Monthly Archives: September 2010

Coffee Shop Stop with Rep. Carol Sente in Deerfield

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2010

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am

Location: Bagel Bin, 20554 N. Milwaukee Ave. (between Inverrary Ln. and Pekara Dr.), Deerfield

Rep. Sente hopes you can stop by to share your ideas on how to move the state forward!

Reception with President Barack Obama for Alexi Giannoulias in Chicago

Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010

Time: General Reception 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Host Reception by RSVP.

Location: The Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Place, Chicao

Contact: For more information and to RSVP, send an e-mail to April Figueroa or contribute online at ActBlue.

You are cordially invited to join President Barack Obama for a cocktail reception with Alexi Giannoulias, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

Host reception details will be provided upon RSVP. Donation levels are Guest $500 (limited number), Guest $750, Guest $2,400 per person (premier section), Host $15,000 per person (write or raise). Guest list is subject to review and admittance is not guaranteed. Location details will be provided.

LWV Candidate Forum in Lake Forest

Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center, Dickenson Hall, Grove Cultural Center, 100 E. Old Mill Rd., Lake Forest

This forum is hosted by the Leagues of Women Voters of Highland Park, Glencoe, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff and Deerfield. Candidates appearing will be for State Representative District 58, Karen May and Lauren Turelli, State Representative District 59, Carol Sente and Dan Sugrue; County Board District 23, Anne Bassi and Carlton Marcyan.

Candidates for Superintendent of County Schools, County Clerk, County Sheriff, and County Treasurer will also participate.

Northfield Township Dems Host Reception with Toni Preckwinkle

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Location: Hackney’s on Lake, 1514 E. Lake, Glenview

Contact: To request a reply form to donate by credit card, call 847-998-1002 or send an e-mail.

Please join our special guest, Toni Preckwinkle, Democratic nominee for Cook County Board President, and other invited Democratic candidates at this reception. Appetizers, beer, wine, fountain and well drinks are included.

Donation levels: Individual $50, Host $250, Sponsor $500, Platinum Sponsor $1,000. Please make checks payable to Democrats of Northfield Township and send to Democrats of Northfield Township, 1926 Waukegan Rd., Glenview, IL 60025. Call 847-998-1002 or send e-mail to obtain donation form to use for credit card payment.

State Representatives Walker and Nekritz Hold Town Hall in Mount Prospect

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect

State Rep. Mark Walker, 66th District, will be joined by State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, 57th District, in this Town Hall to outline a proposal they call “Get a GRIP.” GRIP stands for Goals, Resources, Input, Performance and is a performance-based budgeting process that focuses on long-term planning, public input and controlled spending.

Plan to attend to learn how the process could work in Illinois and to give your feedback. To read the press release, go to the website of Rep. Nekritz.