UPDATE: Contact Alderman Frank Beach

Thank you to all who have contacted Alderman Frank Beach to encourage him to continue to do everything he can to prevent the Maray Drive abortion clinic from opening. Mr. Beach graciously responded to many (if not all) of you who contacted him. While we are grateful for what he has done to protect the unborn, we are confused by his responses.

For example, Mr. Beach continues to say that he is “contacting a lawyer” to see how to proceed. But this is something he told us at Rockford Family Initiative in July. Why is it taking Mr. Beach months to consult his legal team?

Over two months ago, the Rockford City Administrator told Mr. Beach that he could make a proposal at the city council to specifically exclude an abortion clinic from opening on Maray Drive. While this proposal may have a small chance of passing, why doesn’t Mr. Beach make the proposal?

We know that there are many pro-abortion members of the city council, but it is possible that they could be persuaded to change the zoning. Either way, what is the harm in at least bringing up the issue?

Below is an email that a representative with Rockford Family Initiative sent to Mr. Beach on September 21. So far, we have received no response. Please take the time TODAY to follow up with Mr. Beach and kindly ask him to make a proposal at the city council that the zoning for the area including Maray Drive be amended to exclude abortion clinics.

Thank you and God bless you for all you are doing to protect the unborn in Rockford,

Kevin Rillott

--------Email from Rockford Family Initiative to Alderman Frank Beach--------

Good Evening Mr. Beach,

I was forwarded a response you sent regarding the proposed abortion clinic on Maray Drive. First of all, thank you for everything you have done thus far to prevent abortion from coming to Rockford. I do have a couple questions concerning your response:

1) How long do you think it will take for your Legal Director to research the possibility of having the C-2 classification amended to exclude abortion clinics? I'm particularly curious because you told me weeks ago that you were consulting with your Legal Director regarding this... and nothing has happened yet. I know you understand that time is of the essence, and every minute that goes by we get closer to the possibility that dozens of babies will be killed every day in your ward on Maray Drive.

2) Why do you need to consult with your Legal Director, since the City Administrator told you that any alderman could propose amending the C-2 classification? I was at the meeting that you organized with the local businesses and city officials several weeks ago. At that meeting, the City Administrator explicitly said that any alderman could bring up a proposal to the city council to amend the C-2 zoning to specifically exclude abortion clinics.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

God bless,

Rockford Family Initiative

Press Release: Public Prayer Vigil to Overturn Roe v. Wade planned for December 1st in Rockford

ROCKFORD, IL., November 17, 2021 – A public prayer vigil to overturn Roe v. Wade will take place on December 1, 2021 at Noon at the Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Federal Courthouse at 327 South Church Street. The rally will be held on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case – the case that could overturn Roe v Wade.

Pro-lifers around the country have been working and praying for this moment when a case would be before the Supreme Court that could result in abortion being illegal in several states.

The rally is being organized by the Rockford Family Initiative. "We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of babies in the womb, and we are joining pro-lifers around the country in praying and rallying for the right decision to be made in this case," said Kevin Rilott, President of Rockford Family Initiative. "Abortion takes a human life, and we will be standing up together to express our love for God and all of his children," Rilott continued.

Illinois is considered an “abortion capital” in the U.S., and in May 2019 the IL General Assembly passed one of the most pro-abortion laws in the country. This law declared that a baby in the womb does not have independent rights and that women have a fundamental “right” to abortion.

The prayer vigil will consist of the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and the Stations of the Cross, among other prayers. It will begin at 12:00PM and end at 1:00PM.

Dozens Rally in Defense of Parental Notification Law

About 50 people joined Rockford Family Initiative to rally in defense of Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The rally took place at the intersection of Riverside Boulevard and Mulford Road, and participants prayed and held signs.

“It was great to be out here publicly defending Illinois’ Parental Notice law, which has reduced the number of abortions in our state,” said Savannah Dudzik, who drove from Woodstock to attend the rally. “We need to do more of these rallies to show our elected officials the importance of this issue and to encourage them to vote pro-life.”

​In February 2021, a bill titled “Parental Notice Abortion-Repeal” (HB 1797) was introduced into the Illinois legislature, and is currently in committee. If passed, this legislation would repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995, which simply requires that when a minor girl seeks to have an abortion, a parent or guardian be notified 48 hours before the procedure.

Several local media outlets reported on the event, including the Rockford Register Star and WTVO.

"The Parental Notice of Abortion Act is one of the few remaining laws restricting abortion on the books in our state," said Kevin Rilott, President of Rockford Family Initiative.

“Furthermore, the Act provides essential safeguards against the evils of sexual abuse and human trafficking. If the law is repealed, when a young girl is raped or sexually abused, abortion could be used to cover-up the abuse and crime,” continued Rilott. “A teenage girl could be taken to any abortion mill in Illinois to have her child killed, and then the young girl taken home to possibly be abused again – with the abortion industry and abuser hiding all of this from the intimidated girl’s family.”

The rally at Riverside and Mulford began at 12:00PM and ended at 1:00PM. Attendees were asked to follow all state and local COVID-19 protocols.