The legislation is in place for the people of Illinois need to say YES to Fair Tax. 

A huge victory for over one million people in Cook County who will be protected by the Just Housing Amendment

Students are suffering because we are consistently placed in over-sized classrooms, where our teachers are overworked and underpaid.

CRS is in solidarity with the 23,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union and the 7,000 members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 in their efforts to improve the teaching and learning conditions of our schools.

Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Pastor of Ravenswood United Church of Christ, prepares for the CPS strike.

We passed the Just Housing Amendment in Cook County, now your action is needed to protect the spirit of the Amendment.

In the hidden crevices of the city and deeply embedded in the shadows of Chicago's remarkable skyline, there is an unforgivable narrative.

During the most productive session in a generation, legislators balanced the state budget and passed the largest capital program in Illinois history: legalizing adult cannabis, establishing the Reproductive Health Act, expanding gambling and legalizing sports betting. CRS is excited to share two significant victories.

These new rates will go into effect if voters approve the constitutional amendment on the fall 2020 ballot.

Way to go!  Yesterday, May 27, the Illinois House passed the constitutional amendment for the Fair Tax!!! The Senate passed it on May 1 .

After immeasurable hours spent planning, preparing, and organizing around the Just Housing Amendment, our efforts culminated in one day, April 24, 2019, when a crucial vote was to be made regarding its passing into law.

In 1939, sculptor Augusta Savage received a commission from the New York World’s Fair to create a piece she titled "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Viewing the statue, you cannot help but be awestruck by the incredible creativity, sheer effort, and numerous challenges Savage overcame to create this art piece. I offer for consideration that the very charge to "lift every voice and sing" is rife with those very same notions.

Today Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act as one of his first official acts in office! After years of tireless advocacy, the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 337 (PA 100-1178) on May 30, 2018 with bipartisan support. Many lives will be saved by this legislation.

Support bail reform in Cook County! Learn more about money bail and sign a petition to support bond reform in Cook County.

Freedom is based on wealth — 90% of people detained in Cook County Jail are there pretrial, meaning they haven’t been convicted of any crimes.

President Donald Trump's administration has enacted an immoral immigration policy of separating parents and children at the U.S. border, and routinely denying asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence.

This was a good year for CRS’ platform for restoring opportunities and building a just economy for safe communities. The General Assembly passed several of our priority bills.

Our work to stop illegal guns from entering our communities continues in a new effort, SB 337 SA 3, the Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking Act.

After years of trying to license gun dealers in Illinois, the House finally passed SB 1657.

We asked the candidates about issues that are most important to our communities and align with CRS’ 2018 Platform for Renewal.