First and foremost, I would like to wish each and everyone a happy, healthy and safe New Year.  I also wish our Republican Candidates success in the coming year.  We need a change in leadership in this state!               

Welcome to our newly redesigned website. Please send us your Member Club information, such as Club meeting dates, Club activities, pictures, etc., so we can share it with all of our members on the website.  You’ll still find our standard membership forms, bylaws and rules, etc here, plus some new features. Drop us an e-mail if there is something you would like to see added to the website.

SAVE THE DATES for our Spring Conference, which will be held on April 23-24 in Galena.  I am hoping we can get our Constitutional Office Primary winners to visit with us at the Friday night dinner.  

I would like to thank Dr. Lois Frels for her past four years of service as President of the IFRW and her many years on the Board.  Her knowledge and wisdom has given all who work with her better insight.  She is one great lady!

Finally, I would like to thank all of you for the opportunity to serve as your President.  I am confident that I can lead the IFRW into a new Republican age.  I want to thank MaryJo Arndt and Lois Frels for their guidance and confidence in me; it is truly appreciated.  

That’s all for now. Please feel free to e-mail me at joyce.h@ifrw.org.

Important Links

National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte

National Federation of Republican Women

Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series

Illinois Republican Party

Illinois General Assembly

Republican National Committee

Illinois Republican National Hispanic Assembly

Republican National Hispanic Assembly


Our New Logo

In 2009, the IFRW held a contest to design a new logo for the pins that we wear. Our former first vice president, Marie Pappageorge, was announced the winner of the contest at the 2009 fall conference. Her design is below.