Email Header
APRIL 1, 2009  
DEMOCRATS SWEEP EVERY TOWNSHIP IN DUPAGE COUNTY! (story below)
QUICK LINKS
4 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK!
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE!
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OFFICE HOURS
WHY SHOULD I CARE BOUT COD?
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE DUPAGE DEMOCRATS
NEW AFFILIATE PROGRAM
SUPPORT BLUE BUSINESS
WE CAN DO IT!!

THE 4 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK IN JUST A FEW HOURS!
    • Take 2 hours and make phone calls into the HEAVILY Democratic Apartment buildings in YOUR TOWNSHIP to remind folks where and when to vote and who our candidates are (a script and call list will be provided). Call 630-629-1125 and leave your name and phone number letting us know you will phone. THIS CAN BE DONE FROM HOME OR AT THE DEM HQ.
    • If you haven't already, please come and get materials to pass out in your precinct this weekend. We can send walk sheets to you via the internet or print some out for you to pick up between now and Saturday. Just send an email with your precinct in the subject line TO: [email protected] and we will get your stuff together for pick up at DEM HQ.
    • Plan to work a few hours this coming weekend walking another precinct that needs attention. Again, call and let us know or write to us.
    • Plan to work some or all of election day. We need pollwatchers, openers and closers and people willing to pass palm cards at the polls. Passing greatly increases the chance that folks will a) remember the names of the Dem they intended to vote for and b) make up their minds right then to vote for our candidates. IT WORKS!!

    THANKS! Please pick just ONE thing you will do to bring us a victory on April 7th!


Join Our Mailing List
health care for all
SINGLE PAYER SUPPORTERS
LET'S UNITE!!
Our Trip Down to Springfield in support of Mary Flowers' House Bill 311was amazing and we will give greater details and show pictures of our trip after the election excitement has faded!

What can YOU do to support this effort!

BECOME part of a DPDC group focused DIRECTLY on moving single-payer HEALTHCARE for all in Illinois forward. Watch for the first meeting coming at the end of APRIL.

STAND WITH DR DEAN
Howard Dean now has a little free time and is getting back to what good doctors do, helping people get and stay well!
Please consider signing his petition with this basic premise:
Any legislation without the choice of a public option is only insurance reform and not the healthcare reform America needs.
CLICK here to sign today


UPCOMING
EVENTS AND OFFICE HOURS

For Events throughout the county please click here
Township Chairs will regularly be updating this calendar to include Township meetings and other more local happenings so check back often, please!
OFFICE HOURS

April 2nd 10-5
April 3rd 10-5
April 4th 10-5
April 5th 10-5
April 6th 10-8
April 7th 5 a.m.-9 p.m.
April 8th 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
April 9-13th CLOSED

PLEASE ARRANGE TO PICK UP LITERATURE, WALK SHEETS and CREDENTIALS FOR POLL-WATCHING DURING OFFICE HOURS WHEN POSSIBLE. PLEASE CALL AHEAD SO MATERIALS CAN BE PREPARED OR OBTAINED.


EVENTS COMING UP:
GOTV 24-7
GET OUT THE VOTE
call us to get involved 630-629-1125


ALSO, see entire listing OF OTHER EVENTS IN OUR AREA at MyBO

Beginning March 1
IF you wish to have something appear in the DPDC e-blast you MUST send the notice to dpdcnewsletter at ameritech.net
(receipt at other DPDC email addresses will not constitute notice)
THANKS for your understanding!


From the website of DuPage United:
http://www.dupageunited.org/
 
Why
should I care about what is happening at College of DuPage?

Background

> College of DuPage (COD) is a major economic engine in DuPage County, both in terms of the number of people employed there and the number of students prepared for employment. It is a local treasure that offers opportunities to residents of District 502: Associate Degrees in everything from auto mechanics to philosophy, special certificate training, nursing program, youth education, Older Adult Institute, Continuing Education, GED prep, English classes, Career Service Center, McAninch Arts Center entertainment, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, Business and Professional Institute, WDCB radio station, and a community fitness center.

