Weeeeeeeellllll hello fellow DGers! Thank god it’s election season for the next nine months-as if Illinois couldn’t figure out how to be more screwed up and make us all have to listen all year long how concerned all these politicians are with cutting taxes and slashing expenses and creating jobs. You know what that all [...]
Entries Tagged as 'endorsements'
Endorsements? No
February 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 2009 election, Features, From the Editor
Commenter “Stir the Pot” recently asked whether the DGreport will endorse candidates in advance of the April 7 election: So, we have other postings that suggest the creation of an ”editorial board” for this blog, seemingly to endorse a slate for the upcoming election, but then postings that local endorsements are circumspect (sic). Which is [...]
Endorsements pending
February 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · 2009 election, District 58
Word has it that DG Cares is preparing to announce its endorsements for the D58 school board. I have asked to be notified when they make the announcement and have also asked for an explanation of the criteria and process used in determining the endorsements. Stay tuned.
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Caucuses and committees
February 2nd, 2009 · 13 Comments · 2009 election, District 58, District 99
The Downers Grove Area School Board Caucus is apparently defunct after nearly 50 years of vetting school board candidates, but two new committees are stepping in to provide that service for Downers Grove voters. A caucus principal said there are no plans to hold a caucus this year. During the 2007 campaign, the caucus came [...]