Title: IL State Senator Noland Town Hall Meeting Location: Poplar Creek Public Library, 1405 S Park Blvd, Streamwood, IL Meeting Room 1 Description: What’s ahead in the 2012 General Assembly. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2012-01-18 End Time: 21:00
Cook County Democratic Party Endorsed Candidates for 2012 Primary
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
These are NOT HanDI’s Endorsements – – – – – Cook County Democratic Party endorses Candidates on October 6, 2011 for 2012 Primary Election on March 20, 2011 Office First Name Last Name Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez MWRDGC Debra Shore MWRDGC Kari Steele [...]
Cook County 2012 Budget – What would you do?
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cook County Budget Deficit: New Site Asks Residents How They Would Fix Budget Shortfall The Huffington Post Lizzie Schiffman First Posted: 8/9/11 12:58 PM ET Updated: 8/9/11 02:13 PM ET How would you fix Cook County’s $315 million budget shortfall? An interactive “Budget” section launched Tuesday on the Cook County government website lets residents [...]
October HanDI Meeting: Candidates with their Nominating Petition Need Your Signature
September 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Title: October HanDI Meeting: Candidates with their Nominating Petition Need Your Signature Location: Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet, 948 S Barrington Rd. Streamwood, IL Description: * * * * * NOTE: NEW LOCATION — NEW DATE — NEW TIME * * * * * We are inviting candidates to bring their nominating petition to collect [...]
Camp Wellstone Schaumburg IL 9-11 Moment of Silence
September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On this date, 10 years ago, our world, not just the US, was severely shaken where the acts of terrorism arrived shockingly on the shores of the United States where the victims and the rescuers came from at least forty other nations that included people of many races, many religions, many incomes. This shock caused [...]
Cook County STAR – Set Targets ** Achieve Results
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SET TARGETS. ACHIEVE RESULTS. — That’s what it takes to be a STAR. For the first time Cook County is reporting on how it performs. The Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance in February 2011 requiring all agencies to provide quarterly reports on their performance. The STAR Report will come out every three months to [...]
Corporate Income Tax Breaks
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA) Executive Director Ralph Martire testified before the Joint House/Senate Revenue Committee on business tax structure and incentive programs in Illinois. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) created the joint committee. This Committee is embarking on an analysis of what should be appropriate corporate [...]
Getting to the Truth
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are three great organizations that are shining the light on major concerns of government and politics. Sign-up for their e-newsletter. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) ICPR is a non-partisan public interest group that conducts research and advocates reforms to promote public participation in government, address the role of money in politics and [...]
Nominations being accepted for Cook County Commissions
May 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There are 33 Cook County Commissions that are accepting nominations to fill vacancies such as: CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning) Cook County Board of Ethics Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues Cook County Human Rights Commission Metra (Commuter Rail Board of Commuter Division of RTA) Regional Transportation Authority Check out the website for the [...]
Crisis mappers: Mobile technology helps disaster victims worldwide
May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Check out this video on the use of low-cost mobile technology, Google maps and a worldwide network of volunteers to create 4636, an emergency response system, that is now used by the U.S Coast Guard, Red Cross and United Nations. PBS Need to Know: Crisis Mapping May 13, 2011 Alison Stewart There are now 6.8 [...]