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CHANGE Illinois was honored to receive the C. W. Chan Chinatown Partner Award from the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC) at its […]
June 2, 2023The Honorable J.B. Pritzker, Governor207 Capitol BuildingSpringfield, IL 62706 Dear Governor Pritzker, Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing HB 1496, […]
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June 2, 2023The Honorable J.B. Pritzker, Governor207 Capitol BuildingSpringfield, IL 62706 Dear Governor Pritzker, Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing HB 1496, […]
June 2, 2023 The Honorable J.B. Pritzker, Governor207 Capitol BuildingSpringfield, IL 62706 Dear Governor Pritzker, On behalf of the organizations signed on to this letter, […]
May 23, 2023 The Honorable Brandon Johnson, 57th Mayor of ChicagoChicago City Hall, 5th Floor121 N LaSalle StreetChicago, IL 60602 Dear Mayor Johnson, We are […]
Illinois Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey isn’t accidental anymore. A former federal judge from the state’s central district, McCuskey, 74, overwhelmingly was approved for a full, […]
April 24, 2023The Honorable Don Harmon, Senate President300 Capitol BuildingSpringfield, IL 62706 Dear Senate President Harmon, Thank you for your Executive Committee vote last week […]
The exit interview is fairly common in the corporate world. If it happens in electoral politics and government, we don’t hear about it much. In […]
A first-of-its kind survey on Chicago ward remapping
Following its work to model a better way to draw ward boundaries with its Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission, CHANGE Illinois joined forces with 12 other community organizations to sponsor a first-of-its-kind ward remapping survey of Chicago mayoral and aldermanic candidates so residents can know where candidates stand before casting ballots.
Take a look at what the mayoral and aldermanic candidates had to say about ward mapping and related concerns here.