The Better Government Association and the League of Women Voters of Chicago support a more independent Chicago City Council, but caution against letting the current body set the rules for the incoming membership.

Here are a few of our favorite ways we can all help our environment by saving water.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has certified the results of the February 28 Municipal Election. Here are the totals and voter turnout stats.

Run, don’t walk, to sign up for a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) slot. CSA’s list of nearby farmers deliver locally grown, farm-fresh produce straight to your doorstep.

The Chicago Board of Elections is scheduled to meet on March 15 to certify the Feb. 28 election results. Learn what you need to know about the runoff on April 4.

March is Women’s History Month! While women are fourteen times more likely to die in climate-related catastrophes, their participation and leadership is essential to driving climate policy solutions. 

LWV Chicago was front and center during the Municipal Election doing what we do best: facilitating discourse and making sure every voter gets a chance to learn what their candidates stand for.

Mail-in and provisional ballots are still being counted a week after the Municipal Election on February 28. Read our overview of the election results.

We’re calling on the Illinois legislature to reduce single-use plastic waste, starting with the worst of the worst: plastic foam cups and containers. The Illinois House has now passed a foam foodware ban (HB2376) out of committee!

Leaguers traveled with the Coalition for Plastic Reduction last Wednesday for a Lobby Day to Ban Polystyrene Foam. Check out photos from the day and learn how you can help.

Tired of Styrofoam® on the takeout menu? Submit a witness slip to support Illinois legislation that would ban single-use polystyrene foam foodware in Illinois. 

This month, Chicago in Focus welcomed Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart and Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative Chair Sara Knizhnik. Watch the recording!

Representatives from LWV Chicago’s Environmental Action Committee are joining the Coalition for Plastic Reduction for a Lobby Day in support of a Foam Foodware Ban in Illinois. Please join us!

Election Day is February 28! Early Voting sites are now open in all wards and will operate through Election Day. Vote By Mail ballots may be deposited in Drop Boxes at all Early Voting sites.

Six City Council Committees met three or fewer times in 2022—where does the money go?

Have questions about the election or what’s on the ballot? League members explain.

It’s time to take stock and see what you can do for the environment in 2023. Check out our suggestions for ways to tackle change that won’t exhaust or overwhelm you.

The City Council should close a loophole that leaves the public in the dark about what is being voted on. Read our Chicago Tribune Letter to the Editor.

We are in a plastic explosion. Our food comes encased in it or with plastic stickers affixed to it. Our cleaning products are packaged in it. It’s in our clothing. It’s in our waterways. So what are we to do?

While Chicago’s City Council is undoubtedly more transparent and accountable than ever before, it is high time we closed the gaping loophole that Rule 41 leaves in our city’s legislative process.