By
David E. Smith
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10.31.09
Approximately 150-175 people gathered in the rain at the Lincoln statue last Thursday (Oct. 29th) to rally for natural marriage and encourage Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to “let the people vote” on the a state constitutional amendment to...
Illinois citizen and activist John Bambenek began a petition drive on Wednesday to place a state constitutional amendment on the November 2010 general election ballot.
The initiative is titled the “Bambenek Put-Back Amendment”. Bambenek, a political reformer and resident of...
The initiative is titled the “Bambenek Put-Back Amendment”. Bambenek, a political reformer and resident of...
By
David E. Smith
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09.14.09
Voters in 30 states have been able to cast ballots to pass state constitutional amendments to protect marriage as between a man and a woman. The results have been overwhelming in defense of natural marriage, despite the fact that pro-family...
07.14.09
Praise God!! Illinois Parental Rights are Restored!!
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dissolved the federal injunction against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. As a direct result of the court’s decision (Zbaraz v....
You may have seen political ads on television warning of pending budget cuts targeting services like homecare for senior citizens and assistance to the physically or mentally handicapped in Illinois. There has also been an intensive phone campaign warning Illinois...
By
David E. Smith
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03.17.09
Here we go again! Our Springfield lawmakers are poised to push for a higher and more “progressive” personal income tax to deal with the state’s debt.
Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn has only been in office for six weeks but is...
11.28.08
In an effort to fund mass transit, Springfield lawmakers passed legislation yesterday that would increase Chicago regional sales taxes.
The bill raises the sales tax in DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry and Will counties by 0.5 percent. It would also increase...
By
David E. Smith
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10.29.08
On November 4th Illinois voters will be asked to decide whether Illinois should convene a state constitutional convention.
According to our 1970 Illinois Constitution, every twenty years the state is required to ask voters whether or not they want to...
By
Fran Eaton
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03.13.08
If you live in Cook County or nearby, you’re likely to have heard the uproar of business owners and taxpayers who are facing a sales tax increase in order to fill a massive county budget gap. On the county’s boundaries,...
In like a lion…out like a lamb. That’s March. It could also be said of the recent history of Illinois governors. In like a lion, roaring about what they’re going to do…out like a lamb–handcuffed and led off to jail....
By
Fran Eaton
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02.19.08
So, how did Illinois’ earliest primary ever fare for the state’s values voters?
Just as those post-Exodus spies sent into the Promised Land fourteen centuries ago reported back about Canaanite activity, today’s answer would be, “Well folks, there’s good news...
07.12.05
News ReleaseIllinois Family Institute GLEN ELLYN, Ill.–Illinois Family Institute (IFI) today condemned Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s decision to issue an Executive Order to fund immoral embryonic stem cell research with $10 million in Illinois taxpayer dollars. NOTE: To contact Gov....
IFI News Release: Gov. Blagojevich’s Morning-After Pill Order Demonstrates His Religious Intolerance
04.05.05
CHICAGO, April 5, 2005 – Illinois Family Institute condemns Gov. Rod Blagojevich‘s decision to issue an emergency rule that usurps pharmacists of their God-given liberty to live out their faith and belief system.
This executive rule requires pharmacies in Illinois...
01.21.05
Contact: IFI: 630-790-8370 or desmith@illinoisfamily.org
CHICAGO-By signing into law SB 3186-a bill that, according to its sponsor, would ban churches from ‘discriminating’ against homosexuals-Gov. Blagojevich is signing away the First Amendment freedoms of churches and anyone who disagrees with homosexuality,...
