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Advocating for the expansion of voter access in jail and prison should be a part of your National Voter Registration Day.
In Illinois, the last remaining group of disenfranchised citizens is people serving convictions in …
The Chicago Votes Monthly: September 2023
Summer may be coming to an end but the fun is absolutely …
An Interview with 26th Ward Alder Jessie Fuentes
This interview was conducted by Claire Kaczanowski, 24-year-old queer woman living in …
The Chicago Votes Monthly: August 2023
Since last month’s newsletter, lots has happened! The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Pretrial …
That Development is Affordable Like Pizza is a Vegetable
By Stephen Yoshida A lifelong Chicagoan, Stephen is a proud graduate of …
The Chicago Votes Monthly: Volunteering is easier than ever!
Summertime Chi is officially here and the people are outside! We hope …
Correspondence From a Disenfranchised Citizen
This poem was written by Charles Hill, currently incarcerated in an Illinois …
The Chicago Votes Monthly: May 2023
With one election after another throughout the past year, we are relieved …
The New Rainbow Coalition
By Caleb Dunson In the 1960s a young man from the west …
The Runoff Election is in the Hands of Young Voters
By Temi Akande, Digital Organizing Fellow With one of the most consequential …
Four Reasons Why You Should Vote in Chicago Municipal Elections
By Mena Enuenwosu, Digital Organizing Fellow A lot of people believe that …
Go Vote
By Caleb Dunson This is a peculiar moment in time. We have …
Love Letters to Chicago
Young Chicagoans were asked, "what do you love about Chicago?" These are …
Broken? Policing
By Caleb Dunson “He was a human piñata for those police officers.” …
Hip-Hop is Art, Not Evidence
By Alejandro Hernandez The First Amendment of the United States Constitution officially …
These Tragedies
By Caleb Dunson Three mass shootings in 10 days. 32 dead. 213 …