THE LATEST FROM THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY
RELEASE: Sangamo Valley Green Party Opposes Plans to Further Expand Police Surveillance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2021 For Further Information: Chris Blankenhorn, chris@howiehawkins.us John Keating, theguywiththesign@gmail.com RELEASE: Sangamo Valley Green Party Opposes Plans to Further Expand Police Surveillance The Sangamo Valley Green Party...
ILGP Member Joshua Hellmann Appointed to Kinkaid Reeds Creek Conservancy District Board
Joshua Hellmann (left) and Rich Whitney (right). Rich is a the Vice Chair of the Jackson County Mass Transit Board.Congratulations to ILGP/Shawnee Green Party member Joshua Hellmann on being appointed to the Kinkaid Reeds Creek Conservancy District Board! The board,...
Illinois Green Party Signs on to 3 Peace Movement Pledges
Peace is one of the core values of the Green Party and our anti-imperialist stance is one of the key positions that separates us from the two major parties. As we often do, the Illinois Green Party is proud to join other members of the US Peace Movement in adding our...
Petition: Just Say No to PFAS Chemicals
No person shall offer for sale, sell, or distribute in the State any of the following products to which per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) substances have been intentionally added or, if not intentionally added, in which PFAS substances are present and...
ILGP 2021 Election Results
The Illinois Green Party wants to thank all of our candidates, their campaign staffs, and their supporters for continuing the struggle to bring peace and economic, social, racial, environmental, and democratic justice to all the people of Illinois. Congratulations to...
Illinois Green Party Opposes the For the People Act of 2021 (HR1/S1) unless the Campaign Finance section, which Contains Dangerously Undemocratic Poison Pills, is Removed
H.R.1 was passed by the U.S. House on 3/3/2021. S.1 was introduced in the U.S. Senate on 3/17/2021. S.1 is a shell bill intended to eventually be a copy/paste of H.R.1.While the Illinois Green Party (ILGP) supports many of the reforms in this bill such as protecting...
ILGP Preliminary Unofficial 2021 Election Results
Last updated: 4/7/21 The Illinois Green Party wants to thank all of our candidates, their campaign staffs, and their supporters for continuing the struggle to bring peace and economic, social, racial, environmental, and democratic justice to all the people of...
Illinois Green Party Endorses Ranked Choice Voting Bills (SB1785/HB2416) with Recommended Improvements
The synopsis of the Illinois House's Ranked Choice Voting bills (SB1785/HB2416) are "Provides that members of the General Assembly and the offices Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer shall be elected by...
Illinois Green Party Endorses Equal Ballot Access Bill (HB2398) with Recommended Improvements
The synopsis of the Illinois House's Equal Ballot Access Bill (HB2398) is "Amends the Election Code. Changes signature requirements for new political parties and independent candidates so the amounts are equal to those required for established political parties,...
SPRING 2021 PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT: Dues Exemptions
In accordance with the requirement that Bylaws amendments be posted at least 30 days before a membership meeting, the following bylaws amendment will be considered by the ILGP membership at our 2021 Spring Convention on April 17, 2021. Background: These proposed...