On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Satnaam Mago for IL state senate in the 33rd district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America member, Satnaam Mago in the 33rd district.

Satnaam isn’t taking any corporate money because it ends up being a bribe. We must keep our communities safe from ICE, make sure all community colleges offer more vocational training as well as 4 year degrees with increased course offerings to lower tuition across the board, and our state pension plan is invested in Illinois rather than Israeli bonds.

On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Junaid Ahmed for the IL-08 congressional district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

Junaid Ahmed is a husband, father of two, DePaul graduate, immigrant, and proud Illinoisian who has given back to his community throughout his life. During the pandemic, he founded the non-profit Chi-Care to deliver hot meals and supplies to our unhoused neighbors. Junaid Ahmed is a democratic socialist and when elected, he will fight against the current, crumbling system which enriches the top 1% at the cost of the working class. Junaid is committed to bringing down the cost of healthcare and work towards universal healthcare, to a comprehensive arms embargo of Israel, and to defending immigrant and queer communities from the Trump regime.

On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Ben McAdams for IL state senate in the 24th district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America member, Ben McAdams in the 24th district.

Ben is a lifelong resident of Illinois and the Chicagoland area. Growing up in Lombard, Ben attended College of DuPage before transferring to Elmhurst University (then college) where he double majored in Finance and Economics. While in college Ben became involved with local activism and went on to become a community organizer after graduation. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ben began law school at DePaul University’s College of Law. In law school he focused his studies on Public Interest Law, becoming a member of the school’s Society for Asylum and Immigration Law (SAIL), and earning an award for the highest grade in his Civil Rights Law class. While at DePaul Ben worked for several legal non-profit organizations including the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Citizen Advocacy Center.

Ben believes in creating an Illinois where all residents can afford the basic necessities of life, such as healthcare and housing, without feeling economic anxiety. He believes in creating communities where everyone can live safe and fulfilling lives regardless of where they were born or where they come from.

Last week, members of the West Suburban Illinois DSA voted to endorse Joey Ruzevich for IL-06. We believe he will fight for the changes the working class desperately need like universal healthcare, a living wage, immigration reform, and an end to genocide and war.

Join the Democratic Socialists of America today to fight for the representation the working class needs. We have the world to win.

This weekend, Illinois legislators failed to pass reform or funding for Chicagoland public transit. Our critical transit infrastructure is a key part of what makes Chicago great, but it has too-long been hamstrung by fragmentation, inequitable coverage, party politics, farebox funding, and Springfield’s inattention. Optimistic transit activists saw the approaching fiscal cliff as an opportunity for both funding and reform. We are disappointed to see that the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) has elected to drive off the cliff full-speed with neither.

A flawed bill was passed by the Illinois Senate at the last minute. This “Northern Illinois Transit Authority” (NITA) bill would have renamed and empowered the Regional Transit Authority (RTA), established unified fares, established both a transit police force and transit ambassador program, and filled the fiscal gap partially through a $1.50 tax on food and package deliveries. The House never voted on the NITA bill.

NITA does not provide for the systemic overhaul needed to fix Illinois transit for good. Nor is policing and incarceration the key to safety. Nor is a delivery tax the progressive funding mechanism Illinois needs (this session, congressional moderates rejected progressive funding solutions like a digital advertisement tax). However, the alternative – transit service cuts and layoffs – is disastrous for the working class.

Shame on the ILGA for failing to prioritize working-class transportation needs, progressive funding, and our shared planet.