This morning I went to the DuPage AME Church in Lisle to listen to the Pastor, Reverend Dr. James F. Miller and the guest Lt. Col. Litrot, a military chaplain and Reverend in an AME church in Washington D.C.
Having never been to an AME church, I was struck by the service. It […]
Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune asked Illinois bloggers to make predictions and submit them to him tonight. The predictions are for
1. The final percentage gap between Barack Obama and Alan Keyes (e.g., 37)
2. The final electoral vote margin (and the winner) between George Bush and John Kerry (e.g., Kerry by 10)
and
3. For […]
Yesterday and today I visited Chinese schools held at Kennedy Jr. High School in Naperville on weekends. There I toured the language learning programs and adult cultural and recreational programs that the two Chinese schools, Ray Chinese School and Naperville Chinese School, offer one day a week. It is extremely impressive. There […]
Based on sign coverage, where he appears to have no equal in any local race in my informal look around the western portion of the county, Republican Peter A. Siekmann seems to be well-known (his name is sometimes misspelled “Seikmann” - I’ve seen it in newspapers) . However, it seems that based on the […]
The Naperville Sun cites me today in a discussion of the medical malpractice insurance crisis.
“District 5 County Board member Robert Schroeder, R-Naperville, supports a [medical malpractice lawsuit damage] cap, but he wants it higher than the levels now being discussed. Democratic challenger Hiram Wurf said that position ignores the basic issue - the factors […]
My grandfather was a devout Red Sox fan his whole life, never living to witness them win a World Series again (he was a very young boy when they last did it). I became a fan over the many summers I spent in Maine with him watching players like Yaz, Dwight Evans, Jim Rice, […]
Over 1,000 people packed the McAninch Arts Center auditorium at College of DuPage (COD) to rally for national candidates John Kerry/John Edwards, Barack Obama, Gloria Anderson, Christine Cegelis and Ruben Zamora, as well as the state and local candidates.
Gayl Ferraro, chair of the DuPage Democratic Party was master of ceremonies. Rockford Mayor […]
John Buell of Naperville, who I’ve never met, recently wrote a letter to the Daily Herald in support of my opponent. Below is the response I sent to the Daily Herald.
To Fence Post:
John Buell of Naperville recently wrote a letter supporting my opponent for DuPage County Board. He said he agrees with my […]
Today I held a press conference at the Administrative Building on County Farm Road where I discussed the upcoming petition drive to eliminate within a year the DuPage Airport property tax that resident’s pay (the tax has cost us $6.5 million a year since 1993 and is projected to last until 2011). Residents attended […]
As part of my Open Government platform I write:
“I will, through visits to community groups, regular press releases, and a regularly updated website, strive to keep DuPage voters and taxpayers better informed about their government, because only an informed public can make government responsive to its needs.”
Part of my attempt to reach residents will involve […]
