THE LATEST FROM THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY
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...
Petitioning Underway for Toneal Jackson’s 2024 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Race!
Petitioning is underway for the Green Party's Toneal Jackson in the 2024 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD)! Covering most of Cook County and a few townships outside of Cook County, the MWRD is a sanitary district responsible for protecting Lake Michigan,...
Support the UAW Strike! (And How to in Illinois)
The Illinois Green Party encourages it's members to support the United Auto Workers in their current strike against the three major automakers; Ford, GM, and Stellantis. The Green Party has been a strong supporter of labor and unions for its entire existence. Our...