A little Illinois News

Since I live in Illinois and Specifically the 6th District, I'm going to take the opportunity to give some news about Illinois and promote Operation:Turn DuPage Blue. It's very important to pay attention to local elections and politics for two reasons.

1. The people we elect locally will some day represent us in the State and Nationally.

2. We need to get the right people into office to change the direction for positive and innovative ideas for the people of the village, town, city, county we live in.

First the news from Election Central:


LaHood May Resign To Head College

Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) is considering resigning from Congress to become president of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, his alma mater. LaHood said he will make his decision in "ten days to two week." A special election for his seat could potentially be competitive, though the district does have a definite Republican lean.

Duckworth Considering Another Congressional Bid

2006 Congressional nominee Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is considering a rematch against GOP Congressman Peter Roskam, who defeated her 51%-49% in the open-seat race. However, as Roll Call notes that Duckworth could be weakened by continued discord between the Democratic establishment and the local activists, who backed Christine Cegelis in the primary last year. "For a Democrat to win in that area, they’re going to need to heal that tension,” Cegelis said.

Now here is the new site I want to promote to forward thinking progressives:

Operation: Turn DuPage Blue:

Who they are:

Operation: Turn DuPage Blue is a volunteer grass roots organization that was formed by several longtime county residents who have supported Democratic candidates and causes for one unsuccessful election too many.

But it is an organization borne out of optimism, not frustration. For as group President Bob Peickert notes: "In recent elections, several Democratic candidates came far closer to winning DuPage County races than ever before, and several state and national Democrats—such as Jesse White and Lisa Madigan last year and even Barack Obama in 2004—carried the county handily. Numbers have clearly shown that DuPage is not the Republican stronghold it was 10 or 20 years ago, especially if we can get more people involved in the voting process".

OTDB represents an ongoing action plan that has been developed -- and will continually evolve -- to turn this upward spike in Democratic potential into real gains.

What they want:

-> To get Democrats elected in and from DuPage County.

-> To fill Precincts with Democratic Committeemen and Committeewomen We are underway with our efforts -- Phase 1: Friends & Neighbors -- and have already added several new PCs

-> To keep DuPage County Board Member compensation commensurate with the part-time commitment required

Why this matters:




It's time, Illinosians, to get active and take back your cities, counties, and country!