While most of Tuesday’s elections were officially nonpartisan, Illinois Green Party members competed in elections across the state, with five candidates winning their races, based on unofficial results. If these wins hold, the ILGP’s number of officeholders statewide would grow to 10. The big win of the night belongs to Green Party member Jessica Bradshaw, [...]
While Quinn touts the proposed regulations as adequate to protect public and environmental health, his new budget cuts appropriations for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
ILGP Recognized Candidates for Office in 2013 Elections LeAlan Jones for Congress, 2nd District (special election)* Jessica Bradshaw for Carbondale City Council Sandy Lezon for Warrenville Library Board Frank Wedig for Dorr Township Trustee* Rita Maniotis for Morton High School District 201 Board (Cicero, Berwyn) Bruce Samuels for Oak Park Library Board (i) Chuck Dieringer [...]
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Nancy L. Wade Green Party Candidate for US Congress in the 5th District of Illinois http://www.wadeincongress.org https://www.facebook.com/wadeincongress Nancy Wade has been an activist since the mid-70s when the feminist movement had a major resurgence. Women were advocating for reproductive, social, and economic rights. She became a community activist in 1992 when she joined her neighborhood [...]
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Paula Bradshaw for 12th Congress Paula Bradshaw calls for a roll back on the assaults on our rights and freedoms. She demands a repeal of the PATRIOT Act, Military Commissions Act, National Defense Authorization Act. Paula wants the tax cuts for the rich to end and for money to be put back in the hands [...]
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Attorney and former gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney was elected Illinois Green Party chairperson Saturday at a statewide meeting for the party.
continue reading3/21/13 I must confess that I am mildly conflicted about my support of this bill. Quite honestly, the single most effective thing that the General Assembly can do to help ensure the success of Green Party candidates for state office in 2014 would be for it to not pass this bill. And the reason for that is [...]
LeAlan Jones, Green Party candidate for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, sat down with Mike Flannery of Fox 32 Sunday this week. Jones will be on the ballot in the Special Election on Tuesday, April 9.
Attorney and former gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney was elected Illinois Green Party chairperson Saturday at a statewide meeting for the party.
ILGP will hold a State Membership Meeting on March 2 on the outskirts of Carbondale. All members are encouraged to attend! Business for the Weekend Annual officer elections will occur at the meeting. As of this time, due to potential bylaws changes at the meeting, we are not certain which offices will be up. It [...]
An objection against LeAlan Jones, the Green Party candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, was dropped this week, clearing the way for Jones to appear on the ballot in the April 9, 2013, Special Election for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s former House seat. For more information about the campaign, visit lealanforcongress.org.
ILGP Recognized Candidates for Office in 2013 Elections LeAlan Jones for Congress, 2nd District (special election)* Jessica Bradshaw for Carbondale City Council Sandy Lezon for Warrenville Library Board Frank Wedig for Dorr Township Trustee* Rita Maniotis for Morton High School District 201 Board (Cicero, Berwyn) Bruce Samuels for Oak Park Library Board (i) Chuck Dieringer [...]
BREAKING NEWS: LEALAN JONES AND THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY HAVE WON THEIR FEDERAL LAWSUIT! DOWNLOAD THE PETITION HERE! —————————– On December 8, a caucus of Illinois Green Party members residing in the 2nd Congressional District endorsed LeAlan Jones to be the party’s candidate in the Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. Subsequently, Jones and [...]
Jones v McGuffage – The Basic Participants On December 18, LeAlan Jones, Dave Sacks, and the Illinois Green Party filed suit in federal district court, charging that the statutory requirements to run as a candidate of a “new party” in the Special Election in the 2nd Congressional District are so difficult as to violate the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, October 22, 2012 GREEN PARTY LEADERS SLAM PROPOSED PENSION AMENDMENT, CALL ON WORKERS TO ABANDON ANTI-LABOR DEMOCRATS AND SUPPORT GREENS Illinois Green Party leaders and candidates called out the state’s Democratic leadership, urging voters to reject Proposed Amendment 5.1 to the Illinois Constitution and to hold legislators responsible for undermining [...]
Watch the only debate where the top six presidential candidates, including Green Party nominee Jill Stein, were invited to participate. The debate, sponsored by Free & Equal, takes place in Chicago, October 23, 8 p.m. To watch online, RSVP now at Free & Equal, freeandequal.org.
