The Illinois Green Party (ILGP) is a diverse group of individuals dedicated to advancing the Greens’ Ten Key Values in our political and social lives. The ILGP is both a political party and a membership organiziation. The ILGP is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States and is part of the international Green movement. The Global Greens have affiliated Green parties in 72 countries around the world!
We understand why many people don’t want anything to do with politics: Our political system has become so corrupt and sickening that it turns off most voters. But that is due to the behavior of the two corporate parties. Decades of choosing between evils has led us to a place where we are facing numerous, interconnected crises. We need real solutions to the life and death issues we face! We need to build a people-powered alternative that is independent of the corporate parties and their corruption.
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY!
As the only established political party in Illinois that does not take corporate donations or dark-money PAC/501 contributions, we rely on membership dues to fund our operations.
THE GREEN PARTY’S
TEN KEY VALUES
Greens around the world are guided by the Ten Key Values, which lay a foundation upon which our policies are based.
- Grassroots Democracy
- Social Justice And Equal Opportunity
- Ecological Wisdom
- Non-Violence
- Decentralization
- Community-Based Economics
- Feminism And Gender Equity
- Respect For Diversity
- Personal And Global Responsibility
- Future Focus And Sustainability
The Green Party consistently stands up for the interests of working people, the poor and under-served, and the environment. Here are just a few examples:
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- We recognize that the climate crisis and destruction of our ecosystem is a 911 emergency. That’s why the Green Party originated the Green New Deal, a proposed WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change and create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, investing in public transit, sustainable (regenerative) agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
- We call for a publicly funded health care system, to provide comprehensive quality care for all. We demand free higher education and an end to student debt. We also answer the question of how to pay for these things – cut the military budget, tax wealth, not poverty, tax the polluters, and enact monetary reform.
- We have consistently opposed all U.S. wars without compromise, including the illegal occupations, illegal sanctions, drone strikes and other acts of war in the Middle East
and Africa.
- We recognize that the climate crisis and destruction of our ecosystem is a 911 emergency. That’s why the Green Party originated the Green New Deal, a proposed WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change and create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, investing in public transit, sustainable (regenerative) agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
Latest News
Pledge to Collect Signatures to Get Green Party Candidates on the Ballot in 2026!
Take the Survey: Where Do We Go From Here
The Stein/Ware write in campaign received nearly 32,000 votes in Illinois alone. That's higher than in 2020 when we were on the ballot. A write-in campaign is a word of mouth, person to person effort. Our team got thousands of our friends and neighbors to reject the...
Candidate Interview: Long Shot: Running for Public Office as a Third-Party or Write-in Candidate
Depending on where you are in Illinois, there are plenty of competitive races on the ballot this year. There are also a lot of races where the outcome is all but certain. And then there are third party candidates -- who this year in particular have gotten a fair...
Member Post: On the Ballot: Too Many Uncontested Election Races
Between gerrymandering and requirements on petition signatures, it is very tough to make the ballot, a Harvard reader says. Early voting for the November election has begun. Many voters are going to be disappointed by what’s not — that’s right, what’s not — on their...
Member Post: There are More Than Two Sides
by Joseph Harrington 10/8/24 Originally published in the Wednesday Journal (Oak Park and River Forest) As I write this letter it is one month from the most anticipated election in any living person’s memory here in the U.S. The prevailing mainstream media mantra is...
What’s NOT on Your Ballot?”
What's NOT on Your Ballot?" Commentary from Scott Summers, longtime Illinois Green and 2014 Green Gubernatorial Candidate. Aired on WNIJ-FM (NPR from Northern Illinois University). Listen at:...
Support Social Justice and Petition for the Greens!
Social Justice is one of the 10 Key Green Values and the Illinois Greens need YOUR help! As you may know, the Illinois Greens are in their Ballot Access Petitioning Season to be on the 2024 Illinois Ballot. The Illinois Green Party calls for a true government of, by...
Greens Take a Stand with #Ceasefire Movement
The Green Party has long stood in solidarity with the struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine. While the arrest of 2024 Green Party Presidential contender Jill Stein has been national news, Greens across the country (including in Illinois) have been joining...
Get Greens on the Ballot for MWRD!
Help the GREENS get on the Ballot! A Nov. 30th deadline is quickly approaches and we NEED some Boots on the Ground in Cook County! Sign-up to Help! Paid petitioning spots are available.
