Four Losing Campaigns, Silent on the Issue of Abortion Beyond Identified Pro-Lifers

Published first by Illinois Family Action, the political arm of the Illinois Family Institute: Republicans Ignore Abortion as a Wedge Issue Written by Cal Skinner McHenry County Blog – Former Illinois State Representative In 2010 State Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) … Continue reading

The 2017 Family PAC Cruise with Ted Cruz

The Family PAC Cruise on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan is my favorite fund raiser. People arrive early to get a seat on the main deck. The views are spectacular and I enjoy chatting with people I haven’t seen … Continue reading

Family PAC Cruise Features Allen West

During the two years after the Tea Party election of 2010, two spokesmen arose. One was McHenry County Congressman Joe Walsh. (His wife Helene was present; Walsh was on his WIND talk show.) The other was southeast Florida Congressman Allen … Continue reading

Visitation Interference

If you listen to WBBM and maybe some other stations, you’ll hear ads from attorney Jeffery M. Leving about the visitation interference law I shepherded through the Illinois House. After my daughter was taken by her mother in 1983, I … Continue reading

Family PAC Cruises Lake Michigan

My favorite fund raiser of the year is the cruise put on by Family PAC every summer. On the drive down to Chicago, it was raining and 65 degrees. We feared for the worst, wondering if the boat would have … Continue reading

Finally, Testing Incoming Inmates for HIV

More than 20 years ago, State Rep. Penny Pullen was pushing for inmates to be tested for HIV upon incarceration. She was even willing to settle for testing upon release. Why? In the hope that those in prison might be … Continue reading

Danielle Rowe Holds North Barrington Fund Raiser – Bumped Up Because of New Information

Those who want to see the photos posted after State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe’s Thursday night fund raiser at Wynmare County Club in North Barrington should click here. Suffice is to say that there was a respectable crowd at the … Continue reading

Santorum Campaign Backs Down Gingrich Challenger, Deadline for Rutherford Withdrawal of Romney Objections Tuesday

The Republicans standing in a circular firing squad had now devolved into a Mexican standoff. The Romney folks. led by State Treasurer and gubernatorial aspirant Dan Rutherford has people challenging Delegate slates of Rick Santorum pretty much all over Illinois. … Continue reading

Danielle Rowe Files on Last Day

A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe: Danielle Rowe Files Petitions for State Representative Wauconda – Accompanied by former State Representative and pro-life icon Penny Pullen and small business owner Lori Diversey, Marketing Executive Danielle Rowe of Island … Continue reading

Danielle Rowe Officially Announces for State Rep.

A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe follows. She is running against appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney and David McSweeney. This is the seat previously held by Mark Beaubien. Danielle Rowe Announces Candidacy for State Representative Wauconda, IL … Continue reading

Confirmation of HIV/AIDS Prediction

At two forums I attended on then-State Rep. Penny Pullen’s behalf I made predictions about the danger black women had of becoming HIV-infected. One was a debate with a left-wing law professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and … Continue reading

Income Tax Hike, Best Cure: Dose of Prevention

The following was written by my former colleague Penny Pullen. She serves as state president for Eagle Forum of Illinois and is active in Republicans of Wheeling Township. “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is … Continue reading

Penny Pullen’s Endorsement of Andy McKenna, Reaction and Response

About the same time the Northwest Herald was endorsing Jim Ryan, the man whose buddy and over-$800,000-contributor arranged (without Ryan’s knowledge) for Mercy Hospital to gain approval from the Illinois Health Facilitates Planning Board, my friend former State Rep. Penny … Continue reading