by Chris Blankenhorn | Feb 6, 2022 | Chapter Post, Petitions, Police Reform
No knock warrants have long been a point of contention and a common theme in calls for police reform. Despite this, approximately 20,000 no knock raids are performed in the United States every year. The unannounced entry of heavily armed law enforcement presents a...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jan 25, 2022 | Ballot Access, Elections, MWRD, News
The Illinois Green Party holds an established party status in the The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and is currently gathering petitions for ballot access. Cook County Green Party and Illinois Green Party Recognized Candidates for...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jan 11, 2022 | Issues Statements, News
The Illinois Green Party wholeheartedly supports the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) in its struggle with the Chicago Public Schools over in-person learning and school safety. The CTU, naturally, is taking a stand to help protect its members from contracting the...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jan 10, 2022 | Bill Endorsement, Issues Statements, News
The Illinois Green Party, by consensus of the Coordinating Committee, has endorsed the following joint resolution of the 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, State of Illinois, 2021 and 2022, with respect to adding a new section (25) on Workers’ Rights to the Bill of Rights of the...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Dec 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Traditionally the ILGP has held silent auctions at our biannual membership meetings, but since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, we have not been able to continue this tradition and income source. But this year, we are trying to get back into the habit with our...
