The People’s Lobby Education Institute is a 501(C)3 organization devoted to developing strong grassroots leaders that understand the root causes of injustice, build bases within their local communities, and take direct action to hold powerful decision makers accountable to putting people and the planet first.

We will join the Make Polluters Pay campaign to pass legislation to hold corporations financially accountable for environmental damage they cause. We will continue to fight back against private insurance companies and win people the health care they need and deserve. We will continue to work toward a just Illinois by defending the Pretrial Fairness Act, ensuring that the FAIR act is vigorously implemented, and monitoring the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office to ensure they prosecute with an even hand. We will continue to work with union partners to win collective bargaining rights and a living wage for rideshare drivers.

Helped pass a bill to increase access to mental and behavioral health and address Illinois’s shortage of therapists. Served as key part of coalition that won $1.5 billion to protect, expand, and improve public transportation in Illinois. Passed legislation to fix Illinois’s underfunded public defense system and won funding to expand essential services for people awaiting trial. Fought back against attacks on immigrants by campaigning to get AT&T to drop contracts with ICE and DHS. Won a path toward unionization for rideshare drivers in IL.