Making the Case for SB35 (formerly SB600)

There is ZERO doubt in my mind that if Sarah Palin lived in Illinois, she would not only support SB600, she would be a leader in the cause.

U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald's excellent letter endorsing SB600 was originally published last year, but we wanted to get it out there again.

In just the last 24 hours, 37 more people asked to be added to the list of Republicans supporting SB600. First, I want to say thank you to everyone who is standing up. And second, the invitation is always open to anyone else. I hope you’ll help spread the word. Let’s keep up the...

Illinois Republican Party officials have vowed to usher in a new era of minority outreach. That’s the happy talk. But here’s the reality. This is what the minority community sees: become a Republican and you won’t get a vote, and if your children are stuck in an awful school – well that’s too bad.

Ohio Republicans went to the polls yesterday in the state’s Primary and cast their vote for their representatives to the State Central Committee. In Illinois, Republicans are currently fighting for their right do the same.

There is one major bill that Tom Cross could pass this year. Not only is it a bill that already has bi-partisan support – it’s a bill that would help Cross start moving towards leading something other than a hapless minority.

Join distinguished Republicans like former U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald in supporting passage of SB600. Just email us at dibendahl@mail.com and we’ll be honored to add your name to this list of leaders standing up for a better Illinois GOP.

Please take a minute and contact your State Representative, whether Republican or Democrat, and urge passage of SB600. If you want your vote back, this is the time to let the State Representatives know.

There’s a very dishonest scheme in the works that every Illinois Republican needs to know about. You’re no doubt already familiar with the problems that occurred at the GOP County Conventions on March 3rd. The State GOP refused to give clear, consistent instructions to the County Chairmen regarding how to handle “vacant precincts” –...

Around 100 concerned Republicans gathered at the American Legion Post in Joliet last Wednesday night for a meeting called by a group of reform-minded Republican Precinct Committeemen from Will County. All of the elected committeemen from Will were invited to the public meeting. The crowd included Republicans from the counties of Kane, Boone, Cook...