Outlet profile

Let's Address Illinois

U.S. left / progressive

Owned byIndependent Substack newsletter, part of the "Let's Address This" network founded by human rights lawyer and Democratic activist Qasim Rashid; the Illinois edition is run by state director Dylan Blaha

FundingReader-supported subscriptions via Substack; no paywall, no billionaire or corporate ownership

On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

Let's Address Illinois launched in April 2026 as the Illinois chapter of 'Let's Address This,' a national newsletter and media project founded by Qasim Rashid, a human rights lawyer, author, and former Democratic candidate for the Virginia State Senate. Dylan Blaha joined as the outlet's state director to lead day-to-day coverage. The publication positions itself explicitly as a leftist, pro-human-rights and civil-rights alternative to what it describes as corporate media, focusing on immigration enforcement, voting rights, state legislative fights, and social justice issues in Illinois. It operates entirely on Substack, remains free to readers with no paywall, and is funded through voluntary reader subscriptions rather than advertising, a corporate parent, or a single wealthy backer. As a young, small-scale outlet, it has not yet built up a long editorial track record or faced major public controversies, but its stated mission and framing make its progressive, anti-Trump orientation explicit rather than implicit.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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