WATCH transexual Christine Rebstock SCORCH the gender ideology, social emotional learning, and gender medicalization preying on children:...

WATCH Army veteran and transexual Sara Higdon SCORCH the queer activism and gender medicalization preying on children: Sara Higdon is a...

WATCH Board certified pediatrician Dr. Quentin Van Meter SCORCH Rep. Stava-Murray's wicked lie that gender affirmation of minors is "life...

January Littlejohn is a wife and stay-at-home mom to three children in Tallahassee, FL. She has a master's degree in counseling and is...

Jeannette Cooper lives in Chicago and is a mother and co-founder of Partners for Ethical Care, a nonprofit organization focused on...

Thanks to Jeff Cleghorn for joining today's livestream. His perspective as a gay army veteran and gay rights activist is very empowering...

A livestream series titled “Protect The Kids” will kick off Tuesday, Feb. 20th with national advocate guests including gay rights...

Awake IL President Shannon Adcock Joins Bishop On Air To Discuss HB4876 • 2.14.24 While most of our state was likely watching the...

On February 7th, Daniel Schwartz joined Shannon Adcock to discuss antisemitism in our communities and why as we hear echoes of the past,...

On Jan. 31, 2024, the grandson of a holocaust survivor found himself in the midst of raging antisemitism in Chicago’s city hall. As he...

JUNE 2025 UPDATE : In light of the latest mental health screening bill SB1560 , this 2024 blog post is being reshared as background for...

Join Awake IL President Shannon Adcock this Friday at noon CST for a livestream discussion on: The IL Youth Survey--what it is, the...

First, a quick backstory: Awake IL Vice President Helen Levinson, a first-generation Christian Arab whose parents emigrated from...

For our final newsletter of 2023, we want to thank our 25,000+ members, volunteers, and donors, for making 2023 a year to remember. See...

PARENTS DEFENDING. EDUCATION PRESS RELEASE: On December 13, 2023, a coalition of 36 organizations, representing 476,440 members, sent a...

Enjoy these messages of gratitude from our team, state/national leaders, and coalition partners. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday....

NBC Chicago did a an investigative report on area book challenges and the latest politicized topic called "book bans". Awake Illinois...

Sept 27, 2023: Awake Illinois President Shannon Adcock discussed Sex Ed/Opt Out, Parental Rights Tools, and Civic Updates across our...

Monday, September 25, 2023 Greg Bishop of Bishop On Air interviewed Awake Illinois President Shannon Adcock today on the latest...

Via Freedom of Information Act Request (F.O.I.A.), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) responded a week ago to our public...

WATCH FULL COVERAGE OF U.S. Secretary of Education's "Back to School Bus Tour 2023; Raise the Bar" IL BUS STOP IN SPRINGFIELD WITH...

In February, Dr. Stephen Levine outlined the 13 Myths of the "Medical Misadventure" known as "Gender Affirming Care". Parents, Do Your...

On July 5th, Awake IL President Shannon Adcock spoke to Liz MacDonald on the Evening Edit to discuss how Biden, Pritzker, and the...

As a mother of 3, a tax payer, and founder of Awake IL and Awake Americans advocacy organizations, I support safe libraries. Like many of...