It’s a New Year—time for taking stock and setting goals. Leaders of the Environmental Action Committee share their Pitching Plastics goals for 2022 and encourage you to set some too!

The Chicago City Council has scheduled four hearings in January to give members of the public time to comment on proposed ward maps.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Jason C. Ervin of the 28th Ward.

Hearings have begun in federal court on the suits challenging state redistricting maps. The Chicago City Council will hold hearings on proposed ward maps into January.

With the goal of protecting at least 30% of U.S. lands, waters and ocean by 2030, the “America the Beautiful” initiative would protect entire ecosystems and all the wildlife that depend on them.

New maps have been passed for Illinois and for Cook County. The Chicago City Council weighs three different ward map proposals.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year—and also the most wasteful. American waste jumps by 25% from Thanksgiving to New Years, averaging out to an extra million pounds per week. Here's how to avoid plastic pitfalls.

The Youth Health and Safety Act (HB 370) was passed by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by the governor. This will take effect in June 2022.

The Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission delivered its independently drawn city ward map to the City Clerk’s office on Monday, November 23.

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.

For the fourth year in a row, the worst plastic polluter in the world is the Coca-Cola Company. But the companies on the top-ten list are taking steps to improve.

Check out some of the highlights of our interview with Ald. Pat Dowell of the 3rd Ward.

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

Block Club Chicago quoted part of LWV Chicago President Anne Jamieson’s testimony before the City Council’s Rules Committee in its recent article about the redistricting process.

As we usher in a new year, LWV Chicago’s Board has addressed priorities and created actionable goals for 2022.

Haven’t thought about all that plastic that winds up in the kitchen or on your Thanksgiving table, have you? Well, here are six steps you can take to get to a plastic-free Thanksgiving.

Although charter schools score higher than traditional schools on CPS ratings, traditional schools continue to show improvement and achieve nearly the same test scores as charters.

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference is bringing countries together to accelerate efforts toward fighting climate change.

It's time to send a note to your federal elected officials, urging them to support the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI).

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!