Elgin Firefighters Local 439 Endorses our Elgin Township Candidates
From Vince Rychtanek, President, Elgin Firefighters Local 439 After careful consideration, and with consultation of our allies in organized labor, The Local 439 Political Action Committee makes the following endorsements in the upcoming consolidated election on April 4, 2017. Early voting begins March 20, 2017. Elgin Township: Supervisor Franklin Ramirez Trustees Ed Guerra Vern Tepe Jose Alfonso ...
Wayback Machine Chrome extension
Many government sites are being changed rapidly and in dangerous ways. Entire critical sections of information are being removed. …but what can you do? Luckily the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is there to help us maintain vital pieces of information. They have now released a Chrome browser extension to make finding the information that is ...
Elgin Community College & Gail Borden Library Candidate Forum
March 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm The LWV of the Elgin Area cordially invites you to participate in a moderated Candidate Forum for the candidates running for Elgin Community College Dist. 509 and Gail Borden Public Library District Trustees. Candidates for the following contested race has been invited to participate: Elgin Community College ...
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
You are invited to attend a fundraiser on behalf of the Democratic candidates for Elgin Township at the home of the Legos, 811 Brook Street, Elgin Friday, February 24th 5:30 to 8:30 PM. $20.00 Donation at the door. Meet the Candidates – Enjoy the Conversation Ten unique, premium wines will be available. Choose any 5 ...
Franklin Ramirez Campaign Video #2
Franklin Ramirez for Elgin Township Supervisor 2017. For information on Franklin’s campaign and how you can help, visit www.franklinramirez.com
Indivisible Guide Video
We will be discussing the Indivisible Guide at the next Elgin Township Democrats meeting. Many of our members have expressed an interest in officially joining the movement and we will be stronger if we do it together. This video will give you a quick overview of what is involved. We encourage all members to download ...
Franklin Ramirez Campaign Video #1
Franklin Ramirez for Elgin Township Supervisor 2017. For information on Franklin’s campaign and how you can help, visit www.franklinramirez.com
U-46 Forward Fundraiser
At last night’s meeting we found out about an upcoming fundraiser on Thursday, 1/19/2017, to Help U-46 Forward Support Board of Education Candidates Who Support U-46. More information is available here.
Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Fundraising Dinner for Elgin Township Democrats 2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017 Our keynote speaker is Dick Kay radio host from WCPT, Chicago’s Progressive Talk. You can listen from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturdays at 820 AM or 92.5 FM. He served as a reporter for WMAQ NBC5 having worked there from 1968 until 2006 covering politics and other issues. He won ...
Trump won the presidency? As Democrats, what do we do now?
The Elgin Township Democrats fought hard to get Democrats elected up and down the tickets. While we can be proud of our many candidates that won their races, unfortunately Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. Bernie Sander’s position on the President Elect matches that of many of us. “To the ...
A Democrats Letter to Bruce Rauner from Raja Krishnamoorthi
Published November 28, 2014 by the Daily Herald Dear Mr. Rauner: I’m a Democrat, and I supported Pat Quinn in the election. That said, I wish you the best. To that end, I respectfully submit 10 thoughts for your consideration. Don’t mimic your Republican brethren. It will be tempting to employ the Republican playbook used ...
