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2023 Midyear Report

Illinois 2025 Budget Statement

Feb 28

Illinois 2025 Budget Statement

$150 Million Victory for the Child Tax Credit!

May 29, 2024

$150 Million Victory for the Child Tax Credit!

Statement from the Workers Center for Racial Justice on the Illinois Governor Pritzker's State of the State and Budget Address

Feb 27, 2024

Statement from the Workers Center for Racial Justice on the Illinois Governor Pritzker's State of the State and Budget Address

WCRJ Celebrates Passage of OFW Bill to Eliminate the Sub-minimum Wage for Chicago’s Tipped Workers!

Oct 16, 2023

WCRJ Celebrates Passage of OFW Bill to Eliminate the Sub-minimum Wage for Chicago’s Tipped Workers!

No rights which the White man is bound to respect

Jun 27, 2022

No rights which the White man is bound to respect

WCRJ Legislative Session Recap

Apr 20, 2022

WCRJ Legislative Session Recap

Celebrating a Decade of Power

Feb 9, 2022

Celebrating a Decade of Power

Grassroots power secures House passage of the Build Back Better Plan

Nov 19, 2021

Grassroots power secures House passage of the Build Back Better Plan

WCRJ Introduces Bill to Abolish Racially Targeted Sentencing Enhancements

Aug 1, 2021

WCRJ Introduces Bill to Abolish Racially Targeted Sentencing Enhancements

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

Feb 19, 2021

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

WCRJ Executive Director Testifies in IL House Judiciary Committee Hearing

Jan 20, 2021

WCRJ Executive Director Testifies in IL House Judiciary Committee Hearing

WCRJ Celebrates Key Victories in the Passage of ILBC's Criminal Justice Omnibus Bill

Jan 13, 2021

WCRJ Celebrates Key Victories in the Passage of ILBC's Criminal Justice Omnibus Bill

WCRJ Endorses ILBC’s Omnibus Bill to End Systems of Police Impunity

Jan 8, 2021

WCRJ Endorses ILBC’s Omnibus Bill to End Systems of Police Impunity

Demanding a City Budget that Reflects our Values

Nov 10, 2020

Demanding a City Budget that Reflects our Values

Our Fight to End Systems of Police Impunity

Oct 21, 2020

Our Fight to End Systems of Police Impunity

Mobilizing for a Fair Tax System in Illinois

Oct 15, 2020

Mobilizing for a Fair Tax System in Illinois

WCRJ Advances Policy Demands for Veto Session

Oct 1, 2020

WCRJ Advances Policy Demands for Veto Session

WCRJ Releases New Black Voter Polling Report

Sep 9, 2020

WCRJ Releases New Black Voter Polling Report

Tell Congress: Childcare is Essential

Aug 14, 2020

Tell Congress: Childcare is Essential

This is What Grassroots Power Looks Like...

Aug 14, 2020

This is What Grassroots Power Looks Like...

WCRJ Releases Agenda to End Systems of Anti-Black Policing

Jun 21, 2020

WCRJ Releases Agenda to End Systems of Anti-Black Policing

Celebrating a Hard Fought Win for Workers Rights

Jun 21, 2020

Celebrating a Hard Fought Win for Workers Rights

WCRJ Hosts Black Resilience Roundtable

Jun 21, 2020

WCRJ Hosts Black Resilience Roundtable

WCRJ Releases Racial Justice Agenda for COVID-19

Apr 18, 2020

WCRJ Releases Racial Justice Agenda for COVID-19

Continuing the Fight for Liberation Amidst a Global Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020

Continuing the Fight for Liberation Amidst a Global Pandemic

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

Feb 20, 2020

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

Tell Illinois Lawmakers to Oppose Child Detention

Oct 24, 2019

Tell Illinois Lawmakers to Oppose Child Detention

Want Police Reform? Don't Look to City Government, Demand Direct Democracy.

Sep 5, 2019

Want Police Reform? Don't Look to City Government, Demand Direct Democracy.

WCRJ Launches #SafetyIs Campaign to Shift the Narrative on Public Safety

Jul 28, 2019

WCRJ Launches #SafetyIs Campaign to Shift the Narrative on Public Safety

Mayor Lightfoot's Troubling New Rhetoric on Law Enforcement

Jul 11, 2019

Mayor Lightfoot's Troubling New Rhetoric on Law Enforcement

Up in Smoke: The Broken Promise of Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Policy

Jun 4, 2019

Up in Smoke: The Broken Promise of Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Policy

No Justice. No Weed

May 17, 2019

No Justice. No Weed

Stand With Black Workers

May 5, 2019

Stand With Black Workers

Protect Collective Bargaining Rights for All Illinois Workers

Apr 25, 2019

Protect Collective Bargaining Rights for All Illinois Workers

Join WCRJ as We Stand With Kim Foxx

Apr 15, 2019

Join WCRJ as We Stand With Kim Foxx

Take Action to Abolish Electronic Monitoring of Formerly Incarcerated Illinoisans

Apr 10, 2019

Take Action to Abolish Electronic Monitoring of Formerly Incarcerated Illinoisans

Join the Fight to Reform Illinois' Draconian Theft Laws

Apr 5, 2019

Join the Fight to Reform Illinois' Draconian Theft Laws

Protect Illinois Workers Against Racial Discrimination

Mar 29, 2019

Protect Illinois Workers Against Racial Discrimination

Protect Ballot Access for Illinoisans Held in Pretrial Detention

Mar 27, 2019

Protect Ballot Access for Illinoisans Held in Pretrial Detention

Take 20 Seconds to Ensure Access to Healthcare in Prisons

Mar 3, 2019

Take 20 Seconds to Ensure Access to Healthcare in Prisons

We've Just Launched the Racial Justice Online Policy Action Center

Mar 1, 2019

We've Just Launched the Racial Justice Online Policy Action Center

Take Action to End Illinois' Prison "Pay-to-Stay" Law

Feb 21, 2019

Take Action to End Illinois' Prison "Pay-to-Stay" Law

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

Feb 21, 2019

WCRJ Introduces SAFER Communities Act

Justice for Laquan

Jan 18, 2019

Justice for Laquan

Justice for Laquan Begins Today

Oct 18, 2018

Justice for Laquan Begins Today

Action Alert: Don't Let Congress Take Food Off Our Tables!

Aug 30, 2018

Action Alert: Don't Let Congress Take Food Off Our Tables!

WCRJ Hosts State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Mayoral Candidates at Forum for Safety & Liberation

Aug 10, 2018

WCRJ Hosts State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Mayoral Candidates at Forum for Safety & Liberation

ACTION ALERT: Demand Equal Pay for Black Workers!

Jun 21, 2018

ACTION ALERT: Demand Equal Pay for Black Workers!

URGENT: We Need Your Help to Stop These Toxic Bills!

Jun 14, 2018

URGENT: We Need Your Help to Stop These Toxic Bills!

Demand Economic Opportunity for All Illinois Families

May 31, 2018

Demand Economic Opportunity for All Illinois Families

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