The League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flosssmoor Area will host a candidate forum for candidates of the Flossmoor School District 161 on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 p.m. The forum will take place at 7 p.m. at Parker Junior High School.
We should expect more of our government and more of ourselves, according to the citizens advocacy group.
How can a convicted criminal with a 20-year state prison record win the Republican nomination for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s vacated 2nd District congressional seat? Why did a loose paper clip doom a potential Evergreen Park mayoral candidate’s chances of entering the race? These are the questions poised by a recent Reboot Illinois post. “We’ve lost our grip on common sense and common good … This is our government and we ought to demand better of it and of ourselves.” Reboot’s piece references a recent Chicago Tribune report. It revealed more than 200 candidates faced ballot challenges and 76 candidates were prevented from running in about three dozen suburbs in the upcoming April election. That includes Shawn Good of Evergreen Park. She was …
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The League of Women Voters of the Homewood-Flosssmoor Area will host a candidate forum for candidates of the Flossmoor School District 161 on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 p.m. The forum will take place at 7 p.m. at Parker Junior High School.
Residents have heard the pitches from many local candidates—and now those battling for four seats on the Flossmoor School District 161 board of education will take their turn. Incumbents Tiijanel Boyd Odom and Christine Johnson Marks, and challengers Stephen M. Paredes, Shelly Amuh and Lisa M. Harrell will take part in the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum on Tuesday, April 2, at Parker Junior High School. The candidate forum, which begins at 7 p.m., will offer voters a chance to hear candidates' views and thoughts on various issues within the district—and could be the last chance for candidates to make an impact before the polls open on April 9. For more information about the candidate forum, contract the League of Women Voters of …
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7:50 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Clearly Mr. Paredes cannot commit to anything. He has never had tenure at a teaching position (only need 4 years at the same district). Or he can't keep a job because he is such a loose cannon or just a crappy teacher. I sure as hell don't want him on my kids board of education. more ›
Voters will have no choice in 64 percent of the contests in the upcoming April 9 election.
We’ve all heard of voter apathy, but candidate apathy? Of the nearly 1,000 south suburban Cook County contests in the upcoming April 9 election, 64 percent are uncontested, according to Clerk David Orr. This includes both Homewood and Flossmoor village boards, District 153 and Homewood-Flossmoor High School. APRIL 9, 2013 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION #contests #contested #uncontested %contested %uncontested Townships 133 27 106 20.3% 79.7% Municipalities 466 198 268 42.5% 57.5% Elementary districts 138 59 79 42.8% 57.2% High School districts 33 13 20 39.4% 60.6% Community college districts 13 11 2 84.6% 15.4% Park districts 111 29 82 26.1% 73.9% Library districts 68 17 51 25.0% 75.0% Fire protection districts 12 2 10 16.7% 83.3% Township school…
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1:58 am on Sunday, March 24, 2013
If the media wanted uncontested positions to have opposing candidates they would report on it long before the deadline to get on the ballot. This is s non-story. more ›
Real-time election results for the 2nd District primary election.
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10:35 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The only qualified candidate who is about looking out for the people voters ignored. Anthony Williams. His website demonstrates what he does for all yet voters went for persons who,"sit back silently and allow injustice to take place." Kelly mishandled million of dollars, invested in bullets, without which guns don't work, Halvorson voted out of office due to her disloyalty and most importantly … more ›
In this week's Patch Talk, Chris and Ryan touch on the home stretch of the 2nd District primary, radon gas and the Homewood casino.
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1:30 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
BTW, you convinced me to buy a Radon kit. Interested to see what the results are. The 2nd district is going to be a political machine placement for the dems. For anyone else to win, they need to raise millions of dollars to counter it and they are going in as a non democratic candidate. I can't imagine this changing for another 10 years at least. Glad to see the Homewood Hotel is finally gone. … more ›
Homewood attorney Earnest B. Fenton says GSU failed to acknowledge his confirmation for last week's forum.
