If you were one of the nearly 400 people that Tenth Dems packed into the Deerfield Hyatt on Saturday, February 26 for a congressional candidates’ debate, or in case you missed it, you can hear the entire discussion on a Podcast provided by WCPT’s Dick Kay, who moderated the debate. The event featured the 10th Congressional District’s four Democratic [...]
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Moraine Township Van Service Gets $5,000 Increase in Healthcare Foundation Grant
February 7, 2012 – 3:11 pm
The Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park has awarded Moraine Township a $40,000 grant — $5,000 more than the current year’s funding — to support the Township’s Door-to-Door paratransit van service for the fiscal year beginning April 1. The Foundation has underwritten rides to medical appointments for older, low-income, and disabled residents almost since the inception of the [...]
Voter Registration Training
December 6, 2011 – 8:10 am
The greatest gift this country can offer its citizens is the right to vote. And registering fellow citizens so that they are able to exercise that right is a dynamic way to participate in the political process. Tenth Dems is organizing training sessions for residents of Lake and Cook counties. If you are interested in training [...]
A Comprehensive Look at Robert Dold’s Record
November 15, 2011 – 8:23 am
Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) had a chance to prove us wrong. He had a chance to demonstrate independence, moderation, and compassion. Instead, it’s as if he’s gone out of his way to prove how out of step he is with the voters in the 10th Congressional District of Illinois. Dold has been in office nearly a [...]
Our Local Democrats in Action: Volunteer for Moraine Township Latino Advisory Committee
September 19, 2011 – 3:53 pm
Moraine Township seeks members of the public to serve on its Citizen Latino Advisory Committee. Advisors are the “eyes and ears” of the Township on matters of concern to the local Latino community, bringing to the Board’s attention gaps in information or services that might be improved through Township intervention. Qualifications include being knowledgeable about our local [...]
Grassroots Prevail in Wisconsin
September 3, 2011 – 4:47 am
Democrats can take a great deal of pride in the results of this summer’s Wisconsin recall elections. All three threatened Democratic state legislators turned back Republican recall efforts while Democrats unseated two Republican senators. Predictably, Illinois’ Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk tried to spin this Democratic triumph as a defeat, commenting at an August 10 [...]