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Carson: Homeschooling Is Our Best Defense Against the State

May 17, 2025 Heather Carson

There’s a battle going on right now in our neighboring state of Illinois concerning the Illinois Homeschool Act. This Act takes the current minimal oversight of homeschoolers in Illinois and places families at risk of violation by state-appointed truant officers right in their homes. The bill would require parents to file a homeschool declaration form as well … Read more

An Attack on Homeschooling in Disguise?

April 6, 2025 John Klar

Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative to compel registration of parents who teach their children outside of the government’s oversight reveals the swelling popularity of what has become a parental movement across … Read more

Seven More Counties Vote to Secede From Illinois

November 10, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Bringing the Number to 28 Chicago and Cook County enjoy majority power and influence in Illinois politics. Major TV networks create shows to make the city look less like a war zone than it is. But people in and out of Chicago know the truth. Illinois without Chicago and Cook County is a peaceful place, … Read more

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Bruen Takes a Bite Out of Illinois Gun Ban

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Land of Lincoln is not exactly kind when it comes to the Second Amendment. Bans, restrictions, takings, you name it. Illinois believes the government has more rights than you do, and when they can’t take the guns, they write laws that make it as difficult as possible to carry them for self-defense. In their … Read more

How Many Lights Do You See?

May 25, 2024 Op-Ed

Tyranny is the exercise of an oppressive power. Most often, the oppressive power is exerted by the government. Whether you live on the left or the right or fancy yourself in the middle, tyranny is a bad thing. Don’t people who believe in the principles and values of America naturally recoil from tyranny?

Catch-223?

November 9, 2023 Ian Underwood

In open defiance of several United States Supreme Court rulings on gun ownership, Illinois has enacted a ban on certain kinds of commonly owned firearms and has required owners of other kinds of commonly owned firearms to register them with the state.

Unbanning the Banning of Banning books

June 13, 2023 Ian Underwood

Illinois just passed a law banning the banning of books in libraries. Actually, the state can’t really do that. What it can do is withhold state funding from libraries that restrict or ban materials because of ‘partisan or doctrinal’ disapproval.

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Federal Judge: “Show Me Examples of ALL the Firearms You Just Banned, Illinois”

February 19, 2023 Skip

Saul Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals #4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s … Read more

SAFE-T Act Denies Police Ability To Remove Trespassers From Private Property, Abolishes Cash Bail

September 12, 2022 Op-Ed

The latest disaster waiting to unfold will now take place in Illinois. Chiraq, helmed by the horribly inept and clueless Lori Lightfoot, has long dominated the list of deadliest cities in America. Still, this wasn’t enough for state legislators and bat-s*** crazy governor J.B. Pritzker.

Dems Target Another Black Republican Candidate

June 10, 2022 Op-Ed

The Democratic Party needs America’s racial minorities to vote for their candidates. It’s the foundation of their entire electoral strategy: Exploit white guilt by targeting college-educated white folks and preaching about privilege. Ensure loyalty from unionized blue-collar workers by bad-mouthing the wealthy and stirring up the envious emotions that accompany class warfare. Instill a sense … Read more

Teacher “Resigns” After Calling Student a “Piece of Sh!t” for Not Masking Properly

September 14, 2021 Steve MacDonald

These liberal maskholes are getting out of hand. “The now-former music teacher at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, Scott Grigoletto, can be heard screaming at and threatening to call the local authorities on the student.”

State Sovereignty National Union

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Steve MacDonald

State Sovereignty National Union is the state motto of Illinois. Didn’t know that did you. Neither did I. The statistics in this post come from OpenTheBooks.com and their article in RealClear Politics.

EPIC! -> “Americans don’t get ruled!”

May 29, 2020 Skip

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and a FABULOUSLY wealthy businessman is part of the family that owns the Hyatt Hotels. He Effectively “bought” the Governorship from what I have read. His problem, like many Governors at this time: they think they’ve been elected Kings and Queens.

Budget Blowout: Why States are Asking for a Federal Bailout

May 6, 2020
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At Noon Today Join Americans For Prosperity for an in-depth look at why high spending states are asking for a federal bailout and how they got there: The massive impact of COVID-19 has made legislators in DC more friendly than usual to the idea of gargantuan federal spending – and it’s no surprise that some … Read more

Judge Rules Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order Violates Civil Liberties

April 28, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, like many governors, has placed significant restrictions on individual rights under the rubric of “public safety.” But a Circuit Court judge has determined that the governor’s stay at home order exceeds the authority of his emergency powers.

Crisis Not Gone to Waste – Mayor of Champaign IL Could Ban the Sale of Guns and Ammunition

March 14, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Champaign Illinois has not one case of Wuhan Flu, but the mayor isn’t wasting the opportunity. She has issued an executive order maker her queen and allowing her to ban the sale of a laundry list of things (as an emergency measure) including firearms and ammunition.

Illinois Democrat’s Fundraiser Includes Mock Trump Assassination

August 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Pictures have appeared online of what went on during a Democrat state Senators fundraising event. A mock Trump assassination.

Democrat Solution to Democrat Created Problem – Charge $1000.00/ Year to Register Electric Vehicles

September 5, 2022May 18, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Since the imposition of Obama on the Nation, we’ve been forced to endure endless prattle over our transportation future. Part of the prescription includes electric vehicles (EV). And while there are plenty of problems, from economics to infrastructure, to practicality, the biggest one for Democrats is revenue.

Illinois Senate Passes Bill Banning Trump from 2020 Ballot

April 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

It’s not law yet, but I’d be interested in seeing that happen. Illinois has legislation that demands 5-year’s worth of tax returns or Trump won’t be on the November 2020 ballot.

Judge Tosses Towns Ban On ‘Assault Rifles’

March 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

In May of last year, we reported on a new phenomenon – certainly new to Illinois. Sanctuary counties for gun owners. Places where state-level gun grabbing laws would not be enforced. Shortly after one Illinois community in one of those counties responded by passing a town ban on assault weapons.