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These are petitions for bills aldermen have already proposed. Signing one shows support from residents of the area. We give the signatures to the committee reviewing the bill, along with a public comment from Rooted Forward.
No account. About a minute.
Protecting Renters Ordinance · O2026-0026554
Landlords would need a real reason to evict you or refuse to renew your lease.
Mayor Brandon Johnson brought it straight to the Committee on Housing and Real Estate in June 2026. The committee has not voted. A full City Council vote is expected in the fall.
Hazel M. Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance · O2025-0016697
Before the city approves another polluting plant, it would have to count the pollution the neighborhood already carries.
Introduced in April 2025 and sent to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards in September 2025. It has been sitting there ever since with no vote scheduled.
A comment goes into the public record and gets read by the people voting. These four guides are written for someone doing it for the first time.
What to say, how long it should be, and where to send it.
Register where you stand on a state bill. It takes two minutes.
For when someone applies to build something your block did not ask for.
Look up your ward and who represents it, by address.
Tell us about it. It can be a bill sitting in a committee, or a problem on your block that nobody has written a bill for yet. We read every one that comes in.
Or write to contact@rooted-forward.org