church in America must boldly defend the religious freedom that allows it to proclaim the Gospel. Mr. Metaxas spoke with IFI before giving the keynote speech at our annual Faith, Family and Freedom...
Business Owners and Pro-Family Leaders Talk About What’s Next Following the Hobby Lobby Decision
By Monte Larrick   |   07.01.14
Illinois faith-run businesses are celebrating the Supreme Court decision that allows for-profit organizations the ability to opt out of the HHS mandate which would force them to pay for insurance plans that offer abortion inducing drugs to their employees. The...
Unanimous:  SCOTUS Strikes Down Buffer Zone Law
By Monte Larrick   |   06.27.14
In a unanimous decision handed down yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that a law in Massachusetts creating abortion clinic buffer zones for pro-life demonstrators was unconstitutional.   The City of Chicago has a similar law that...
Same-Sex “Marriage” is Here, What’s Next?
By Monte Larrick   |   06.03.14
As of Sunday, June 1, 2014,  counties throughout the Land of Lincoln are now legally required to redefine the institution of marriage by opening it up to homosexual partners, thanks to highly controversial legislation that was signed into law late...
ERA:  Ready for Final Action in the House
By Monte Larrick   |   05.28.14
Late yesterday afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee voted to pass SJRCA 75, the bill know as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).  With four days left before the General Assembly adjourns for the summer, this bill may move very fast.  It...
POLST in the Illinois House
By Monte Larrick   |   05.08.14
There are three weeks left before our state lawmakers adjourn for the summer.  Please contact your state representative today and ask him/her to vote NO on SB 3076. Legislation known as Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) would legalize a...
A Tax Payer Funded Casino in Chicago?
By Monte Larrick   |   04.24.14
State lawmakers may take a big gamble on expanding gambling in Illinois, again. State lawmakers and political pundits are trying to once again promote the idea of a Chicago casino.  State Representative Robert Rita (D-Blue Island) is sponsoring SB 1739,...
The Supreme Court Hears Cases on Religious Freedom
By Monte Larrick   |   03.27.14
Eric Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League comments on the recent Supreme Court hearing on businesses refusing to provide certain abortion-inducing drugs through their employee health plans as required by the Obamacare HHS mandate.
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Businesses Team Up With Police To Clean Up Roseland
By Monte Larrick   |   03.07.14
Business leaders on Chicago's South side are teaming with police, social agencies and churches to help curb crime and provide alternatives to women trapped in prostitution
Chicago Pastor Speaks Out Against Modern Portrayals of Black History
By Monte Larrick   |   02.27.14
Monte Larrick reports on how a prominent minister in the Chicago area says some government schools in Illinois are failing to stress the positives when it comes to teaching "Black History."
March for Life Chicago Recap
By Monte Larrick   |   01.22.14
On Sunday, January 19, 2013, several hundred pro-life advocates from the greater Chicagoland area gathered at Federal Plaza and the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision on January...
Monte Larrick
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Monte Larrick

Larrick, an award winning broadcast journalist, retired from Moody Broadcasting in Chicago after more than 30 years of service. In 2014, he joined the IFI team to use his news gathering experience to help inform IFI supporters about issues that impact their lives. Mr. Larrick and his wife have been married 33 years and have two daughters. 

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