Chicago Civic Update | Chris Butler | Substack

With voter turnout lower than expected, Chicagoans need to find ways to increase democratic participation.

Mar 10

Chicago's third-ever runoff election could be its last if voters push for electoral reforms that would make the costly and time-consuming second round election obsolete.

Mar 3

As the mayoral election exposes racial tension in Chicago's electorate, the church must unify. Meanwhile, advocates for the city's unhoused people call for renewed efforts to address homelessness.

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Mar 16

Civic engagement doesn't end on Election Day Watch now (62 min) | The Civic Update lays out a post-election agenda for Chicago, and asks why the Faith & Politics Forum stands alone in raising an important political issue.

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Feb 24

Join And Campaign Chicago and Chicago Partnership at Progressive Baptist for mayoral forum this Sunday.

Feb 17

As another bruising “non-partisan” electoral campaign heads into the final stretch in Chicago, a group of independent activists meet to chart a new…

Feb 10

As abortion pills become easier to find at your local pharmacy, our most vulnerable communities will find food harder to come by at your local grocery…

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Feb 3

Good faith people on all sides of the gun debate want to reduce violence. Let's be conscientious objectors to the culture war, and find ways to work…

Jan 27

Ten takeaways from Thursday's debate and a deeper look at a poll released this weekend

Jan 22

Pastor Chris Butler: "Mayor Lori Lightfoot is in big trouble"Watch now (12 min) | After the League of Women Voters mayoral race debate, Chicago's incumbent mayor has a lot of work to do to convince voters she…

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Jan 20

Has America no sons or daughters?Watch now (10 min) | This Martin Luther King Day, we remember a true son of America, and aspire to meet our own moment in history.

Jan 16

Our two major parties won't embrace a consistent ethic of life until and unless the pro-life movement forces their hands by leaving them behind in…

Jan 13

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