Missouri and Kansas are among the eight states planning for the centennial of the iconic Route 66 in two years. When the road connected Chicago to Los Angeles in 1926, it represented ...
Read More »Lori Lightfoot loses Chicago mayoral race as crime soars
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was the darling of the national media, the Obamas and the Democrat Party. She ticked all the right boxes for the left and was heralded as the first ...
Read More »Judicial Watch lawsuit battles states extending election day by two weeks
A federal court rejected a motion by the Democratic Party of Illinois to intervene as a defendant in our lawsuit challenging an Illinois election law permitting mail-in ballots to be received as long as ...
Read More »Mobile abortions by Planned Parenthood will skirt Missouri pro-life laws
Planned Parenthood has found a way to perform abortions on Missouri women while avoiding Missouri’s pro-life laws. The abortion company plans to set up a mobile clinic across the state line in ...
Read More »Where are Missouri and Kansas in religious liberty state rankings?
Missouri and Kansas do a fairly good job of protecting religious liberty, a new report finds. A survey by the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy rated all 50 states on 11 ...
Read More »“Christian Taliban” remark sparks war of words among Republican leaders
Two Republican representatives are sparring over the role of faith in politics. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is equating politically active Christians as a “Christian Taliban” in his criticisms of Rep. Lauren ...
Read More »St. Louis among cities with highest inflation
St. Louis now has the distinction of some of the highest inflation in the nation. The Gateway to the West city, which counts over two and a quarter million residents encompassing two ...
Read More »Bent, but not broken: Churches respond to deadly tornado aftermath
As thousands of tornado victims begin the long task of rebuilding their lives, churches send supplies and relief workers. And hope. “Finally got my flocked tree I was wanting,” Taga Jones posted ...
Read More »Samaritan’s Purse among those deploying to tornado ravaged areas
Christian relief agencies are pouring into six states devastated by a historic tornado outbreak that hit Friday night into Saturday morning. Samaritan’s Purse is already on the ground with relief trucks and volunteers. ...
Read More »100 may be dead after overnight storms across Midwest, South
Kentucky’s governor says 100 people may be dead after a massive tornado tore across the state overnight. That death toll would be in addition to those lost in Missouri, Arkansas and other ...
Read More »Coach sues after he was fired for replacing BLM poster with one about Jesus caring for all lives
A former college coach has filed a lawsuit saying his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for removing a BLM poster from his office door at Illinois State University. ...
Read More »After preventing it, judge allows unvaccinated mom to see her son
An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his earlier controversial decision to ban an unvaccinated mom from seeing her 11-year-old son. Cook County Judge James Shapiro had granted custody of the boy to ...
Read More »Franklin Graham to travel Route 66 sharing message of hope
Franklin Graham is taking his message of hope on the road, with a series of events along historic Route 66, including Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and other states, ending in California. “I think ...
Read More »Court fines Hobby Lobby for transgender restroom policy
Hobby Lobby has been fined $220,000 for requiring a transgender woman to use a unisex restroom. The unanimous decision by a three-judge Illinois state appeals court panel upheld a ruling by the state’s ...
Read More »Black parent with two medical degrees blasts Critical Race Theory
A black man who earned two medical degrees has gone viral for his criticism of Critical Race Theory. Ty Smith, a parent who hosts a weekend radio show in central Illinois, blasted ...
Read More »Where does your state compare to those with highest tax rates?
A new report lists the states with the lowest and highest tax rates. A survey by WalletHub found that four blue and one red state topped the list. Illinois came in as ...
Read More »Facebook settles lawsuit over ‘creepy’ tag photo facial recognition
The “tag” a friend photo feature on Facebook has been dealt a huge privacy blow. A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to a settlement and ordered the 1.6 million plaintiffs who ...
Read More »Illinois Democrats push through statewide ‘defund the police’ bill in middle of night
Illinois‘ law enforcement community is warning Illinois citizens about a bill they say would effectively defund the police in the state. HB 163 could be passed the Illinois General Assembly‘s “lame duck” ...
Read More »Missouri is first state to have no active abortion facility
Missouri has marked a milestone that sets it apart from all other states. It now appears to be the first state without an active abortion facility. Recently, Operation Rescue confirmed that the Planned ...
Read More »Look up. Those hazy skies is smoke from the West Coast
Residents of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan are waking up to hazy skies today after smoke from western wildfires has reached the all the way to the Great Lakes. Blazes ...
Read More »University of Illinois defeats anti-Israel resolution
JERUSALEM, Israel – The president of the University of Illinois Student Government (ISG) on Sunday shot down a resolution supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) resolution, to the relief of ...
Read More »Democrat-run Illinois to impose car tax on trade-ins
Car dealers may have a busy New Year’s Eve if Illinois residents try to beat a significant sales tax expansion on vehicle trade-ins that starts in 2020. The state currently collects no ...
Read More »Planned Parenthood opens Illinois abortion clinic to attract women from St. Louis
Missouri has a pro-life governor and legislature, while Illinois has one of the most liberal climates for abortion in the nation. As abortion options dwindle in the Show-Me state, Planned Parenthood has ...
Read More »Elected Democrat stages Trump assassination at fundraiser
A Democrat Illinois State senator apologized after a mock assassination of President Donald Trump was held at one of his political fundraisers. Elected members of the Democrat party have been using increasingly violent ...
Read More »Church returns wallet found stashed in vent for 75 years
A church renovating an old high school has reunited a woman with a wallet that was stolen 75 years ago. The wallet was discovered — along with 14 others — as the ...
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