“…Obama said Republicans are betting that between now and the Nov. 2 elections, Americans will forget the Republican economic policies that led to the recession. He said Republicans have opposed virtually everything he has done to help the economy, and have proposed solutions that have only made the problem worse. That philosophy didn’t work out so well for middle-class families all across America,” Obama told a cheering crowd at a labor gathering. “It didn’t work out so well for our country. All it did was rack up record deficits and result in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.”

Monday – Thursday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Carpenters Union Hall
110 Le Baron
Waukegan, IL

We will need to know a day in advance if you can attend to set up the correct amount of lines for our predictive dialer so please contact.

Joe or Cristina (630) 201-0991
lakecounty4quinn@gmail.com

This is going to be a very close race so please any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Illinois Victory will be canvassing for Dan Seals, Democrat for Congress, in Libertyville Township on Saturday July 17 and Tuesday July 20.  We will be meeting at 1 PM each day at the Caribou Coffee at the Metra Train stop.  We will have interns and organizers there to canvass Libertyville township and any Libertyville Township Democrats who can attend will be more than welcome.  We can provide walk lists of your precinct.  Please RSVP with Matt from IL Victory at 847-801-9178.  If you are unable to attend but would still like to canvass for Dan Seals, please call Matt and we will arrange something.

Greetings Libertyville Dems!

The Libertyville Days Festival is upon us (THU JUN 17 – SUN JUN 20). We will be co-hosting a booth (#27) with the Tenth Dems and Dan Seals organizations and we will be marching with all the Democratic candidates in the SAT JUN 19 parade down Milwaukee Avenue.

PARADE. SAT JUN 19, