By
David E. Smith
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04.14.11
How did they vote?
As I reported in my email update yesterday, HB 3156, sponsored by State Representative Darlene Senger (R-Naperville) fell just 3 votes short of passage on Wednesday, but may get another vote today or Friday. The bill...
By
Laurie Higgins
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04.07.11
Imagine this: A 58-year-old man who has made deviant sexuality the cornerstone of his identity and who has dedicated his professional life to making sure that every woman is permitted by law to have her preborn baby killed has been...
04.06.11
You did it again! Another victory!
SR 92 sponsor, State Senator Kimberly Lightford (D-Chicago), has informed our lobbyists that she is withdrawing her resolution on the disastrous treaty known as the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)....
03.09.11
by Dr. Paul Chabot Ed.D – Illinois Family Institute
We can learn a lot from the legalization of so-called “medical” marijuana in California. Illinois’ HB 30, a much broader bill than the California law of 1996, has again been introduced...
01.12.11
How did they vote?
Illinois lawmakers approved a 66 percent increase in the state’s income tax in the final hours of a lame duck session.
Despite tens of thousands of calls, emails, faxes and letters in opposition to increased taxes,...
By
David E. Smith
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01.06.11
How did they vote?
For a second time in the past few weeks, lawmakers in the Illinois House of Representatives reject a bill to legalize “medical” marijuana, this time by a vote of 56 YES and 60 NO.
Thanks in...
By
David E. Smith
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12.01.10
How did they vote?
Thirty-two state senators vote to pass same-sex “civil unions” legislation.
Homosexual activists mustered enough votes to legalize a new category of marriage — homosexual “marriage” — under the name “civil unions” early Wednesday afternoon. Illinois Governor ...
By
David E. Smith
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11.30.10
How did they vote?
Sixty-one state lawmakers in the Illinois House cave into pressure from Gov. Patrick Quinn and Speaker Michael Madigan.
Despite an outpouring of calls, emails and faxes against redefining marriage and family, legislators in the Illinois House...
By
David E. Smith
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11.05.10
On the national level, the November 2nd midterm elections were historic. The Republicans gained at least 61 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. It may rise to 64 or 65 seats when undecided races are finally decided. This is...
10.02.10
by John Bambenek – Illinois Family Institute
The ability of voters to recall corrupt or ineffective governors was a hot topic in the days after the arrest of Rod Blagojevich. Voters will get the chance to adopt an amendment that...
09.27.10
by John Bambenek – Illinois Family Institute
Have you ever been frustrated by the actions of your city council? Are you dissatisfied with the direction your local schools are going? Have you ever considered running for local office?Many of...
09.01.10
Yesterday, a divided Illinois Supreme Court denied a request by the Thomas More Society to transfer the legal case pending against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court. Justices Robert...
By
David E. Smith
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08.26.10
Last week we sent you an IFI E-Alert asking you to contact Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to ask her to support the Thomas More Society’s motion to immediately transfer the legal case regarding the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion...
By
David E. Smith
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08.17.10
This afternoon, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty of making false statements or representations to the FBI.
After 14 days of deliberation the jury said it was hung on 23 other counts against him and on the charges...
By
David E. Smith
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07.12.10
In the early twentieth century, unions were responsible for creating safe and healthy work environments. Unions helped protect people who worked in the private sector, including those who toiled in mines; worked for America’s burgeoning railroad system; and were employed...
