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Awake Illinois to host anniversary dinner:‘I appreciate you sharing our event info with anyone who is for education’
Awake Illinois is asking event guests to sign up for free for its Saturday, June 18 dinner.
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Government
Awake IL issues 'call of action' in campaign to cancel Downers Grove Public Library's 'Drag Queen Bingo' event for teens
Awake Illinois has issued a call of action and started an email campaign in its drive against a child-friendly drag show scheduled at Downers Grove Public Library.
Government
Newsome: ‘Can you please explain the purpose and intent of hosting a Drag Queen Bingo event in the DGPL?’
The Downers Grove Library is under fire after it scheduled a drag queen to perform for kids and hold a Drag Queen Bingo.
Government
Adcock: ‘Naperville parents are understandably worried about the learning loss from virtual learning’
Awake Illinois Founder Shannon Adcock is highlighting recent reporting on poor academic achievement levels by this generation of elementary school students.
Schools
Adcock on event cancellation: ‘Across the country, the anti-free speech mob smears who they fear’
Shannon Adcock, founder and president of parents rights group Awake Illinois, is disappointed the Hilton Oak Brook capitulated to phoned in threats of a planned protest against of an event sponsored by the organization.
Government
Awake Illinois: ‘So much for love and peace and tolerance. Swamp scumbags LOL’
Parents rights advocacy group Awake Illinois is warning of opponents who are seeking to shutter the organization’s events by threatening protest.
Government
Awake Illinois: ‘Groomer Bill 5188 wants to make it required that districts sexualize children K-5 with comprehensive sex ed’
Awake Illinois is calling out state lawmakers for introducing a controversial mandatory sexual education bill without input from critics.
Government
Lynn: ‘People are misinformed and unhinged’
Following the cancellation of a Coalition for Kids event featuring a group of parents activists and conservative speakers, the wide gap between the sides of the debate is on display on social media.
Business
Tucci: ‘OPPOSE HB 1286 which will require ALL bathrooms become ALL GENDER’
Critics are lining up against a bill detailing specifications of public bathrooms and opening all public restrooms to people of all genders.
Government
Awake Illinois criticizes Rep. Casten after drag queen event fallout: 'Welcome to the cancel culture you bred'
Following tensions surrounding a canceled drag queen event, conservative group Awake Illinois said Democratic Rep. Sean Casten is fostering a culture of cancellation. Their pointed critique highlights a clash of ideologies, with Awake Illinois asserting that Casten's past actions have contributed to the very environment of hostility he now denounces.
Schools
Awake Illinois on school district’s support of transgender staffer: 'Stop forcing children to be complicit in a lie'
Indian Prairie School District 204 recently notified parents that Steve Sabovik, a male staff member, would now be addressed as "Ms. Madison Sabovik," using female pronouns. Parent advocacy groups like Awake Illinois are urging families to resist “gender indoctrination” and offer resources to help parents opt out or seek alternative schooling options for their children.
Business
Awake Illinois Founder: HB 2827 is an ‘attack on homeschool and private school’
Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois, has expressed concerns over House Bill 2827, which she described as an "attack on homeschool."
Business
Founder of Awake Illinois: Homeschool Act exploits children and is a 'radical anti-parent' bill
Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois, said she believes the Homeschool Act (HB 2827) is a "radical anti-parent" bill that exploits children in Illinois schools.
Business
Awake Illinois founder condemns locker room incident: 'No child should beg for safety'
Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois, expressed her concern over a video depicting a student pleading with school officials for safety following an incident in a locker room.
Government
Awake Illinois’ Hois: ‘NPR is totally one-sided and un-American’
Laura Hois, co-chair of Awake Illinois’ Downers Grove chapter and a former Republican candidate for the DuPage County Board, didn’t hesitate to express her support for President Donald Trump’s recent executive order defunding NPR and PBS, saying she wholeheartedly backs the decision.