Illinois Public Interest Research Group

Illinois Public Interest Research Group (Illinois PIRG) is a non-profit organization that is part of the state PIRG organizations.

It works on a variety of political activities, including childhood obesity, reducing the interest on student loans, and closing tax loopholes.

[1][2] In the United States, Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing, direct advocacy, investigative journalism, and litigation to affect public policy.

[3] Illinois PIRG was founded in 1987, and has offices in Chicago, Springfield, IL, and a national lobbying office in Washington, D.C. called US PIRG.

The PIRG model was proposed in the book Action for a Change by Ralph Nader and Donald Ross.