Job Killing Ordinance Advances in City Council Committee

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Pritzker Violates His Own Truth Standard

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Illinois Should Join Five Other States and Ban RCV

RCV is prone to mistakes and decreases trust in the election system.

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The Free Market at Work

There’s no one-size-fits-all policy that should determine or change the way a business operates. 

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Repairing the Damage

Math scores nationally had the biggest dip recorded in 50 years.

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Don’t Settle, Chicagoans

We can admire the city’s beauty and unique qualities while demanding better outcomes from the City’s political leaders. 

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The Predictable and Uninspiring State Budget

While Pritzker and legislative leaders call the budget, “fiscally responsible and compassionate,” we call it predictable and uninspiring. 

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Unspent Billions: Why Abandon the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program?

The Invest in Kids Act serves as a necessary alternative, addressing the shortcomings of the public school system and offering families a lifeline to escape from underperforming schools.

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Chicago Values in the National Spotlight

Chicago’s policies and so-called values fail to prioritize our most vulnerable residents and put every Chicago family’s safety at risk. 

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Job Killing Ordinance Advances in City Council Committee

October 2, 2023 By: Katie Clancy The Chicago City Council’s Workforce Development Committee advanced an ordinance with a 9-3 vote that will phase out the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers until 2028. Alderman Sposato, who represents a border ward (38th), called the ordinance a “job killer.” And he’s ...
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School Choice Hypocrites

September 6, 2023 By: Katie Clancy As most families are celebrating the beginning of the new school year with hope and optimism, there are 9,000 families who are recipients of Invest in Kids Scholarships worrying about the fate of the program and whether or not their children will ...
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Pritzker Violates His Own Truth Standard

August 9, 2023 By: Katie Clancy While defending legislation that targets pregnancy resource centers and potentially violates the First Amendment, Governor Pritzker stated, “You have a right to free speech, but you don’t have a right to lie.” First, that’s not what the First Amendment means, and second, ...
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The Illinois Opportunity Project believes that empowering and organizing people around our shared values is the most impactful way to change our State and strengthen our communities.

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This relationship-centric approach prioritizes the identification, training, and development of volunteer leaders. These local leaders build field organizations that drive voter contact, strengthen their communities, and create lasting policy and political change. It is a grassroots model that builds advocacy capacity from the neighborhood up, not the top down.

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DAN UGASTE

State Representative - District 65

Dan Ugaste is an American politician and Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 65th district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes all or parts of Batavia, Elgin, Geneva, Hampshire, South Elgin, and St. Charles.

DEANNE MAZZOCHI

State Representative - District 47

Deanne Mazzochi is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 47th district. The 47th district includes all or parts of Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Western Springs, Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Westmont, and Downers Grove.

MIKE MARRON

State Representative - District 104

Michael T. Marron is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 104th district. The 104th district includes parts of Champaign and Vermilion counties in east-central Illinois.

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