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We are starting to heat up in this campaign season! Green solutions are being pushed along in a positive way all over the State of Illinois! Reasonable solutions that are based on our 10 Key Values are being seen more and more everyday as the right solution. 

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Green Party’s 10 Key Values are:  

1. Grassroots democracy,
2. Social justice and equal opportunity,
3. Ecological wisdom,
4. Nonviolence,
5. Decentralization,
6. Community-based economics,
7. Feminism and gender equality,
8. Respect for diversity,
9. Personal and global responsibility, and
10. Future focus and sustainability.

Green Candidates who uphold these 10 Key Values that are on the November 3, 2020 ballot are: 

• • Howie Hawkins for President of the U.S.
  • Angela Walker for Vice President of the U.S.
  • David F. Black for U.S. Senate (IL)
  • Thomas Wilda for Congress (IL-5) - parts of Cook and DuPage Counties
  • State Representative
    • Christopher Kruger for State Representative (IL-17) - parts of Cook County
    • Anna Schiefelbein for State Representative (IL-85) - parts of DuPage and Will Counties
    • John Keating for State Representative (IL-96) - Christian, Macon, and Sangamon Counties
    • Randy Auxier for State Representative (IL-115) - parts of Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Union, and Washington Counties
  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago - Cook County
    • Tammie Felicia Vinson
    • Troy Antonio Hernandez
    • Rachel Wales
  • Jackson County Board
    • Joshua Hellmann - District 3
    • Rich Whitney - District 4
    • Charlie Howe - District 6
  • Jessica Bradshaw for Jackson County Circuit Clerk - all of Jackson County, IL
  • Rich Giovanoni for Niles Township Green Party Committeeperson, Cook County 

More information on the candidates can be found at www.ilgp.org. 

BALLOT ACCESS NEWS:

Congratulations to John Keating! John’s objection was dismissed and he is on the ballot!  John Keating is our Candidate for State Representative (IL-96) - Christian, Macon, and Sangamon Counties.

We are optimistic that we will defeat the objector and give voters a real choice in the State Representative, District 52 and have Alia Sarfraz for State Representative (IL-52) - parts of Cook, Kane, Lake, and McHenry Counties on the ballot. 

CANDIDATE EVENTS: 

Friday, August 14th

Thomas Wilda, Candidate for Congressional District 5, has an open house! Via Videoconference.  To RSVP, e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday, September 22nd

Save the Date! Peoria Area Green Party will host an event for David F. Black, Candidate for U.S. Senate (IL).

CHAPTER EVENTS: 

Sunday, August 9th 1:00-2:30pm 

50th Ward Green Party Monthly Meeting - 2nd Sundays of the month. 

Sunday, August 9th 2:00-3:30pm 

Chicago Greens Monthly Meeting - 2nd Sundays of the month. Via video-conference. 

Wednesday, August 12th 7:00-8:30pm

DuPage County Green Party Monthly Meeting -   2nd Wednesday of the month. Via video-conference. 

Tuesday, August 18th 8:00pm

Peoria Area Green Party Meeting. Via video-conference. 

Wednesday, August 26th 7:00-8:30pm

DuPage County Green Party hosts a monthly Hot Topics session on the 4th Wednesday of the month. This is not a business meeting. No agenda. No action items. Just a lively exchange of ideas! The Hot Topic in August is Black Lives Matter. 

Contact us at [email protected] or 773-999-3915 for more information. 

Illinois Green Party Outreach
http://www.ilgp.org/