> The largest source of revenue for COD is property taxes of about $70,000,000, which fund about half of the budget.

Recent Actions by COD Board of Trustees

>The forced resignation of President Sunil Chand last May captured the public's attention. Prior to this unexpected event, the Director of Facilities, Planning, and Construction and two Trustees had resigned after conflicts with a few of the Trustees.

.> Taxpayers are now paying the salaries of two Presidents until the contract with Dr. Chand expires in December 2009. This is a repeat of what happened with the President before Dr. Chand. In addition, the Board is paying the former Interim President $60,000 for consulting. So in 2009 about $600,000 is being spent on the current and former presidents.

> The Board decided to have just 3 board members vet all the candidates and choose the finalists for the new president. DuPage United repeatedly recommended during Public Comment at the Board of Trustees meetings that the Board follow the procedure used in the past and recommended by the governing body that gives accreditation to community colleges.

>The Board responded by appointing an advisory board, which had no binding authority or vote in the selection process, and those on the advisory board were sworn to secrecy - they were not even allowed to say if they felt it was a fair process. DuPage United again spoke out, sharing our concern about the Board's proposed process and explaining that the process was flawed and would create further division and mistrust among the stakeholders.

> Trustee Atkinson (who was appointed, not elected) filed complaints against 6 of the candidates running for COD Trustee in April. Mr. Atkinson has business connections with the current Chairman of the Board, Michael McKinnon, who also chaired one of two electoral boards that decided if those candidates could remain on the ballot. Mr. McKinnon is running for reelection. Vice-Chair Mark Nowak, who is also running, chaired the other electoral board.

>Outcry from faculty, students, business community and residents erupted when Trustee Atkinson submitted an entire rewrite of the Board policy manual. The new President then edited the Board's version twice, with the following impacts:
. Variable tuition. COD will charge more for courses that have high demand or are expensive to support. This could discourage people from entering the medical field, among other fields, which are critical for the community.
. Complete control over outside speakers will rest in the hands of the President.
. Procedures to implement the policies are not included in the new manual.
. Revisions and changes to the policy manual was a key role of the Leadership Council (elected leaders of each employee group, the Cabinet and the President); however the Leadership Council has been disbanded by the President. Leadership Council was an effective method for shared governance, much different from the president sending the manual to each group and asking them to look it over and make recommendations.

> COD Trustees are elected by the residents of the COD district. This board has been hostile toward participation of voters at board meetings, which is undemocratic. DuPage United is not interested in setting policy; we simply demand true input from the stakeholders, and accountability from the Board.
Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.

Dear DuPage Dems,

Please JOIN US this weekend as we make our last push toward Victory!
Having elected Obama and 3 County Board Members in November, we can only add to the strength of our Democratic message by sending Democrats into local offices (finally) as well. The incumbents have recently adopted a "change" slogan regarding their candidacies but the best thing we can do to make change a reality is VOTE THEM ALL OUT ON TUESDAY!!

We also have a tremendous slate of supported candidates for COD as well. Just a quick side note regarding the present leadership at the college:

The current president of the board still has 3 sexual harrassment charges pending against him and on Feb 18th a countersuit he filed against these women was summarily tossed out and, by law, he is now obligated to pay for the legal fees of the women. Since that time, this man is attempting to have COD and your tax dollars used to pay this penalty.
Electing a board of entirely new composition can keep this from happening.

PLEASE VOTE for the township and COD candidates named below and ask everyone you know to do the same.

Before that, please call the office and see what you can do to help between April 3 and the 7th.

