VICTORY!

Front row, left to right: Bill Bianchi, ISPC; Dr. Claudia Fegan, PNHP & ISPC; Alderwoman Ruth Cruz, 30th Ward; Dr. Ameer Sharifzadeh, PNHP IL

Back row, left to right: Dr. Peter Gann, PNHP IL; Jason Liechty, Policy Director, 30th Ward; Jessica Fujan, National Nurses United; Brad Harwood, ISPC; Alderwoman Maria Hadden, 49th Ward; Dr. Joey Ballard, PNHP IL; Susan Hurley, ISPC.

On at the Wednesday March 18th Chicago City Council meeting, Lead Sponsor Alderwoman Ruth Cruz, 30th Ward, led the Council’s adoption of the Medicare for All Resolution introduced by ISPC.

Big thanks go to 30th Ward Alderwoman Ruth Cruz, and our partners: Public Citizen, Illinois PNHP, National Nurses United, Chicago DSA, Alliance for Community Services and many, many more!

CBS News coverage of the passage of the Chicago Medicare for All Resolution on Wednesday march 18th!

aldermanic sponsors

Lead Sponsor: Ruth Cruz, 30th Ward

Angela Clay, 46th Ward

Jesse Fuentes, 26th Ward

Maria Hadden, 49th Ward

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th Ward

Matt Martin, 47th Ward

Daniel LaSpata, 1st Ward

Anthony Quezada, 35th Ward

Julia Ramirez, 12th Ward

Lamont Robinson, 4th Ward,

Michael Rodriguez, 22nd Ward

Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd Ward

Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward

Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward

Desmon Yancy, 5th Ward

Organizational Endorsements for the Chicago Medicare for All Resolution:

Alliance for Community Services
Health Care Taskforce of the People's Lobby
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
National Nurses United
People's Response Network
PNHP-IL

Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) - Alliance for Community Services - Alternatives Youth - American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 - Asian American Midwest Progressives - Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago - Care Not COVID Chicagoland - Chicago for Abortion Rights - Chicago DSA - Chicago Jobs with Justice - Chicago National Organization for Women - Chicago Socialist Alternative - Citizen Action Illinois - Equity and Action (EAT) - Erie Neighborhood House - Good Kids Mad City - Healthcare NOW - Indivisible Chicago Alliance - Indivisible HealthCare Working Group - Jane Addams Senior Caucus - Labor Campaign for Single Payer - National Nurses United - Northwestern University Graduate Workers (NUGW) Union - UE Local 1122 - ONE People’s Campaign - People’s Lobby, Health Care Initiative - People’s Response Network - Illinois Physicians for a National Health Plan - Radical Public Health - Soap Box Productions - Students for a National Health Program UIC Chicago Chapter - Sunrise Movement Chicago -

Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) - Alliance for Community Services - Alternatives Youth - American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 - Asian American Midwest Progressives - Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago - Care Not COVID Chicagoland - Chicago for Abortion Rights - Chicago DSA - Chicago Jobs with Justice - Chicago National Organization for Women - Chicago Socialist Alternative - Citizen Action Illinois - Equity and Action (EAT) - Erie Neighborhood House - Good Kids Mad City - Healthcare NOW - Indivisible Chicago Alliance - Indivisible HealthCare Working Group - Jane Addams Senior Caucus - Labor Campaign for Single Payer - National Nurses United - Northwestern University Graduate Workers (NUGW) Union - UE Local 1122 - ONE People’s Campaign - People’s Lobby, Health Care Initiative - People’s Response Network - Illinois Physicians for a National Health Plan - Radical Public Health - Soap Box Productions - Students for a National Health Program UIC Chicago Chapter - Sunrise Movement Chicago -