Racism, xenophobia, and related discrimination exist in all society and harms the lives of this who endure it and society as a whole.

One of the most densely populated places in the country, Cook County is blessed with 70,000 acres of forest preserve which need restoration and protection.

Illinois is working to expand gun controls and is third in the country for gun law strength.

Mass incarceration of people of color, prison conditions, polluted water, an increase in the use of isolation are just some of the reasons for prison reform including in Illinois.

Designed into Chicago’s sewer system in the 1850s, the recovering Chicago-Calumet River is a haven for people and wildlife and protective rules governing use still need to be enforced.