Ever wonder where your tax dollars go? Of course you don’t! Just read a few of the news stories in any given week and you’ll have your answer. 

Earlier this week, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Gail Noll issued a ruling which blocks the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing this law. This ruling was made in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican candidates who argued...

On January 1, 2020, the recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of twenty-one officially became legal in the state of Illinois. Proponents of the recreational use of marijuana are in the majority in America. In fact, a March 2024 Pew Research Center report polled U.S. adults for their opinions on the legalization of marijuana with these results:

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.

This week there will be lots of  rigorous floor debating, long speeches, and many specific questions. Please email your elected officials on these bills.

The Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on May 24th, so our state lawmakers are in Springfield five days a week instead of three in order to pass their bills. Some of these proposals are still making their way through the process. Your emails and calls are critically important. Please don't give up!

I trust you’ll recall the source of this verbal gaffe. It came from our esteemed former president, George W. Bush. It was his attempt to define when someone undervalues or underestimates something. It was a malaprop we all understood. 

A bi-partisan group of State Representatives recently filed HR 700 at the Capitol in Springfield. This resolution calls for a cap on THC levels in retail marijuana. We are working the Illinois House members in hopes that we can better educate them on the consequences of high potency marijuana in our state.

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 take the time to file witness slips in OPPOSITION to these three bills and contact the appropriate lawmaker, urging a NO vote.

No one knows for sure who first said the phrase, “If your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail.” Whether it was Mark Twain, Abraham Maslow, or someone else, it perfectly describes Illinois Democrats’ latest push to usurp control over our state’s kids.

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.

A bill currently under consideration in the Illinois General Assembly would allow children 12 and up to apply for Medicaid to pay for “family planning” services. Specifically, HB 5473 states: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (2), a minor who is 12 years of age or older may sign and file an application of the minor’s own behalf if such application is for the Article V family planning program enacted by Public Act 102-665 amending Section 5-5 of this Code.”

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!

The March 19th Primary Election is less than 6 days away and early voting will come to an end on Monday, March 18th. As in every election cycle, this election is critical for Illinois, and it is crucial that your voice is heard. We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is for Christians to be good stewards of God’s amazing gift of self-government and exercise our civic duty to vote.