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Tell the CTA and RTA to Electrify Their Bus Fleets as Promised
The CTA has committed to fully electrify its bus fleet by 2040, yet its current budget includes a purchase of only 70 electric buses over the next four years. Tell the RTA to move faster to electrify the CTA and Pace bus fleets.
Save Your Ash
The City of Chicago has stopped inoculating its ash trees, which are essential for maintaining a healthy urban forest. But a group of alderpersons hopes to reverse that policy
Support Mississippi River Conservation
It's time to send a note to your federal elected officials, urging them to support the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI).
Fight for Fair Ward Maps
Chicago's City Council must legislate new ward maps based on population figures from the 2020 Census. Take action against gerrymandered wards that protect incumbents and fragment racial, ethnic and other communities of Chicago!
Support Voting In Prison
Over 30,000 people incarcerated in Illinois prisons, unable to vote but still impacted by the decisions of elected officials. Senate Bill 828 would end felony disenfranchisement in Illinois and allow people in prison the opportunity to vote!
Rename Balbo Drive to Ida B. Wells Drive
Ask your alderman to support O2018-4176, which calls for East Balbo Drive to be renamed as "Ida B. Wells Drive." LWV Chicago has been leading efforts to make this change.