MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK

It’s budget time for the City of Chicago! The City Council’s Budget Committee is in the midst of meeting with all the departments to go over the proposed budget for 2025 presented by Mayor Johnson.  

LWV Chicago President Jane Ruby appeared on ABC 7 Chicago to speak about this week’s DEMOCRACY AT RISK film festival.

Check out what the Chicago Tribune has to say about our film festival in full page from Sunday, September 15.

LWV Chicago president Jane Ruby and distinguished attorney Jill Wine-Banks hopped on WBEZ Chicago’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmons on to discuss our DEMOCRACY AT RISK film festival.

Over two-thirds of Chicago's greenhouse gas emissions currently come from buildings. Watch this webinar to learn more about how we can make the city cleaner, healthier, and more affordable.

We recently sent a letter to Illinois state legislators in support of the Beverage Container Recycling Refunds Act (SB85), which would create a recycling refund program in Illinois.

Scores for Chicago Public School students are recovering faster since the pandemic than most school districts in the country. The Chicago Board of Education has passed a resolution requiring a new safety model that doesn’t include police inside schools.

During the Illinois General Assembly’s November veto session, lawmakers agreed on an elected school board map that divides the city into 20 districts. No agreement was reached on how elections would be handled.

It’s that time of year for folks to head out to the Cook County Forest Preserves while the yellow, red and orange leaves are on full display. Now, the Forest Preserves has made finding the best fall color hot spots easier via a new interactive web map feature. 

Drumroll please…the City of Chicago now offers free composting! Under the new program, you can sign up for one of 15 compost drop-off locations around the city.