Chicago Sun Times LTE: Forget nuclear power. Focus on wind and solar energy to cut carbon pollution.
Mining, transporting, refining and disposing of spent fuel from nuclear plants produces huge amounts of carbon that goes into the air we breathe, a letter writer says. Chicago Sun Times October 25, 2024 by George Milkowski (50th Ward/Cook Co Green Party) I cannot...
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY!
As the only established political party in Illinois that does not take corporate donations or dark-money PAC/501 contributions, we rely on membership dues to fund our operations.
THE GREEN PARTY’S
TEN KEY VALUES
Greens around the world are guided by the Ten Key Values, which lay a foundation upon which our policies are based.
- Grassroots Democracy
- Social Justice And Equal Opportunity
- Ecological Wisdom
- Non-Violence
- Decentralization
- Community-Based Economics
- Feminism And Gender Equity
- Respect For Diversity
- Personal And Global Responsibility
- Future Focus And Sustainability
The Green Party consistently stands up for the interests of working people, the poor and under-served, and the environment. Here are just a few examples:
-
- We recognize that the climate crisis and destruction of our ecosystem is a 911 emergency. That’s why the Green Party originated the Green New Deal, a proposed WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change and create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, investing in public transit, sustainable (regenerative) agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
- We call for a publicly funded health care system, to provide comprehensive quality care for all. We demand free higher education and an end to student debt. We also answer the question of how to pay for these things – cut the military budget, tax wealth, not poverty, tax the polluters, and enact monetary reform.
- We have consistently opposed all U.S. wars without compromise, including the illegal occupations, illegal sanctions, drone strikes and other acts of war in the Middle East
and Africa.
- We recognize that the climate crisis and destruction of our ecosystem is a 911 emergency. That’s why the Green Party originated the Green New Deal, a proposed WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change and create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, investing in public transit, sustainable (regenerative) agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
Latest News
Pledge to Collect Signatures to Get Green Party Candidates on the Ballot in 2026!
Come on out! Join the Green Party of Will County on the 4th Monday of each month At 7:30pm at the Ottawa branch of the Joliet Library.
Take the Survey: Where Do We Go From Here
The Stein/Ware write in campaign received nearly 32,000 votes in Illinois alone. That's higher than in 2020 when we were on the ballot. A write-in campaign is a word of mouth, person to person effort. Our team got thousands of our friends and neighbors to reject the...
Candidate Interview: Long Shot: Running for Public Office as a Third-Party or Write-in Candidate
Depending on where you are in Illinois, there are plenty of competitive races on the ballot this year. There are also a lot of races where the outcome is all but certain. And then there are third party candidates -- who this year in particular have gotten a fair...
Member Post: On the Ballot: Too Many Uncontested Election Races
Between gerrymandering and requirements on petition signatures, it is very tough to make the ballot, a Harvard reader says. Early voting for the November election has begun. Many voters are going to be disappointed by what’s not — that’s right, what’s not — on their...
Member Post: There are More Than Two Sides
by Joseph Harrington 10/8/24 Originally published in the Wednesday Journal (Oak Park and River Forest) As I write this letter it is one month from the most anticipated election in any living person’s memory here in the U.S. The prevailing mainstream media mantra is...
What’s NOT on Your Ballot?”
What's NOT on Your Ballot?" Commentary from Scott Summers, longtime Illinois Green and 2014 Green Gubernatorial Candidate. Aired on WNIJ-FM (NPR from Northern Illinois University). Listen at:...
Support Social Justice and Petition for the Greens!
Social Justice is one of the 10 Key Green Values and the Illinois Greens need YOUR help! As you may know, the Illinois Greens are in their Ballot Access Petitioning Season to be on the 2024 Illinois Ballot. The Illinois Green Party calls for a true government of, by...
Greens Take a Stand with #Ceasefire Movement
The Green Party has long stood in solidarity with the struggle for justice and liberation in Palestine. While the arrest of 2024 Green Party Presidential contender Jill Stein has been national news, Greens across the country (including in Illinois) have been joining...
Get Greens on the Ballot for MWRD!
Help the GREENS get on the Ballot! A Nov. 30th deadline is quickly approaches and we NEED some Boots on the Ground in Cook County! Sign-up to Help! Paid petitioning spots are available.