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Four young adults, three women and one man, are standing together inside a grand, elegant hall with high arched ceilings and decorative moldings. They are smiling and posing for a photo. The ceiling is decorated with hanging metallic streamers or ribbons, and the background features a white balustrade with decorative urns. The photo was taken on July 19, 2026.

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📢CALLING ALL COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS ‼️

Our 2026-2027 Exective Board Applications are LIVE!

All applicants must be a member of an existing College Democrats chapter, but if your school doesn’t have one yet, do not fear! If you’re

CDIL Convention Recap 🫏💙

Thank you for our amazing speakers, @crokeforillinois , @cmitchellforlg , @demiforillinois , @kinacollinsil , and @fordforthe7th for joining us for our first in-person convention since 2020!

We’re also so thankful

Thank you to @kinacollinsil for being an amazing panelist at our convention!🩵
Incase you missed it you can find our Youth in Organizing Panel in our reels tab!

We are very excited to announce our next speaker, @fordforthe7th ! 💙🩵

🔗Link to register for our convention is in the bio

Get ready Illinois, we have more speakers coming your way! We are so excited to have @demiforillinois speaking at our convention! 🩵💙

🔗 to register is in our bio!

We are so excited to introduce our final Statewide Convention Speaker, Chair Hernandez! 💙🩵

Link to register for this weekend in the bio!

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT SPEAKER… MARGARET CROKE FOR COMPTROLLER! 💙

Welcoming Christian Mitchell as one our guest speakers for the Illinois Statewide Convention!

Keep posted for more convention announcements to come!

Check out our Illinois College Democrats delegates and friends at the @collegedems nations convention!💙🫏

📢 ILLINOIS COLLEGE DEMOCRATS, JOIN US THIS JULY 25TH AT OUR STATEWIDE CONVENTION! 💙

📅 July 25th, 9:30AM
📍Democratic Party of Oak Park
🔗 Link to RSVP in bio!

ILLINOIS COLLEGE DEMOCRATS, RUN FOR CDIL! 📢 Candidate Statement Form is live in the link in our bio 🫏💙

THIS JULY 25th 9:30AM-4PM, JOIN COLLEGE DEMS OF ILLINOIS FOR OUR LONG-AWAITED 2026 STATEWIDE CONVENTION! ‼️💙🫏

📍Location: Democratic Party of Oak Park

Agenda:
9:30-10:30am Breakfast & Registration
10:30-11:10am Opening Remarks & key spea

Today we remember those who gave their lives in service of this country

Meet the CDIL Exec Directors who joined us in late 2025/ early 2026🙌 they make our board complete🫶

Looking to take an extra step to support a bill this spring legislative session? Here is a step by step tutorial on how to file a witness slip! 🫰

Meet 4th Congressional District Candidates on March 14th from 2pm-5pm! This event is open to all students and is open to the public. Register through the QR code or through the link below!
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/916425/

🎙️DEMS DISPATCH 📸 Meet Matt Lesniak, Secretary of the Illini Democrats!

🗞️Our next Dem Dispatch is Frank Herman! He is an incoming junior who is interning with Nikki Budzinski this summer! 💙

The Illini Democrats are wishing you a meaningful Juneteenth! ❤️ We honor the resilience of Black Americans throughout American history.

Introducing our first Dem Dispatch… @riya.nathnow! 💙🫏

Yesterday, the Republican-led Congress voted to pass the “Secure America Act”, which funnels taxpayer money into a $70 BILLION DOLLAR fund for ICE and CBP until the end of Trump’s term. Mike Bost (IL-12), Mary Miller (IL-15), and Da

thank you for your attention to this matter.

Today, we honor the soldiers who have given their life for the freedoms our nation is built upon.

WELCOME YOUR 2026-2027 ILLINI DEMOCRATS EXECUTIVE BOARD! 🇺🇸🔥‼️

ILLINI DEMOCRATS ELECTION DAY COMMENCES AT 6PM IN ROOM 432 OF THE ARMORY. SHOW UP, MEET YOUR CANDIDATES, AND VOTE! 🇺🇸💙‼️🗳️

JOIN US TONIGHT IN RM 432 OF THE ARMORY TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH @secsuiuc 💙‼️🌱 We will be painting pots to celebrate earth and sustainability!!

#democrats #illinois #earthday #sustainability

JOIN US APRIL 26 FOR OUR MINI GOLF FUNDRAISER THIS SUNDAY 1-3PM!⛳️🏌️
Support Illini Dems to get more opportunities for students to get involved!! 🫏🇺🇸💙

Link in bio!
$20 for students, $50 for community member, and more tiers to choose from! 💙

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💙THIS TUESDAY AT 6PM IN ROOM 432 OF THE ARMORY ILLINI DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE A CAREER PANEL FEATURING ALUMNI DEMS! 💙‼️SHOW UP AND GET READY TO NETWORK ‼️

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‼️🚨THIS TUESDAY AT 6PM JOIN US FOR ILLINI DEMS JEOPARDY! 📍ARMORY ROOM 432 🐓🍗 WINGS WILL BE PROVIDED 🍗‼️🔥

🚨‼️TODAY IN ARMORY ROOM 432 6-7PM 🚨‼️
Debbie Halvorson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 11th congressional district from 2009 to 2011 after more than a decade in

WOKE BANCE RECAP!! Thank you to everyone involved planning this! 💙🤠

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