Spotlight

This week, Monte and Dave are joined by school district U-46 board members Jeanette Ward and Cody Holt, and candidate for U-46 school board, Enoch Essendrop.  Cody and Enoch are running for the U-46 school board. The election will be held on  April 4th.

In this week’s podcast, we talk about about the transgender bathroom and locker room controversy in U-46, where Jeanette made headlines for protecting the rights, privacy and safety of all U-46 students.  … Continue Reading

Babette Holder returns to Illinois Family Spotlight to talk about various issues, including the effort to defund Planned Parenthood at the Federal level, the recent women’s march in Washington D.C., and its effect on the push to defund Planned Parenthood, and finally, voters deviating from the Democratic party because it has drifted too far left in it’s political advocacy.

Call your U. S. Representative and ask them to defund Planned Parenthood! The U. S. Capitol’s switch board number is:  (202) 224-3121.… Continue Reading

Chris Iverson returns to talk to Monte and Dave about pending pro-life legislation in Springfield, the effort to defund Planned Parenthood in Washington DC and the campaign to raise funds for pro-life billboards.

Take ACTION! Call your U.S. Representative in Washington D.C. and ask him/her to support H.R. 7 and to defund Planned Parenthood! The capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.

Call your Illinois State Representative in Springfield and ask him/her to oppose HB 40.… Continue Reading

State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) joins Monte and Dave to discuss Illinois’ fiscal irresponsibility and the Illinois Senate’s proposal to raise income taxes on working families in Illinois. Representative Ives also talks about HB 443 and the need to give parents in failing schools educational choices. Call your state representative and tell them to support HB 443! (217) 782-2000… Continue Reading

Pro-life activist Chris Iverson joins Monte and Dave to discuss his campaigns. Chris leads groups of volunteers in projects that display a simple message for thousands upon thousands of people: abortion takes human life.  The three discuss Chris’ experience in his banner campaigns, his strategy behind the sign, and his long-term goal of buying billboard space.

Want to help us raise funds for a billboard campaign? Call the IFI office at (708) 781-9328 or click HERE to make an online donation.… Continue Reading

Joinind Monte Larrick and Dave Smith this week is Babette Holder, co-founder of The last Civil Right, a group of Christian-Conservative women who are Political Commentators and advocates of the principles of limited government, individual freedom, and a strong free market. Additionally, Babette is part of the Frederick Douglass Foundation Illinois, a group of black Illinoisans that celebrate conservative heritage, and she is also an elected precinct committeewoman in DuPage County.… Continue Reading

The Donald became President Trump on Friday. Monte and Dave speak with Pastor John Kirkwood, an active Republican and a steady critic of Donald Trump, to discuss what a victorious Trump Administration means for evangelicals, Republicans, conservatives, and the next generation.  Pastor Kirkwood also discusses why Bernie Sanders succeeded among millennials and what that means for future political bouts.… Continue Reading

In this special edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute and John Mauck of the Mauck & Baker law firm in Chicago discuss the relationship between the Christian church and the LGBT community. The two discuss the apparent tension between truth and unity within the church, the importance of loving those embracing same-sex attraction and gender confusion, and what loving them looks like.

This conversation originally aired on the “Lawyers for Jesus” program on AM 1160.… Continue Reading

IFI junior fellows Andrew Willis and John Kristof rejoin the show to continue the conversation about conservatism, Christianity, and millennials, discussing how conservatives can reach out to young Americans both in the home and in the public square.… Continue Reading

Pro-lifers control the House of Representatives. Pro-lifers control the Senate. This month, the Presidency will be taken by a man who promises to support the pro-life movement. What will pro-lifers do with this growth in influence? Jill Stanek of the Susan B. Anthony List joins the show to discuss short term and long term plans for advancing pro-life legislation.

We’d love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].… Continue Reading