Parents across Illinois are no longer standing by while schools secretly socially transition children, lock families out of critical decisions, and prioritize ideology over biology and parental rights. On May 22, 2026, Awake Illinois hosted a powerful livestream breaking down major developments in the fight to restore sanity in K-12 education. Attorney Ajay Gupta (Naperville lawyer and Republican candidate for Illinois House District 41) joined the broadcast to detail active federal civil...

Listen to Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock speak with Ray Stevens where they break down the merits of the case filed against Algonquin District 300 by a district mother for parental rights violations pertaining to Gender Support Plans. Parents need to know this is happening! The interventions affirmatively intrude into the parent-child relationship and the minor’s psychological development by reshaping the child’s social environment at school through institutional authority, without...

Today, Awake Illinois, representing more than 100,000 grassroots members across Illinois, together with MAHA Moms, Dads, and allied organizations nationwide, delivered a formal letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The letter reaffirms our organization’s early and vocal endorsement of Secretary Kennedy’s appointment while delivering a clear and resolute message: We will not return to fear-driven public health policies that undermine parental rights,...