ENDORSEMENT ALERT: Nabeela Syed is running to represent the 26th State Senate district. While in office as a State Representative, she has led efforts to make health care more affordable, protect reproductive rights, and bring meaningful tax relief to working Illinoisans.

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We protect us by investing in us. Join us for a conversation with local organizers who have helped pass historic legislation securing millions of dollars in resources for Black and brown working-class families. 📅 Sat, Aug 8 🕐 1–4 PM 📍 115 W Chicago Ave buff.ly/4C32M5N

ENDORSEMENT ALERT: @jennylevin-for-il.bsky.social is running to represent the 51st State House District! She is a registered nurse with over a decade of experience in emergency care and is running to bring that real-world experience to Springfield to fight for dignified healthcare for all.

Medicaid is under attack, and we must fight back! Join us, @ericaforil47.bsky.social, and @mcadamsforil24.bsky.social, for a community listening session on how Medicaid changes are impacting our care. 📅 Sat, Aug 8 🕐 1–3:30 PM 📍 Gary United Methodist Church buff.ly/j9ZJLEQ

ENDORSEMENT ALERT: @ericaforil47.bsky.social is running to represent the 47th State House District! A civics teacher for 20+ years and twice-elected member of the Wheaton City Council, Erica has fought at the local level for better housing, stronger public schools, and affordable living.

61 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law, a landmark promise that every American deserves access to care. Let's rally together for the real reform Illinois families deserve. 📅 Thurs, July 30 🕐 10–11 AM 📍 Federal Plaza buff.ly/ht5WPR4

Big win for pretrial justice in Illinois! 🎉 The FY2027 budget includes $1.5M to extend the Pretrial Success Pilot—funding case management, mental health & substance use treatment, transportation, and childcare for people awaiting trial. Next goal: make it permanent in 2028. buff.ly/6YJdSHJ

Illinois ended cash bail — now we're standing up to attacks against pretrial justice. Hear stories, learn how the Pretrial Fairness Act works, and get involved with @endmoneybond.bsky.social. 📅 Sat, July 18 🕐 1–3 PM 📍 Bolingbrook Fountaindale Library buff.ly/YHyIkA3

New here? This session is for you. Learn about our mission, theory of change, campaigns, and concrete ways to get involved—plus meet people and ask questions. ✊ 📅 Wed, July 22 🕖 7–8 PM 📍 Zoom buff.ly/hcVojhP

Illinois progressives won a huge victory with the new Digital Ad Tax, raising $1B+ a year from big tech that profits off our data. Now we’re organizing to protect Illinois from federal chaos and win a people-first budget. ✊

On May 16, 100+ members of @peopleslobbyusa and our PowerUp coalition shut down Amazon’s Bridgeport warehouse exits for 5 hours to demand Big Tech pay up. Two weeks later, IL passed a Digital Ads Tax on Meta, Amazon & Google. 📖 Read how we won in @truthout: buff.ly/GyZvaij

We're out of our offices for our summer holiday! We may be slower to respond to DMs than usual. But don't fret: we'll be back to lobbying on behalf of working people and the planet on July 6.

On Saturday, we held a fund our communities teach-in with State Senator Karina Villa and State Representative Candidate Saba Haider in the west suburbs to learn how this session ended and how we’ll organize for a budget that reflects the needs of working people.

When you make a mess, do you clean it up? We hosted a Zine-Making Workshop where community members put their creative energy into advocating for our climate. Join us in demanding that Big Oil clean up its mess! Want to plug in? DM us!

SuperPACs and outside groups spent $50+ million in our March primaries, but working-class candidates who want to represent their communities don't have the funds. Learn in @chicagotribune about how the Fair Elections ordinance can level the playing field. buff.ly/Fxje5F5

Big Oil should clean up its messes. By taxing polluters, we can use the money to protect the communities hurt most by climate change. We hosted a zine-making workshop to educate our communities and spread the word about the Make Polluters Pay campaign. Photos: Karl El Sokhn / BIYA BIYA Productions

Next year’s federal budget pays for ICE violence and cuts programs that families need to survive. Chicago's faith community must put on the “full armor of God” and fight back. 📅 Tomorrow 📍 New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church • 754 E. 77th Place ⏰ 8:30–11 AM buff.ly/kPhMBV8

Growing up, Ms. Kim remembers when pollution was rampant in Chicago in the 60s. Now we have a chance to pass the Make Polluters Pay legislation, which will require fossil fuel companies to cover the costs of their environmental damage. Learn more and organize with us.

Building power starts with turnout — and turnout starts with a phone call. Learn the first step to getting people to show up to actions and events by practicing calls in a supportive, low-pressure space. 📅 Sat, June 20 📍 Virtual ⏰ 12–1:30 PM buff.ly/KClel3Q

The Illinois budget gives us the tools to fight back against Trump’s tax cuts and defunding of essential services. Join us to learn how we’ll organize for a budget for the needs of working people. 📅 Sat, June 20 📍 150 W Illinois Ave ⏰ 12 PM–2 PM buff.ly/iAPEsnt

We now live in a world where one man holds as much wealth as 46% of the world's population. Sen @robertpeters.bsky.social and Rep. Norma Hernandez wrote an op-ed for Crain's Chicago Business about how IL is fighting back by passing the Digital Ads Tax. Read more via the link in our bio.

Can't join us for our Care Over Cost evening? We've got a livestream starting right at 6 PM as we bring together music, art, and storytelling to power our campaign for dignified health care for all! buff.ly/yVnFbSl

Robotaxis weren't meaningfully tested in our snow, slush, and black ice. But Springfield is considering legislation that would greenlight their deployment before anyone has a plan for the thousands of Chicago drivers whose jobs may disappear by design. buff.ly/Snyp0zD

Billionaires out, people in! As Illinois lawmakers finalized the state budget last weekend, we were at the State Capitol, holding banners to urge lawmakers to stop corporate tax breaks and generate the progressive revenue our communities need. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/30/i...

NITA ride? Always. Thanks to organizing by us and allies, CTA, Metra, Pace, and RTA will now be one, leading to more frequent service and better coordination between buses and trains in the region. Read more in @wbez.org. buff.ly/EN2Rrm1

Join us for an evening of art, storytelling, and community building as we create power for our campaign for dignified health care for all. 📅 Fri, June 12 📍 St. Luke’s Logan Square ⏰ 5–9 PM buff.ly/tNqT82P

Illinois' new Digital Ad Tax will raise $1 billion from big tech. But Trump is pushing for tax cuts for the wealthy while threatening essential services. Let's protect our state from federal chaos. 📅 Sat, June 20 📍 Carl Schurz High School ⏰ 11 AM–2 PM buff.ly/FjKM3dh

Illinois has one of the most unequal tax structures in the country. As part of the Illinois Revenue Alliance, we're committed to solutions that ensure corporations and the wealthy pay what they owe to fully fund services and shift the burden off low- and middle-income families.

The Illinois General Assembly’s spring session is over. We made several trips to Springfield to advance workers’ rights, keep pushing toward a fairer justice system, and pressure lawmakers to fund our programs by taxing corporations and the very rich. buff.ly/82sVg2E