Kalen Luciano

At my core, I’m an organizer. I bring neighbors together to create a community everyone can thrive in. I’ve knocked doors for political candidates and worked for Illinois state lawmakers, so I know how our government works from the inside. I’ve organized for environmental justice, labor rights, and transit funding, so I know what Chicagoans want out of their city. Most recently, I co-founded Lakeview Urbanists where I’ve led organizing efforts for more homes, better transit, and safe streets. Through this work, we pushed the city to make Inner Lake Shore Drive safer for pedestrians and cyclists, fought against corporations tearing down housing to create more parking, and successfully advocated for hundreds of new homes in Lakeview to make rent and home prices more affordable by boosting our housing supply.