How are Illinois representatives in Congress doing?
Citizens for Global Solutions publishes the Congressional Report Card allowing you to see how your Senators and Representatives voted on legislation that affects the United Nations, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the global environment, global health, and other international issues and institutions.
| Senate Ratings Key Issues | |||||||||||
| Senator | Grade | S 1 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| Richard J. Durbin (D) | A+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Barack Obama (D) | A | + | + | + | + | + | A | A | + | A | A |
| House of Representatives Ratings Key Issues | ||||||||||||
| Representative | District | Grade | H 1 | H 2 | H 3 | H 4 | H 5 | H 6 | H 7 | H 8 | H 9 | H 10 |
| Melissa L. Bean (D) | IL 08 | B+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + |
| Judy Biggert (R) | IL 13 | D | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Jerry F. Costello (D) | IL 12 | A | + | + | + | A | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Danny K. Davis (D) | IL 07 | B+ | A | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Rahm I. Emanuel (D) | IL 05 | A | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Luis V. Gutierrez (D) | IL 04 | A | + | + | + | A | + | + | + | + | A | + |
| Phil Hare (D) | IL 17 | A | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | + | + | + |
| Jesse L. Jackson (D) | IL 02 | A | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Timothy V. Johnson (R) | IL 15 | D+ | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | + |
| Mark Steven Kirk (R) | IL 10 | B- | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - |
| Ray LaHood (R) | IL 18 | C- | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - |
| Daniel Lipinski (D) | IL 03 | A- | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Donald A. Manzullo (R) | IL 16 | D- | - | - | A | A | - | + | - | - | - | - |
| Peter J. Roskam (R) | IL 06 | F | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | - | - | - |
| Bobby L. Rush (D) | IL 01 | A+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Janice D. Schakowsky (D) | IL 09 | A | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| John Shimkus (R) | IL 19 | D+ | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | - |
| Jerry Weller (R) | IL 11 | C- | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | - |
| + | – | Voted as a global solutions supporter |
| - | – | Voted against a global solutions position |
| S | – | Speaker of the House |
| A | – | Absent or did not vote |
| N | – | Not a Member of Congress at time of vote |
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9 May 2007 - Prof. David Cole on the Crisis of Civil Liberties in the Post 9-11 Era
Citizens for Global Solutions - Chicago, and the Society for International Affairs at DePaul University is sponsoring a program on 9 May 2007, featuring Professor David Cole from Georgetown Law School. Prof. Cole will be speaking on “The Crisis of Civil Liberties in the post-9/11 Era.”
Professor David Cole is one of the nation’s leading experts on terrorism, security, and civil liberties. He is the author of three award-winning books, the most recent of which is Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism (2003), which won the American Book Award and the Hefner First Amendment Prize.
Who: Prof. David Cole - Georgetown University Law Center
What: The Crisis of Civil Liberties in the Post 9-11 Era
When: 9 May 2007 - 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: DePaul University, Cortelyou Commons, 2324 North Fremont St., Chicago IL (off Fullerton Ave)
Who: The program is FREE and OPEN to the public.
Here are two of our fliers… please feel free to download for distribution!
Thank you very much for your support. If you have any further comments or inquiries, please feel free to email us at info@cgschicago.org! See you on May 9th!
CGS 2007 Flash Movie Finalists Announced - Vote for your favorite now!
The 3rd Annual Citizens for Global Solutions Flash Movie Contest has come to a conclusion regarding the 2007 finalists!
This year’s contest was a huge success - CGS received hundreds of submissions from all over the world, from all age groups and touching on all sorts of topics. Determining our top 16 finalists was very difficult! But here they are, in all of their deliciously global Flash glory. So, without further ado… drum roll please…
Go to http://globalsolutions.org/multimedia/flash07 to vote on your favorite flash movie!
Questions? Email flash@globalsolutions.org
Welcome to the CGS-Chicago!
Welcome to the website and blog for Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) in Chicago! CGS-Chicago is for anyone believing in broad-based multilateral solutions to address the problems facing the world.