Bob Peickert, Chair DPDC

Flag2.jpg
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO HELP US ELECT THESE PEOPLE!
IF someone is not sure where their polling place is
send them to :
www.dupageelections.com
have them click "FOR VOTERS"
and then on the Red line
Lookup information on a particular address or send them this link:
http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=228
and have them fill in their information

Contact your township Chair to see how you can help these people win!
Click HERE

ADDISON:
Supervisor: Kathy Salzano
Highway Commissioner: Frank McGovern
Clerk: Mike Braun
Trustees: Bob Lascola, Kevin Allen, Barbara Allamian, Gary Nowak

BLOOMINGDALE:
Clerk-Isabelle Baldwin
Hwy Commissioner-Chuck Auriemma
Trustees: Tom Suhrbur, Florencio Villegas Jr,
Janice Beckman, Pete Null

DOWNERS GROVE:
Supervisor - Mark Garrity
Clerk - Char Rinkuns
Highway Commissioner - Karol Sole
Trustees -  Meg Kadlec, Christopher English, Chris Hotchkin, Carol DiCola

LISLE:
Supervisor  Joe Heneghan
Clerk  Virginia Wisdom
Trustee  Don Ryan
Trustee  Alice Wilson
Trustee  Yin Hessefort
Trustee  Eric Thompson

MILTON:
Trustees: Jack Boepple, Connie Sunderhaus, Phyllis Chapman
Highway Commissioner: Sylvia Hood Washington

NAPERVILLE:
Tom Wronski, Supervisor
Dianne McGuire, Clerk
Richard Novinger, Highway Commissioner
Loretta Burke, Trustee
Bharat Shah, Trustee
Alton Jay Mitchell, Trustee
Steve Ross, Trustee

WINFIELD:
Highway Commissioner: Tim Wyman
(website)
Trustee: Doug Henk


YORK:
Supervisor:Mark Anglewicz (website)
Clerk: Max Havlick
Highway Commissioner: Don Walsh
Trustees: Diane Millikan, Debra Briggs, Barb Dahl,
Nayana Patel Kleppe


The DuPage Democrats are proud to endorse the COD Faculty Endorsed  candidates for the April 7 Consolidated election.
Please read their recommendations at www.friendsforeducation502.org
for
6 year term
Kim Savage
Tom Wendorf
Nancy Svoboda

2 year term
Sandy Kim

DuPage Democrats
DPDC Symbol
For more information, visit our website:
www.dupagedemocrats.com
THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY

If you want an item to appear in this blast please send the info to [email protected]
at least one week in
advance (no more than 2)



GET A UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE GIFT AND SUPPORT DPDC AT THE SAME TIME. SAMPLES OF THE SPECIALTY DESIGNER COASTERS JUST FOR DUPAGE DEMS AND THE TOWNSHIPS ARE ON DISPLAY AT DEM HQ!
chaz affiliate

SUPPORT OUR OTHER AFFILIATES IN OUR BLUE BUSINESS SECTION BELOW



blue biz

In the interest of supporting those who support Democrats!

THIS WEEK'S NEWEST BUSINESS!!

suddeth
www.suddethassoc.com

wcpt
WCPT
Chicago's Progressive Talk Radio

Thanks to:
Bari Tarmon:
Graphic Design Creations for Campaigns of All Kinds
contact him here

Kathy Van Teylingen
A Blue Realtor
you can trust!
KOENIG&STREY GMAC REAL ESTATE
CALL HER FOR ALL YOUR HOUSING NEEDS
630-580-7332
[email protected]

LOOKING FOR THAT GREAT LINE OF AVON PRODUCTS? SUPPORT A HARD CORE DEMOCRATIC VOLUNTEER WITH YOUR NEXT ORDER. Easter, Mother's Day and Spring are a great time to order gifts and change your skin care routine!
Contact Susan Thoma at
[email protected]

MORE BLUE BUSINESSES ADDED EACH WEEK!
Contact DPDC for consideration


 
Our momentum can only build with YOUR help. Please talk to your Dem friends and neighbors and ask them to get involved. Please forward this email widely and ask folks to sign up at our website here.
 
Sincerely,
 
AMY TAUCHMAN
Executive Director
Democratic Party of DuPage County
1000-7 ROHLWING RD LOMBARD, IL 60148
630-629-1125
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CELL IN EMERGENCY 630-699-5071


A copy of our report(s) filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available (or will be) for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.