Illinois Review

Dr. Kinzler tells IR why he's making the 6th CD primary a 3-way race

WHEATON - DuPage County's 6th Congressional District is one that for years was the powerhouse of the Illinois Republican Party. DuPage County was run by Republicans. The state districts were represented by Republicans. DuPage Republicans Pate Philip and Lee Daniels led the Illinois Senate and House - Philip for years, and Daniels was Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1996 - the only break in Madigan's decades long Democrat reign. 

But things have changed dramatically.

Prayer vigil Thursday in front of Will County Coroner's office

JOLIET - Prayers concerning the remains of 2,246 babies discovered at the Crete home of abortionist Ulrich "George" Klopfer will be offered outside the office of Will County's coroner Thursday at noon, Pro-Life Action League's executive director Eric Scheidler announced Wednesday. 

"Those fetal remains are the bodies of 2,246 tiny baby boys and girls, our brothers and sisters ... are in the custody of the Will County Coroner in Joliet," Scheidler said in an email to the group's supporters. "I hope you’ll join me too, offering prayers of mourning for these children and for the Will County authorities to determine what happened to them and provide them a proper burial."

Rossi: Buckle Up ... Democrat Coup Attempt About to Be Uncovered

By Randy Rossi -

Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is very nervous about her party starting a formal impeachment investigation process on President Trump in the House for some very good reasons.

First, while Democrats and the “Fake News” have been screaming at the top of their lungs that President Trump won the election because he colluded with Russia, the long awaited Mueller Report concluded that “There was no collusion between Russia and Trump, the Trump Team, or any other American”. The Dems and “Fake News” were devastated!

US Chamber of Commerce survey deems Illinois "nation's worst lawsuit climate"

CHICAGO - Wonder why so many companies are picking states other than Illinois to set up business? Property taxes, income taxes, an anti-business legislature are all valid suggestions as to why the state is struggling. Wednesday, the US Chamber of Commerce released a survey that said the state of Illinois is the "worst in the nation" and Chicago/Cook County as the "worst local jurisdiction in the nation." 

The 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States, conducted by renowned polling firm The Harris Poll on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, questioned senior business executives about the fairness and reasonableness of state court systems.

The poor perception of Illinois’ legal climate is critical because 89 percent of survey participants—an all-time high—said a state’s lawsuit environment is likely to impact their company’s decisions about where to locate or do business.

Emmerson Buie Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of Chicago Field Office

CHICAGO - There's a new special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago Field office, and he's the first-ever African-American to serve in this particular post. FBI Director Christopher Wray named Emmerson Buie Jr. to the post this week. Most recently, he served as the special agent in charge of the El Paso Field Office in Texas.

Wheaton Students Suing City of Chicago for Restricting Free Speech

Four Wheaton College students are suing the City of Chicago for its violation of their Constitutional right to free speech. The plaintiffs, Matt Swart, Jeremy Chong, Gabriel Emerson, and Caedon Hood, argue that certain aspects of Millennium Park’s rules severely hinder First Amendment rights for all within a public forum.

According to new Millennium Park rules which were made public on April 2, 2019, visitors must secure permits to discuss religion or partake in any other speech or display, and even then can only do so in one corner of the Park, away from central activities. The rules also state without explanation that one visitor may not disrupt another’s enjoyment of amenities or performances in any way, which opens the opportunity for a situation in which essentially anyone can shut down speech or activities they deem offensive.

Thorner/O'Neil: Saints' football player draws fury from atheists

By Nancy Thorner & Bonnie O'Neil - 

Is Drew Brees a Saint? Saints’ football player, Drew Brees, happens to be a Christian, as are multi-millions of American citizens.  He suggested that school children bring their Bibles to school on Thursday October 3, 2019, "National Bible Day.”  

That seemed a good idea considering approximately 75% of American citizens identify as Christian, and also because the Bible is filled with important historical facts and promotes values that the vast majority of Americans believe important, such as peace, tolerance, forgiveness, and love.  Without question, these attributes are what we all seek for ourselves, our children, and people everywhere.

Poverty And Affordable Housing - California's New Rent Control Law Will Make Things Worse

California digs a deeper hole. Chuck DeVore writes:

The main reason why California’s poverty rate has remained stubbornly high—proportionately 13% higher than Mississippi’s 16.1% and 26% higher than arch-rival Texas’ 14.4%—is that California’s housing costs have remained among the highest in the nation.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that California’s rent index (a broad measure of real estate costs that includes owner-occupied housing) was 153.7 of the U.S. average of 100 in 2009, dipping to a low of 147.3 in 2015 and then rising to 150.6 in 2017 as California’s recovery from the Great Recession caused housing demand to outstrip supply.

Reconstruction: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The period immediately following the Civil War (1865 -1877) is known as Reconstruction. Its promising name belies what turned out to be the greatest missed opportunity in American history. Where did we go wrong? And who was responsible? Renowned American history professor Allen Guelzo has the surprising answers in this eye-opening video.

New York City to repeal ban on gay 'conversion therapy' amid legal battle

The New York city council is planning to repeal a two-year-old ban on “gay conversion therapy” to avoid a costly uphill legal fight.

The New York Times reports that the city’s openly gay Council Speaker Corey Johnson introduced a bill on Thursday to repeal a measure passed in 2017 banning the sale of “services intended to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.”

With a conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court makeup, Johnson doesn’t seem to want the law to be tested in the legal system. He vowed that the council would act quickly to repeal the law.

