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Advocacy Update: Protecting Illinois Solar For All
Update June 4, 2018: The Illinois Solar for All Fund was protected from sweeps and fully funded in the passage of the budget! The...
Jun 4, 2018
Advocacy Day 2018
Over 300 people spoke out for environmental justice at our annual Advocacy Day at the Illinois State Capitol last Thursday, April 26th!...
May 1, 2018
Investing in the Community: Non-Profit Green Lending Program at Just Christ Ministries
Pastor Anthony Wright and members of Just Christ Ministries in Chicago are proud to be the first recipients of a loan through the...
Feb 26, 2018
Love All Around: Celebrating the New North & West Suburbs Office
View more photos from the event on our Facebook page Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came out for the North & West...
Feb 16, 2018
Treasurer Frerichs to Announce First Green Lending Program Loan Recipient
Media Advisory Treasurer Frerichs to Announce First Green Lending Program Loan Recipient CHICAGO - Illinois State Treasurer Michael...
Feb 2, 2018
The Power of a Green Team: Reflections from New Deliverance Church
My name is Cheri Wilson Chappelle, and I am a Green Team leader at New Deliverance Church in Chicago. I am honored to share what Faith in...
Dec 29, 2017
The Journey “LEEDing” to Solar Panels
As the Campus Ministry affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), the McKinley Foundation seeks to empower students at the University...
Jun 23, 2017
Strengthening Local Action After the Paris Agreement
People of faith are deeply disappointed that the presidential administration is rejecting the Paris Agreement. Signed by 195 countries in...
Jun 1, 2017
You Can Protect Climate Action in Illinois!
It’s no secret that climate action is under attack in Washington. Just today, President Trump is rolling back the Clean Power Plan, a key...
Mar 28, 2017
Victory! A Critical Step in Growing the Green Economy for All
Yesterday, (December 1, 2016) the Illinois General Assembly passed historic energy legislation. Throughout these past years, people of...
Dec 2, 2016
Faith Leaders Urge Full Speed Ahead Towards Clean Energy Transformation
Earlier this month, one of the nation’s oldest African American churches passed an historic resolution. More than 30,000 clergy and other...
Aug 3, 2016
Healing Illinois' Energy Legislation
Pastor Booker Vance, Policy Director for Faith in Place, shares his reflections on the end of the 2016 Illinois legislative session in...
Jun 3, 2016
First Presbyterian Church of Urbana Signs Paris Pledge
At First Presbyterian of Urbana, members are keenly aware of the profound moral imperative for taking action on climate change. There is...
Feb 1, 2016
IL's Community Leaders Deliver 35,000 Petitions to Support Clean Power Plan
On Thursday, November 12, Faith in Place staff and volunteers joined health, clean energy, environmental, and business leaders across the...
Nov 13, 2015
Faith in Place in the News
As people of faith who care for the Earth, we believe that we share a moral obligation to act on environmental issues. Many people joined...
Oct 6, 2015
Clean Power Plan Rule Finalized
With the finalization and release of the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, now is the time to take our leadership in Illinois to new levels....
Aug 3, 2015