Archives for January 2018

Date

Saturday, February 3, 2018
1:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Agenda

1:15 – Registration
1:30 – Reception & Lunch
2:15 – Election of Officers
2:40 -Keynote Address by Representative Anna Moeller 43rd District
3:00 – Closing Remarks

Where

The Lodge at Laurelwood
800 North River Street, Batavia

The Kane County Democratic Women invites you to attend a reception and election. A complimentary light lunch and desert will be will be served. Reservations are encouraged.

For More Information & Reservations contact:
KaneCtyDemWomen@gmail.com

Kane County Democratic Women
P.O. Box 1193, St. Charles IL 60174

To celebrate Heart Health Month in February, Senator Cristina Castro is partnering with Hanover Township and AMITA Health to provide free heart health screenings.

You can come get a free heart health screening on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. There will be screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, anemia and stroke risk assessment.

No appointment is required and the screenings will be held at the Astor Avenue Community Center/Hanover Township Food Pantry (7431 Astor Ave. Hanover Park, Illinois 60133).

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact the township at (630) 540-9085. Also, if you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Senator Cristina Castro or give our Elgin Office a call at (847) 214-8864.

More info on Facebook

Hope to see you there for your free heart health screening!

Senator Cristina Castro
22nd District – Illinois

Keynote Speaker: Lou Lang – Deputy Majority Leader
Illinois House of Representatives representing the 16th District

Special Guest Speaker: Raja Krishnamoorthi
Congressman for Illinois 8th District

Limited Seating – Make your reservations early

Join us in the Fox River Room at the Grand Victoria Casino from 5:30 to 9:00 PM.  Cash bar, appetizers starting at 5:45.  Buffet dinner at 6:30.  Raffle tickets will be on sale.

Menu

• Salads
• Rotisserie Pork Loin
• Baked Vegetable Lasagna
• Grilled Salmon Filet
• Wild Rice Pilaf
• Vegetables
• Assorted Desserts
• Coffee, Tea, and Soft Drinks

Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin
250 S Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120

Any candidates for office in the upcoming election who attend can have two minutes to introduce themselves and their platform.

You can reserve tickets on this page, by phone from Janice Bennett at 847-741-6769, or by email janice335@att.net.

Checks can be mailed to:

Elgin Township Democrats
335 South Commonwealth
Elgin, IL 60123

All Proceeds benefit the Elgin Township Democrats.

Political contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes. Labor donated.   A copy of our report is (or will be) available for purchase from the State Board of Elections, 1020 S Spring St. Springfield, Ill 62704

Hon. Lou Lang – Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Elgin Township Democrats Eleanor Roosevelt dinner.

Since being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1988, Lou Lang has established himself as one of the Legislature’s most effective leaders.

Representing the 16th House District, which includes Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and portions of neighboring Chicago, Lang, who currently serves as the House Deputy Majority Leader, has fought for economic development, working families, civil rights, health care, medical marijuana, and Medicaid reform.

Lang’s top achievements include:

• Lang sponsored a 6-year, $32 billion construction program that has been fixing roads, bridges, and schools around Illinois and that created 439,000 new jobs.
• Lang has stood by Illinois’ working families. He has supported increases in the minimum wage, opposed efforts to weaken worker compensation laws, and won a 7% property tax assessment cap for Cook County homeowners.
• Lang has been a staunch defender of civil and equal rights for Illinois citizens. He is strong advocate reproductive choice. He was also a proud co-sponsor of Illinois’ new marriage equality law.
• Lang also led the fight to reform the Illinois health care system and to cut Illinois Medicaid spending and waste by $1.7 billion.
• Lang successfully championed a new, strictly-regulated law that will allow chronically ill individuals struggling with ailments, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and glaucoma, to receive medical marijuana, through their established doctor’s prescription, to alleviate their pain and suffering.
• In 2015, Lang won approval of the first-in-the-nation, comprehensive bill to fight the heroin epidemic plaguing Illinois and the country. The bill, which provided unrestricted access to cutting edge treatment pharmaceuticals for Medicaid recipients, has become a national model.

Thanks to his his leadership, Lou Lang has won the admiration and respect of his peers in the Legislature and his constituents at home. He advanced to House Democratic Floor Leader in 1993, Assistant Majority Leader in 1997, and Deputy Majority Leader in 2009.  He is also the Niles Township Democratic Committeeman and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Over the years, Lang has received numerous awards and recognition for his work. He was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Illinois Hospital Association, the Illinois Council on Senior Citizens, the Service Employees Union and the Illinois Public Action Council, among others.

Lang, a father of five, resides in Skokie with his wife Teri.

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