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.
The Human Caused Global Warming Caused Mass Extinction Clock is Ticking!
Latest News
Call to Action! Help the Green MWRD Slate Get on the Ballot!
Like all candidates in Illinois, we are required to collect signatures in order to get on the ballot. Usually for Greens this means collecting between 5 and 25 times more signatures than their recognized party counter parts. Luckily, our past runs for MWRD (over a...
ILGP Joins Calls for #NoWarWithRussia
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 that...
Petition: End “No Knock” Warrants in Sangamon County!
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...
Join the Green Wave and Help Petition for Change!
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...
Illinois Green Party Supports the Chicago Teachers Union
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...
Illinois Green Party Supports Workers Rights Amendment to the Illinois Constitution
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...
ILGP Statement on John Deere Strike
The Illinois Green Party supports the John Deere strike and stands with the 10,000 workers at twelve plants that span Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. As a Fortune 100 company which has seen record profits in 2021, John Deere can afford to equitably compensate workers, as...
Bylaws and Platform Amendments Announced for 2021 ILGP Fall Conference
Register for the Meeting As a grassroots party, the Illinois Party has biannual Membership Meetings during which our dues-paying members get to vote on issues related to the operations of the party. At the upcoming 2021 ILGP Fall Conference, there...
Petition: We Need Medicare for All!
The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee health care for its population. And this the cause of a a growing health crisis, made even worse by a global pandemic. Almost 30 million people have no health insurance and...
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...
UPCOMING EVENTS
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.
The Human Caused Global Warming Caused Mass Extinction Clock is Ticking!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Latest News
Call to Action! Help the Green MWRD Slate Get on the Ballot!
Like all candidates in Illinois, we are required to collect signatures in order to get on the ballot. Usually for Greens this means collecting between 5 and 25 times more signatures than their recognized party counter parts. Luckily, our past runs for MWRD (over a...
ILGP Joins Calls for #NoWarWithRussia
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 that...
Petition: End “No Knock” Warrants in Sangamon County!
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...
Join the Green Wave and Help Petition for Change!
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...
Illinois Green Party Supports the Chicago Teachers Union
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...
Illinois Green Party Supports Workers Rights Amendment to the Illinois Constitution
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...
Winter 2021 ILGP Auction
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...
ILGP Statement on John Deere Strike
The Illinois Green Party supports the John Deere strike and stands with the 10,000 workers at twelve plants that span Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. As a Fortune 100 company which has seen record profits in 2021, John Deere can afford to equitably compensate workers, as...
Bylaws and Platform Amendments Announced for 2021 ILGP Fall Conference
Register for the Meeting As a grassroots party, the Illinois Party has biannual Membership Meetings during which our dues-paying members get to vote on issues related to the operations of the party. At the upcoming 2021 ILGP Fall Conference, there...
Petition: We Need Medicare for All!
The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee health care for its population. And this the cause of a a growing health crisis, made even worse by a global pandemic. Almost 30 million people have no health insurance and...