Join Us For Humility and Prayer in Morris
By David E. Smith   |   09.25.24
We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Morris. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.
Dear Christians in Illinois
By Brandon Myers   |   09.24.24
Dear Christians in Illinois—let us humbly pray to God Almighty for our nation and our state.
IFI Banquet Matching Challenge Extended!
By David E. Smith   |   09.07.24
On Friday night, IFI hosted our annual Faith, Family and Freedom Banquet. Hundreds of supporters from across the state gathered to enjoy sweet fellowship and listen to an edifying message, delivered by our fantastic keynote speaker, Allie Beth Stuckey. A very generous donor has offered a $50,000 banquet-matching challenge that has been extended through Sunday evening.
IFI Banquet is on Friday!
By David E. Smith   |   09.05.24
We are excited to welcome our special banquet guest to Chicagoland at the end of this week. Allie Beth Stuckey is a courageous Christian wife, mother and strong witness for the Truth of the Gospel. And she does not pull punches on the central issues of our day.
Compromising Truth, Partnering with Unrighteousness, and Promoting Division…what’s next?   
By Brandon Myers   |   07.31.24
In an earlier article, it was highlighted how tragically, for the fourth time in a row, long-time self-professing Evangelical Christian and even worse, decades-long member in good standing of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, Thomas Hayes has promoted evil division in God’s world and Christ’s church.
By David E. Smith   |   07.30.24
        Read more: U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams on the Simplicity of Prayer (The Stream)...
07.17.24
Equipped! is a pro-life education project of Illinois Family Institute and Southside Pregnancy Center.  Please consider how your church, Christian school or homeschool group can benefit from these presentations. Teaching our children to love life: 
Preschool-Grade 6  JESUS LOVES THE...
Bills That Need Your Attention!
By Kathy Valente   |   05.20.24
This is the last week of session. They are scheduled to adjourn on Friday, May 24th. There are two new bills that just came to our attention. Please take the appropriate action.
SUPPORT These Bills and Help Them Get to the Finish Line
By Kathy Valente   |   04.29.24
These 2 bills that IFI supports are moving forward and have passed out of the chamber in which they originated. Now they will go through the same process in the other chamber. Please take a few minutes to file witness slips and email the appropriate lawmakers.
Please Help STOP These Bills
By Kathy Valente   |   04.29.24
Please take the time to file witness slips in OPPOSITION to these three bills and contact the appropriate lawmaker, urging a NO vote.
Primary Election Day: Polls Are Open!
By David E. Smith   |   03.19.24
Citizens across the state of Illinois will be casting their votes in today's General Election. Pro-family candidates need your vote. Values Voters must stand up and be counted. Our voice in this midterm election - and in every election - is critical.  So, if you haven't already voted in this election cycle, please make sure you get to the polls today!
Prayer Alert: Primary Election, State & Federal Legislatures
By David E. Smith   |   03.18.24
Have you noticed how few campaign ads are running on radio and television? In some communities, it is hard not to notice that there are fewer campaign signs on parkways and lawns. And that is especially true in southern Illinois. In this Primary Election cycle there is a striking lack of competition for a majority of state legislative districts.
Drug Decriminalization Disaster
By David E. Smith   |   02.09.24
In 2020, Oregon voters decriminalized possession of small amounts of almost every hard drug. Progressives campaigned in support of this ballot measure, insisting that their state should help treat addiction rather than punish it. The measure passed with 58 percent support. 
Sign Up for IFI’s Gideon’s Army
By David E. Smith   |   01.08.24
Radio talk show host Dennis Prager is fond of saying that “boredom, affluence and secularism” have produced a nonsensical and selfish society. You and I know that this selfishness—along with a strong dose of apathy—has also affected the Christian community....
IFI Privacy Policy
By David E. Smith   |   01.02.24
Illinois Family Institute is committed to respecting the privacy of our supporters. We have developed this privacy policy to protect your information. Awareness: Illinois Family Institute (IFI) provides this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our privacy policy, and...
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