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June 2, 2009


Click here to download a registration form today!
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QUICK LINKS
OFFICE HOURS THROUGH JUNE 12
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE DUPAGE DEMOCRATS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT...Visit the Highlands
TWO PREMIER CANDIDATE TRAININGS IN CHICAGO
DON'T MISS THE MATERIALS FROM THE 5-14 CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
ILLEGAL DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS HALTED IN DUPAGE
WHAT CAN I DO? SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES LIST
ACTION CORNER:
OFFICE HOURS
Our phone:
630-629-1125


For events throughout the county please click here.

Office Hours:

        June 2:  1-5:30
        June 3:  12-3
        June 4:  12-4
        June 8:   2-6
        June 9:   2-7
        June 10: 10-3
        June 11:  3-6

OF NOTE:

Taste of Wheaton 
in Wheaton 6/6

Rose Parade
in Roselle 6/7

Executive Committee Meeting
IIT Rice Lake Campus Wheaton
Thursday 6/11, 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming
Health Care Forums:

All events below listedhere.

Lombard
6/6, 2 p.m.

Glendale Heights
6/10, 7 p.m.

Lombard
6/13, 1 p.m.


IF you wish to have something appear in the DPDC e-blast, you must send the notice to dpdcnewsletter@ameritech.net
(Receipt at other DPDC e-mail addresses will not constitute notice.) THANKS for your understanding!




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

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Our momentum
can only build with YOUR help. Hopefully you have chosen a few ways to help us during the summer when the living is a little easier!

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]
CELL IN EMERGENCY 630-699-5071

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A note from our dear friend
(and Dem Committeeman)
Bill MacLeod
:

Come to the:

23rd Annual
Scottish Festival &
Highland Games

June 19-20
Polo Grounds
Oak Brook, IL

Friday, June 19th:

4:00pm - 10:00pm
Celtic Music
Traditional and Rock!
Adult Beverages.


Saturday, June 20th:

8:00am - 9:00pm

Heavy athletics, Rugby, Children's Soccer Tournament, British Car Show, Cultural Exhibits,
Scotch Tasting & Seminars,

Parade of Clans and Tartans, Kilted Mile Run, Raffle and Auction, Celtic Canines, Knobby Knees Contest, Haggis Hurling (Females Only), Celtic Marketplace, Scottish cuisine and drink. 
Bagpipe band and individual piping competition.
Highland Dancing Competition.


Don't miss closing ceremony of mass pipe bands at 5:30 pm. Saturday

Admission Fees
FRIDAY NIGHT:
Adults: $12.00
Children Free 
        
SATURDAY:
Adults - $17.00
Children Free
(There may be cheaper rates online before June 9th.)

THE EVENT IS ORGANIZED BY ILLINOIS ST ANDREW SOCIETY founded in 1845.

We are a Non-Profit Organization which finances and supports the Scottish Nursing Home in
North Riverside
at 28th and Des Plaines Ave.

(Yes, we do accept non-Scots
 at the home.)

Thank you,
and we hope to see you there.  

If you have a kilt or any tartan fabric/ribbon to show your clan/family connection...don't be afraid to wear it!

Any questions, let me know!

Bill C. MacLeod
Naperville Township Pct #22 Committeeman
www.chicago-scots.org

CANDIDATES

GOOD CANDIDATES
are a product of
hard work, curiosity and the willingness
to listen to and learn from others.



CAMP WELLSTONE July 17-19

This training is superb
and will fill up quickly
If you are interested in attending, click the link above now. The weekend will cost $200.

DEMOCRACY

FOR AMERICA
is organizing a
Campaign Training
 in Chicago!

August 1-2
Click here to register today!


Resetting our
General Political Strategy for Increasing Democratic Votes in all 2010 Races

AGENDA from
the May 14 Meeting:
  • Active Committees You can Join
  • Summary of the 2008/2009 Elections
  • Races Open in 2010 and Candidate Recruitment
  • Positive Democratic Messages: Ethics Reform and More 
  • Summer Issue Canvass: Process and Goals
  • Improved Tools for Consistent, Effective Voter Contact
As always, we are open to friendly critique. So, if you were in attendance and have a comment OR if you were not in attendance and want the materials, please write to me here.

For those of you who filled out volunteer forms THANK YOU and we will be contacting you soon about various committee and activities.

Thanks,

Amy


The Chair Weighs in on
the 96th General Assembly:


Dear DuPage Dems,


With Illinois in the midst of a serious financial crisis, the Republicans are geared up for their finger-pointing campaign. They want us to forget that almost every other state (even those with a Republican governor and legislature) is suffering, as we are in Illinois, and forget that we're all in this mess because of 8 years of the failed economic policies from the Bush/Cheney administration, the Republicans will forge ahead with their spin that the Illinois Democrats created the mess we're in. Harnessing their bad case of amnesia, the DuPage Republicans will attempt to use the Illinois crisis to gain an advantage in 2010.
 
It is our job to connect the dots for DuPage voters. Let's remind them that, in 2008, the Republicans found themselves in a similar situation. Republican County Board Chair, Bob Schillerstrom, was faced with the task of asking DuPage voters to approve a tax increase to plug a hole in a $40 million budget. Knowing that this would not pass and that voters may see them/him as the real tax-and-spend party, he enlisted the help of Republican Senators Cronin, Dillard and Millner to go to the Democrats in Springfield and ask for them to bail them out of a mess. The Democrats allowed DuPage to increase the sales tax by .25% and avoid an embarrassing defeat at the polls. Republicans in DuPage offered, at that time, NO other options but to slash the budget (largely shutting out children and the elderly) if a tax increase was not approved.
 
Now, in Springfield, these same Republicans, are opposing raising taxes to plug a hole in the state budget and, again, offering no practical solutions for the problems they and the former administration helped create. The message from the Republicans is clear: it's OK to raise taxes if you do it quietly, let others help, and then develop amnesia. But, when you get a chance to throw the Democrats under the same bus that missed you, by all means do it.
 
We need your help to get out our message. We need your help to elect Democrats to our county board and state offices. Please call us and let us know you're willing to volunteer, become a member of the DuPage Democratic Party and join us at our fundraising events. Call us at 630-629-1125.


Bob Peickert, DPDC Chair



LEGISLATION WATCH:


HB4051 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ON 5-21-09
Please thank Paul Froehlich (D-56)

HB 4051 passed unanimously in the Illinois Senate 57-0, finally ending a three-year power struggle regarding the DuPage Election Commission's destruction of OUR public records. Last month, the bill also passed unanimously in the Illinois House 117-0. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign the bill into law shortly.

EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON THIS ENTIRE PROCESS ON BRADBLOG.
 
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Keep an eye on the skies and on our calendar here.

JUNE:
  • Become an area organizer in our Summer Issue Campaign. Find out what people in DuPage really care about! This would make a great unpaid internship experience for your college or high school student who may be unemployed!
  • Start gathering a team for the  June 29th Golf Outing, OR put together a raffle prize, OR plan to help put final touches on the event the week before (June 22-25) at the office or the day of at St. Andrews. Write here to let them know you are willing to help on June 29th.
  • IF you are an election judge, we are working on a new project to grow and train more of you! Call 630-415-5631 to get aboard.
  • Call Donna to let us know you would like to help the DAYTIME DEMS work with Downers Grove at Heritage Festin late June. Leave a message at 630-771-5543 ext. 5 for "Daytime Dems".
  • Come work in the office a couple of hours a week.
  • Check the ACTION CORNER below and get involved however  you can.
  • Help monitor a local meeting or be a liaison to a group in your community. MAYBE you already are...Rotary. LWV, Library activities, environmental groups. Let us know what you are doing so we can find others who will help!
Also coming up this summer:

Taste of Wheaton with Milton Township
June 6, Wheaton

Rose Parade
June 7, Roselle
 
Downers Grove Dems Annual Yard Sale
June 20 (to donate click here)

Heritage Fest June 26-28
Downers Grove

Summer Issue Canvass
Late June through October

Rocking For the Troops
Cantigny July 18

Biggest Democratic Block Party
Blue Fest 2
August 8 Lombard

Buy American/Buy Local Expo September



ACTION CORNER
YES, WE STILL CAN
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CALL FOR:

COUNTY BOARD MONITORING:

Several members of the Daytime Democrats have attended recent meetings of the
DuPage County Board.


HERE ARE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS: 


1. The meetings of the Board focus on the presentation of  awards, voting on proposals, and the making of public comments. The "real" business is conducted in committee meetings that are held at pre-specified times.  If you want to find out what really goes on in terms of discussion and debate of the issues and development of proposals, you need to attend the committee meetings.

2. The Board meetings are not "public friendly." The area is small and there is no identifiable space set aside for members of the public.  No handouts or an agenda are provided to visitors.  Board members are not identified so their names can be seen by the public. Microphones are not used by Board members so it is hard to hear.  Instructions as to how to address the Board or otherwise participate in the process are not readily available.

3. The Daytime Democrats were astounded to learn of the high salaries earned by Board members (over $70,000, including benefits) for which they are required by contract to work five hours a week. Furthermore, no methods of accountability are in place or other means available to determine if Board members are doing their job.
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.
PAID FOR BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY.