Calls Needed on Fraud Inviting Vote-By-Mail Legislation
Illinois House Passes Vote-By-Mail Expansion Bill for the 2020 General Election. Thursday evening, May 21, the Illinois House voted 72-43 to pass SB 1863, vote-by-mail legislation for the 2020 General Election amid COVID-19 concerns. The measure passed along party lines, with Democrats, who hold a supermajority in the House, advancing the bill. See how your […]
Speak Out Concerning Gov. Pritzker’s Unconstitutional Overreach
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s emergency rule extends Illinois’ shutdown 150 days and criminalizes non-compliant Illinois citizens. Gov. J.B. Pritzker filed an emergency rule late Friday, May 15, that if approved will punish businesses that open to customers despite Illinois’ illegal lock-down orders. Presently under the Illinois Constitution, the governor only has the authority to lock down […]
Join CWA of Illinois: Statewide Day of Prayer for Illinois, Friday, April 24
With the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are sheltering at home. We have been given time to draw close to the Lord and intercede for President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the affairs of our nation – especially all who are fighting on the frontlines of this invisible enemy. If there was ever a moment in history […]
Action Item: Tell Gov. J.B. Pritzker to Shut the Abortion Clinics!
Why are abortion businesses still operating when Gov. J.B. Pritzker (Democrat) is shutting churches, schools, and mass gatherings? Currently, across the United States, including Illinois, services that constitute essential health care for women, such as routine Pap smears, mammograms, and pelvic exams, are being postponed in order to reduce everyone’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 […]
Your Voice is Needed: Illinois Poised to Offer Inclusive Pre- K-12 Comprehensive Sex Education
The two mandated sex-education bills below have been introduced into the Illinois House and Senate. The so-called “grade-appropriate” instruction will expose adolescents and young teens to terminology and practices of the LGBTQ lifestyle. They will remove outdated language and build on the current standards for health and sexual health education courses for grades 6 through […]
Prayer Project Update: CWA of Illinois Committed to Praying for All Legislators
We are pleased to announce that encouragers throughout the state of Illinois have answered the call to be a part of this year’s Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Illinois Encourage-A-Legislator (EAL) program! The EAL packets have been mailed, and 285 state legislators, elected officials, and county board/commission chairs will soon be receiving monthly encouragement cards containing a […]
CWA of Illinois Thanks Congressman Lipinski
Pro-abortionists camped out in Congressman Dan Lipinski’s office in protest of the congressman signing on to an amicus brief that protects life. CWA of Illinois State Director Deborah Leininger responded by sending Congressman Lipinski a letter thanking him for his pro-life stand. Read her letter here.
Volunteers Needed for Encourage-A-Legislator (EAL) Program
Prayer moves the hand of God in the affairs of this nation! In fact, we are commanded to pray for those in authority. 1 Timothy 2:1 says, “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those in authority, that we may […]
Update on Palatine School District Transgender Policy
Palatine School District Votes in Favor of Unrestricted Transgender Access in Public School Locker Rooms Last month, I wrote you about a special meeting of the Palatine School District to consider opening restrooms, locker rooms, showers, etc. to those of the opposite sex. I wanted to provide you a quick update as to the […]
CWA of Illinois Commemorates National Day of Fasting, Repentance, and Prayer
Before we get caught up in the upcoming season of busyness, let us cultivate a humble heart with fasting, repentance, and prayer on Thursday, November 21. We invite you to join us in a National Day of Fasting, Repentance, and Prayer in honor of the 156th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation 97 – Appointing a Day […]
Your Voice is Critical to Protect Minor Girls in Illinois!
The Illinois General Assembly will continue their veto session on November 12,13,14, where state legislators amend pending legislation. Bills often get pushed through the Illinois General Assembly at this time. At stake in this session is the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995, which requires parental notification (not consent) for a minor […]
October 10 Special Meeting: Unrestricted Transgender Access
A special meeting is set for Thursday, October 10, 2019, for the public to speak up on whether transgender students should be allowed unrestricted access to locker rooms in the District 211 high schools. District 211 is the largest high school district in Illinois with 12,000 students and five high schools. The 6:30 p.m. closed session, […]
CWA Prayer/Action Chapter Opportunities
Are you ready to take your knowledge and put it into action? If so, a CWA Prayer/Action Chapter is the perfect place to do so. “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?” James 2:14 First: Find out what a Prayer/Action Chapter is as well as […]
2019 Final Wrap-Up: Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly
Elections Matter The Democrats have a super majority and were able to pass some of the most harmful bills in our state’s history. The bills below passed the Illinois House and Senate and most if not all will be signed into law by Gov. J. B. Pritzker. Legalized Recreational Marijuana HB 1438, the Cannabis Regulation […]
Abortion Bills are Poised for a Comeback!
The Parental Notice of Abortion Repeal and the Late-Term Abortion No Restricts bills that CWA of Illinois has actively opposed have been sequestered in an Executive sub-committee since the massive April 20 pro-life rally and lobby day. And now with the passage of pro-life bills in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Missouri, as well as the influx of conservative judges […]
CWA of Illinois Supports the National Day of Prayer – Thursday, May 2, 2019
The 68th annual National Day of Prayer (NDP) is Thursday, May 2, 2019 – a day set aside by Congress in 1988 for citizens to take time out from their daily schedules to pray for their communities, their nation, and their leaders. This year’s National Day of Prayer theme is “Love One Another” and is taken […]
Illinois Pro-Family Group Under Attack by Radical Left
Radical Left Lawmakers Draft Bill Condemning Pro-Life, Pro-Family Organization Radical left lawmakers set their sights on the Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family Action via an “official resolution” House Joint Resolution 55 that accuses the traditional family values organization of hate speech and other “bigoted” and hateful” stands. CWA of Illinois Stands with Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family […]
UPDATE: Illinois Senate Committee Moves to Repeal Illinois Parental Notification Law
As thousands of pro-life proponents lobbied in opposition to HB 2495, the Partial Birth Abortion Repeal bill and HB 2467, the No Parental Notice of Abortion bill, SB1594, sister-bill to HB 2495, passed out of committee. SB1594 is now in the Illinois Senate for a full vote at any time! We have written about these two […]
Join CWA of Illinois at the March 20 Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Illinois will be joining pro-life organizations, churches, and supporters for Illinois Family Institute’s Pro-Life Rally & Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol on March 20. We hope you will attend to lobby your legislators to OPPOSE two horrific abortion bills: Reproductive Health Act, HB 2495, and Parental Notice […]
Action Needed on Illinois K-12 LGBTQ History Courses
The proselytizing of the LGBTQ lifestyle on impressionable school-aged children continues as HB 246 passed the Illinois House 60-42. Forty-four Republicans and 14 Democrats did not vote on the bill. If passed in the Senate and signed by the governor, this bill will go into effect July 1, 2020. Gov. Pritzker indicated he would sign […]