Petition season is here! You can download the petitions for our presidential slate and congressional candidates, and also see the petitioning events calendar!

In conjunction with our online Presidential Primary, Greens will be hosting presidential caucuses around the state in February. These caucuses will be opportunities for people to learn more about the presidential candidates and to confer with other Greens.
This list of caucuses will continue to be updated as more dates and sites are announced:
Saturday, February [...]

The Illinois Green Party is calling for candidates to come forward for the 2012 election cycle. Voter discontent with the two entrenched parties continues to grow, and here in Illinois the Green Party remains the only viable alternative for most voters!
In November 2012, Illinois voters will elect 18 U.S. Congresspersons, 59 State Senators, 118 [...]

This year’s State Membership Meeting will be held Saturday, July 16 at the Rockford Public Library, East State St. Branch. A fundraising dinner follows that night.

In October 2010, PBS station WTTW-11 in Chicago excluded Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones from their live gubernatorial and senatorial debates. Whitney, Jones, and the Illinois Green Party filed suit shortly thereafter, charging WTTW with violating the Public Broadcasting Act and violating its non-profit status. The case, officially Whitney v WTTW, is live [...]

We’re working on boosting our monthly sustaining donations to $2,000 a month to maintain our party office and more. Be a part of our growth!

ILGP is this week’s Chicago Reader cover story. Read the story, and learn more about 2010 and what we’re doing going forward!

We have the complete breakdown of all ILGP candidates in the 2010 elections – once again, more Green candidates ran in Illinois this year than in any other state!

ILGP is seeking to identify Greens all over the state to run in the 2011 municipal and local elections. We can help with paperwork and other issues – read more and contact us if you’re interested!

The Illinois Green Party has been around since 1999, and there’s been a Green presence in Chicago for years before that… but not until this week did the first Green Party member file to run for Alderman in Chicago!

Alberto Bocanegra, Cook County Green Party Chair, was the first aldermanic candidate in line Monday morning at [...]