Illinois PIRG Email Format
Political OrganizationsIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Illinois PIRG is a small nonprofit in the political organizations sector, based in Chicago, Illinois. It pursues concrete outcomes for residents' health and well-being by coordinating a statewide network of researchers, advocates, organizers, and students. The organization focuses on issues such as public health, consumer protection, transportation, healthcare, democracy, and government transparency to counterbalance powerful interests. Across Illinois, the group conducts issue-driven advocacy and campaigns intended to deliver tangible public benefits. In 2020 it launched a statewide accountability effort, beginning with a report examining profits and promises. In April 2021 it filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission calling for action, developed with allies iFixit and Repair.org.