More HERE

Di Leo: Constitution Day: 232 Years of the Framers’ Errors?

By John F. Di Leo - 

Every September 17, we celebrate Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution by the delegates who were still in town, that fall day in 1787 following the Constitutional Convention.

Over the past century, however, there have been more and more complaints about it.  We have been told that this clause or that was unfair, that this point was dated and this other point was misguided.  All in the interest of numbing the populace, so people wouldn’t mind when the Constitution was violated.

Developing story: Klopfer's family has "no answers," attorney says

CRETE, Illinois - More and more questions are arising as Will County law enforcement and the coroner's office investigates finding the remains of 2,246 aborted babies at a Crete, Illinois abortionist's home last Thursday. 

The news of the discovery hit the media late Friday afternoon, as more is learned about the late 79-year-old abortionist Urlich Klopfer, who lost his license several years ago after reportedly failing to report a procedure in Indiana on at least one 13 year old girl. Klopfer performed abortions in Ft. Wayne, Gary and South Bend.

District 211 Board to discuss "full, unrestricted" locker room access Thursday night

SCHAUMBURG - District 211's school board is expected to be discussing adoption of a new policy that will force an end to separate locker rooms for their male and female students. The plan the board is considering is for a "full, unrestricted access" policy in all locker rooms, so boys and girls will be changing clothes right next to each other a parents privacy group in the district says.

The earliest a vote could be taken in October 17th. 

"The meeting where they will introduce the policy is this Thursday, September 19th at Palatine HS," the email said. "Arrive as early as you can. Meeting starts at 7:30 but we encourage arrival by 6:30 or earlier."

US Constitution to be celebrated in Decatur Tuesday evening - also online

DECATUR - The First Amendment protects citizen rights to freely practice religion, freely express opinions, honestly report in the media, and numerous other precious freedoms. The US Constitution's Second Amendment protects a citizen's right to bear arms. Other parts of the Bill of Rights clearly spells out the freedom US citizens hold dear.

Or does it?

Tuesday September 17, 2019 is the 232nd Anniversary of the day the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia sent the proposed United States Constitution to the states for ratification.

Attorney updates on Daleiden criminal hearing: "Things are looking up"

SAN FRANCISCO - Attorney Tom Brejcha, a senior member of the Thomas More Society's legal team defending David Daleiden in a hearing being held in San Francisco, reports on their progress in a video released over the weekend.

Daleiden is facing criminal charges, accusing him of secretly video recording private conversations with persons in the abortion industry discussing the sale of baby body parts. Daleiden then made portions of those conversations public last year, shaking the foundations of the abortion industry.

Weyermuller: Memorial at Hillside cemetery honors remains of aborted babies

By Mark Weyermuller - 

This past Saturday, I attended a memorial at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. The cemetery is the burial place of 2033 aborted children.  Special guests at the memorial included Nancy Kreuzer of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, Father Herman Kincaid of the Orthodox Church in America, and Eric Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League. Music was provided by an ensemble from the Magnificat Choir at St. John Cantius Parish in Chicago. About 200 people attended the service, including many families with small children.

Interested in running as a Trump delegate from Illinois? Start the process now.

CHICAGO - Candidate petition circulation for presidential delegates begins October 5th in Illinois, but those that want to run as delegates for President Trump's re-election will have to jump through a couple of party hoops more than just gathering petition signatures. 

The Illinois Republican Party sent out a notice earlier this month to state central committee members informing the SCC members to notify the IL GOP's Executive Director Anthony Sorros or State Party Co-Chairman Mark Shaw, who represents the 10th Congressional District, of anyone interested in running as delegates for President Trump.

Goodbye, America

How is America to be defined? By its failures or its triumphs? Today, there seems to be an obsession with the former and a dismissal of the latter. Is this dark vision of the freest and most prosperous nation on earth an accurate narrative or a cynical distortion? James Robbins, columnist for USA Today and author of "Erasing America," considers that question in this video. How we view America's past will very much shape America's future.

North Carolina Is Tackling Crimes Run Amok. Congress Should Take Notes.

If you can’t count the laws on the books, how can you enforce them? GianCarlo Canaparo and Lucas Drill write:

In the case of the federal government, experts estimate that there are more than 300,000 regulatory offenses carrying potential criminal penalties. Americans have been sent to prison for breaking laws they didn’t even know existed and which did not involve inherently blameworthy conduct.

Taking note of this problem, North Carolina passed a law in 2018 that required state and local agencies to report to the legislature all of their rules that carried criminal penalties. Many agencies failed to comply, and so, last month, the state enacted SB 584.

The Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes May Lead to More Smoking by Teenagers As Well As Adults

Vaping is a substitute for smoking. Jacob Sullum writes:

According to the [National Youth Tobacco Survey], the prevalence of past-month cigarette smoking among high school students fell from 8.1 percent in 2018 to 5.8 percent this year, even as the prevalence of past-month vaping rose from 20.8 percent to 27.5 percent. Since 2011, the smoking rate has fallen by 63 percent, while the vaping rate has increased more than 18-fold. Based on these data, Boston University public health professor Michael Siegel found a negative correlation of –0.89 between vaping and smoking among high school students.

Those opposing trends suggest not only that more vaping does not result in more smoking but that teenagers who otherwise would be smoking are instead vaping, a much less dangerous habit. In fact, a 2018 study, based on data from the NYTS and other surveys, found that the decline in smoking among teenagers and young adults accelerated as vaping became increasingly common.