by Chris Blankenhorn | Oct 5, 2022 | Bill Endorsement, Chapter Post, Issues Statements, News
Conflicts of interest, serious disagreements and oppositional viewpoints, contradictory philosophies and belief systems, even interpersonal hostilities occur in all areas of life. One of these arenas is the employer-employee workplace, which for the majority of adult...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Sep 29, 2022 | Chapter Post, Event, Issues Statements, Local Action, Media Release, News
The 50th Ward Green Party fully endorses the planned Abortion & Full Reproductive Rights National Day of Action march and rally on October 8 at noon at Federal Plaza, 219 S. Dearborn, in Chicago. This action is designed to build on the recent vote in Kansas where...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Mar 12, 2022 | Environmental, Issues Statements, News
In line with our platform, which calls for an energy future that is “carbon-free and nuclear-free,” the Illinois Green Party opposes HB5589, which would repeal the moratorium on new nuclear reactor construction in Illinois. HB5589 was introduced on January 28 by...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Feb 10, 2022 | Issues Statements, News
The Illinois Green Party Coordinating Committee has approved signing on to Popular Resistance’s No War with Russia Open Letter. (Text of the letter below.) Stop the War with Russia over Ukraine! We must act now to stop the war with Russia over Ukraine, a war...
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...