Moraine and West Deerfield Candidates Mix and Mingle in Highland Park
Posted: February 2, 2012
Monday, February 13, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Isaac & Moishe Restaurant, 2014 1st St., Highland Park
(just north of McDonald’s)
At this free event, hosted by the Moraine and West Deerfield Township Democratic Organizations, Congressional, state, and county candidates in the March 20 Democratic primary will introduce themselves and then mingle with attendees.
All Democratic voters are welcome. Free parking, free appetizers and cash bar.
To RSVP or for more information and/or to volunteer, sign up online, call 847-433-8344, or send us an email. When you call or write, please include your contact information (name, address, phone, email).
Click here for a printable flyer!
Tenth for Obama/OFA Phone Bank in Highland Park
Posted:
President Barack Obama
Thursday, February 7, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Moraine Township Democratic Organization
442 Central Ave., Highland Park
(2nd floor, above Enaz)
Join Tenth for Obama/Obama for America (OFA) to make phone calls to Wisconsin. RSVP to Marilyn Halliday, 847-541-0823.
Candidate Program at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park
Posted:
Sunday, February 5, 10:00 – 11:30 am
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park
The public is invited to a special voter education program to meet the Democratic primary election candidates. There will be a short presentation by the candidates running for U.S. Congress in the 10th District: Vivek Bavda, Aloys Rutagwibira, Brad Schneider, Ilya Sheyman, and John Tree; for State Senate District 29, Julie Morrison and Milton J. Sumption; for State Representative, District 58, Scott Drury; for Clerk of the Lake County Circuit Court, Cynthia Pruim Haran; for Coroner, Thomas A. Rudd and Artis Yancey; for Recorder, Mary Ellen Vanderventer; for State’s Attorney, Chris Kennedy, Reginald C. Mathews, and Karen Boyd Williams. For more information, send an email to Michael Simkin, chair.
The Men’s Club, Sisterhood and synagogue do not endorse or support a candidate or a political party. A similar program is scheduled for Republican primary election candidates.
Phone Bank for John Tree in Lake Bluff
Posted: February 1, 2012
John Tree
Mondays – Thursdays, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Suite 101, 611 W. Rockland Rd., Lake Bluff
Volunteers are needed to make phone calls for John Tree, Democratic candidate for Congress, from now through the March 20 primary election in his campaign office. Call Stacy Raker, 847-231-2245, for details or just stop by. Tree is one of five candidates in the March 20 primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 10th Congressional District.
The office in Lake Bluff is open every day for phone banking, data entry, and special volunteer projects. You are invited to come and lend a hand whenever you can.
Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Ilya Sheyman in 10th Congressional District Race
Posted: January 30, 2012
Ilya Sheyman
Ilya Sheyman has won the endorsement of the Illinois Federation of Teachers in the race for the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sheyman is one of five candidates in the March 20 primary election.
Sheyman, former national Mobilization Director at MoveOn.org and former community organizer with education advocacy group A+ Illinois, seeks to turn the 10th District Democratic for the first time in 32 years.
“After years of working alongside educators across the 10th district to improve the funding for our public schools here in Illinois, I am proud to have the Illinois Federation of Teachers’ endorsement as we charge forward to March 20,” said Sheyman. “I’m grateful to have the support of 103,000 educators behind our campaign to restore the American Dream.”
“We at the IFT have worked with Ilya Sheyman for years and have watched him build a proven track record of standing up and fighting for the progressive ideas that built the middle class in this country,” said IFT President Dan Montgomery. “Ilya is a strong ally for teachers and other educators, and we are fired up and ready to get out the vote for him.” The IFT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO.
In addition, Sheyman recently won the endorsement of the New Trier Democratic Organization, AFSCME Council 31, and the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. Other endorsements include Gov. Howard Dean, former Democratic National Committee Chair, BlueAmerica, Illinois Congressman Danny Davis, MoveOn.org, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, Bob Fertik, president of Democrats.com, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison.
Tenth Dems and WCPT Radio To Host Live Congressional Candidate Forum
Posted: January 28, 2012
Dick Kay
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm
(Doors open at 12:30 p.m)
Hyatt Hotel, 1750 Lake Cook Rd., Deerfield
With primaries around the corner, 10th Congressional District voters can choose among five Democratic hopefuls: Vivek Bavda, Aloys Rutagwibira, Brad Schneider, Ilya Sheyman, and John Tree. To help voters decide, Tenth Congressional District Democrats (Tenth Dems) and WCPT-AM/FM radio have invited all five candidates to participate in a live, on-air candidate forum moderated by veteran Chicago political journalist Dick Kay.
Admission is free.
Advance registration is not required, but space is limited; if attendance exceeds the capacity of the room, priority will be given to those who register in advance. The forum will be broadcast live on WCPT-AM/FM radio stations: 820 AM, 92.5 FM, 92.7 FM, and 99.9 FM, and will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. There will be no podiums or time limits, but there will be plenty of opportunity for the candidates to talk with, question, and respond to each other.
For the past four decades, Kay has been one of the leading voices in Chicago political journalism. He hosted “City Desk” on WMAQ-TV and currently hosts the weekly talk radio show “Back on the Beat” on WCPT-AM/FM, Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, which will be the venue for this candidate forum.
For more info, click here, call 847-266-VOTE (8683), or send an email.
