Join Indivisible Lincoln Square as we knock doors as part of the 40th Ward Civics Research Project.

 For local Chicago elected officials, the decisive election is the Primary Election, not the General Election.  But, Primary Elections often see lower voter participation compared to General Elections. This research project aims to uncover why this happens and how we can mobilize our community members to make their voices count in every election cycle.

 The first canvass is Saturday, May 4, 2025 and more cavasses will be scheduled.

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Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 3;00 pm
Location: Gathering place Union Park, 1501 Randolph ST, Chicago
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Indivisible Chicago stands in solidarity with all immigrant communities and in defense of immigration rights.

We are proud to join the Consejo de Resistencia en Defensa del Inmigrante on May Day 2025, International Workers' Day! We will meet up with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda at Union Park to rally and march together in opposition to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Trump Administration’s catastrophic attacks on our nation and the world. 

(Gathering location at Union Park TBD and we will update you closer to the date. The plan is to march to Grant Park.)

Noteworthy environmental news from the past week:

•  Trumps cuts make it harder to protect public as NIH curtails funding of research on climate change’s health effects.

• EPA speeds up West Lake Landfill cleanup timeline after Zeldin visit.

• Federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration last Tuesday to take “immediate steps” to reinstate already awarded IRA funding.

You can find information on the environment, immigration, healthcare and more in the ILS Weekly Update newsletter archived here.

You will receive a newsletter in your mailbox every Monday when you join ILS.

With new scandals erupting every day, it’s hard to remember all of the old scandals. But, it’s been a month since Signalgate 1 and Pete Hegseth still has not faced any repercussions for sharing classified information on a commercial (not secured) text messaging app. 

In Signalgate 2, the New York Times reports that he also shared the classified information with a second group of 13 people on the same day that included his wife, two brothers and other members of his personal and professional circles.

Contact your representatives and urge them to keep advocating for Pete Hegseth’s resignation.

Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or email him here

Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or email her here 

Contact Mike Quigley at 773-267-5926 or email him here

Yes, Senator Van Hollen was able to meet in person with Mr. Garcia, but the story hasn’t ended yet.

 Four US Congressional Representatives are currently (as of April 21) in El Salvador seeking the release of Mr Abrego Garcia and to learn the status others who were sent without due process to the notorious CECOT facility.  

Please continue to write/or call your representatives on Mr. Garcia behalf as well as on behalf of hundreds of the other persons illegally imprisoned in El Salvador. 

Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here

Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here

We are facing a constitutional crisis. On April 10th, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a Salvadoran man who was in the U.S. legally but was secretly and illegally deported to El Salvador over what officials now admit was an “administrative error.”

Instead of complying with the court’s ruling, the administration has defied it. White House officials are claiming it’s “up to El Salvador” whether he returns—ignoring the Supreme Court’s direct order.

Kilmar is now imprisoned in a notorious Salvadoran prison. The refusal to follow this ruling signals something terrifying: if the federal government can forcibly remove someone from the U.S., even after a Supreme Court ruling, no one is safe. This is about more than one case—it’s about the collapse of due process and constitutional checks on power. If left unchecked, it means the federal government could disappear anyone—citizen or not—without recourse.

We need members of Congress to speak out, loudly and clearly. This is not a partisan issue—it’s a matter of law, human rights, and democracy.

Use this form to email your members of Congress.

Follow up with a phone call:

• Find your representative

• Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here

• Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here

The Hands Off message was both broad and simple: we told the Trump administration to keep their hands off the people, programs, places, planet, rights, and freedoms that we hold dear, and we call on our elected leaders and everyday people to act.

Use Your Voice and Your Vote

Over 100 people packed the town hall with US Congressman Mike Quigley Thursday night.  Just as he is using his voice and his vote to oppose the Trump regime, he urged the audience to do the same. 

 Our actions are having an effect both on encouraging our elected officials to resist; and, on bolstering the efforts of people who are already resisting. 

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Stream You Tube

Good news! For those of you who were not able to register in time, the Townhall will be streamed live on Mike Quigley’s You Tube channel.

From the ACLU:

A BBC report claims that while there are many factors involved, it takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in peaceful protests to make serious political change. 

Date: March 25, 2025
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Atlantic Bar & Grill, 5062 N Lincoln
Register➜

We have new members join almost every day so let's all get together to get to know each other. Of course, we'll talk politics! We'll also plot and plan for future actions, maybe even get crafty with some protest signs and postcards.

Whether we agree with their positions or don’t agree, our representatives need to hear from us.

Be sure to tell Senator Duckworth and Congressman Mike Quigley that you appreciate their no vote on the CR.    

Unfortunately, Senato Durbin voted with 10 other Democrats to approve the CR. 

You probably know that balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Courtis at risk. This election pits Susan Crawford, a current Wisconsin circuit court judge endorsed by all current liberal judges on the court, against Brad Shimel, a Musk-backed Republican who is currently a sitting judge. If Crawford wins, liberals will lock in their majority for at least three more years. We helped elect Janet Protasiewicz and let’s do the same for Susan Crawford.

Sign up for Wisconsin Wednesday Phonebank and/or Saturday Canvassing in Milwaukee.

Both our Senators are non-committal and need to hear from us before the vote. The phone numbers for their Washington offices are below. If you cannot get through, please send a fax, either directly, if you can, or by using the link to the free fax service below. Sending an email is also possible using the links below:

Call:

Durbin: (202) 224-2152
Duckworth: (202) 224-2854

Fax:
Durbin: (202) 228-0400
Duckworth: (202) 228-0618
Free fax: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

Email:
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/connect/email-tammy

Don't Cut Medicaid ! Phone Banking to IL-12

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Virtual, call from anywhere
Register here

Medicaid is at serious risk in the GOP budget plan. If you want to fight to save it - join the Indivisible phone bank with our HealthCare Working Group. We helped defeat the overturning of ACA by phone banking constituents to call their elected representatives. 

Date: April 3, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: Waters Elementary School, 4540 N Campbell Ave., Chicago

Register here

Join us for a town hall meeting with Congressman Mike Quigley to hear about what is happening in DC, what he and other Dems are doing to stop the Trump/Project 2025 agenda and what we can do as well.

Date: March 15, 2025
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside AVE., Chicago
Register here

Let’s prove Tom Homan correct about Chicagoans being “too educated” about immigrant rights and join ILS as we canvass businesses in the 47th ward.  We will make sure they know what to do if ICE comes knocking. 

We'll share materials to help guide their response in case ICE arrives at their workplace, and that they can share with their employees.