2nd District congressional candidate and Homewood attorney Earnest B. Fenton says he was not allowed to participate in a Feb. 7 candidate forum at Governors State University (GSU). According to a statement from Fenton, GSU failed to recognize his confirmation of attendance. "GSU is a public tax payer institution, none of the political candidates should be barred from participating,” Fenton’s Campaign Manager David Anderson said in a release. “Also, we have records of the calls to GSU confirming our attendance,” Despite his claims to have been excluded from the event, Fenton attended last week’s forum, anyway. "I don't know how to react to this except to say that this is Chicago politics in the works,” Fenton said in a release. "I am not …
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5:27 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
I must let the reading public know what transpired at the forum last night at St. John. A gentleman was troubled over an incident with his child. In his question he noted that he was having a problem etc. Anthony W. Williams offered to help him stating he didn't have to wait until being elected. No one else stood up to offer this man assistance until AFTER Anthony W. Williams, a true public … more ›
2nd District congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson is returning fire on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg after his super PAC ran an attack ad criticizing her previous support from the NRA.
2nd District candidate Debbie Halvorson is accusing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of trying to “buy an election in Illinois,” after his political action committee ran a television ad attacking Halvorson for her previous A rating from the NRA, the Chicago Tribune reports. Unlike most of her 2nd District race counterparts, Halvorson does not support Obama’s gun ban. Bloomberg’s new Independence USA super PAC is known for supporting the election or defeat of legislators depending on their likelihood to help fuel an aggressive anti-gun agenda, according to the National Journal. Obviously Mayor Bloomberg and his billions have decided he wants to come buy an election in Illinois. It's quite over the top. I think it's probably done wonders not…
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10:19 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
What does Dave Letterman say about Shorty coming into the IL 2nd Congressional District race? Joe Lake, Chicago more ›
Candidate Robin Kelly says Sen. Toi Hutchinson is only in favor of a gun ban now because it’s politically convenient.
Second District congressional candidate Toi Hutchinson currently supports Obama’s gun ban, but she didn’t always feel that way, according to a Chicago Tribune report. The Trib recently pulled an NRA questionnaire revealing multiple "A" ratings for Hutchinson, who opposed a gun ban in her 2010 election. Hutchinson says the Sandy Hook shooting is what made her change her position on banning weapons, but candidate Robin Kelly isn’t buying it. Unlike Hutchinson, Kelly received an “F” rating by the NRA, an achievement she’s very proud of. “The only thing that ‘changed’ for Toi Hutchinson is that she entered a race for Congress where her past support of the NRA’s agenda was no longer politically convenient,” Kelly said in a press release. “It’s …
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9:47 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Looks like they are going to put Kelly in now for sure!!! more ›
The former NFL player and current State Senator Napoleon Harris says Kelly supports the issues he sees as pressing to the 2nd District.
State Senator Napoleon Harris is dropping out of the race to fill Jesse Jackson Jr.’s former 2nd District congressional seat. His Wednesday afternoon announcement also came with a surprise endorsement of candidate Robin Kelly (D). “I believe we need to fight for more educational opportunity, better jobs and to get guns out of the hands of criminals and gangs that are preying on our neighborhoods,” Harris said in a release. “I believe Robin Kelly is the right candidate to pick up that cause to fight for the people of Chicago and the Southland." Kelly said she is honored to have Harris’ endorsement. Her campaign continues to build on a daily basis, according to her, because of people like Harris who support her aggressive plan to eliminate …
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8:23 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Good choice, Mr. Harris. We just elected you to one job. Please finish that one before you ask us for a different one. more ›
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11:12 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
tsk tsk you are not telling the whole story here. She did not get kicked off only because of a paper clip. If you are going to run for Mayor of a village, you need to follow directions. Which she did not. If you can't fasten documents you can't run a village. Second, she had invalid signatures, people who signed her petition but were not registered to vote, GENIUSES! If you need 67 signatures you… more ›