ELECTION DAY ROUNDUP: WINNING THE PATH TO ILLINOIS’ 100% CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

Election Day 2018 brought some big wins for the environment here in Illinois. Below is a summary of Sierra Club Illinois’ work this year. Thanks for all you did to make it such a success! RESULTS Sierra Club made a total of 114 endorsements for the general election, and 81% of them won, which is…

2,000 Monarch Roadside Habitat License Plate Decal Applications Sent In!

We did it! More than 2,000 Sierra Club, Illinois Environmental Council, and NRDC supporters came together to apply for the new Specialty Monarch License Plate Decal, raising over $20,000 for roadside monarch habitat and ensuring the decal will be commissioned! Thank you for your support! If you’re interested in joining the Illinois Chapter’s efforts to…

Just $10 to Help Monarch Butterflies!

Get your Monarch license plate decal before the end of September! Monarch butterflies are critical pollinators that help support biodiversity by carrying important pollens long distances across their migration route. Sadly, monarch butterfly populations have been rapidly declining in North America since 1997. During that time, the Midwestern United States has seen an 88% decline…

Join us this month to clean up our waterways!

From the shores of Lake Michigan to the banks of the mighty Mississippi and all ponds, lakes, and streams in between, Illinois depends on its waterways for agriculture, recreation, drinking water and much more. Unfortunately, our waterways are too often filled with garbage, toxic chemicals, and unwanted waste. Laws protecting our waterways are weak and…

Chicago Earns Title As Greenest City

For the second year in a row, Chicago has earned the title of Greenest City by the National Green Building Adoption Index. With nearly 70% of all office buildings certified as green buildings, Chicago continues to lead the country in sustainability practices. This year’s title as Greenest City is another achievement for our city- one…

Empowering Young Leaders through Sierra Club’s Summer Program

The Sierra Club’s Summer Program (Sprog) is an intensive one-week leadership training program that teaches tools for environmental and social justice activism to young people across the country. Sprog is run by and for young people, teaching the knowledge and skills and sharing tools needed to become a leader and make a substantial difference in the future…

Sierra Club Announces General Assembly Endorsements, Launches Climate Voter Contact Campaign to Elect 27 New Environmental Champions to Springfield

For Immediate Release: Monday, August 20th, 2018 Contact: Kady McFadden, kady.mcfadden@sierraclub.org, (630) 747-0915 Chicago – The Illinois Sierra Club today announced its endorsements in races for the Illinois General Assembly and its largest ever voter contact campaign to elect 27 new environmentalists to state legislative districts. Sierra Club’s full list of endorsements can be found…

Benefits of Future Jobs Act Starting to Show

By Rebecca Judd The Future Energy Jobs Act is a bright spot for Illinois communities, spurring the development of wind and solar and rapidly creating benefits like cleaner air and less reliance on dirty polluting fossil fuels, economic development, and job creation across the state.  And it’s just getting started… Thanks to our members and…

Community Dialogue Training: IL’s Clean Energy Future

By: Caroline Wooten Community dialogues can be a powerful tool for shaping inclusive and winning environmental campaigns. Join us to learn how to plan and facilitate a community dialogue in your own community! These dialogues can help shape local priorities, and will also help us as we shape state-level policy goals for clean energy. A…

Illinois EPA to Host Public Outreach Sessions on Volkswagen Settlement Spending Plan

By: Rebecca Judd In February, the Illinois EPA released its Draft Mitigation Plan (Draft Plan) on how to spend the state’s $108 million allocation from the Volkswagen emissions cheating settlement fund.  The state failed to have public meetings and hearings to decide the best way to spend the money before issuing the Draft Plan.  However,…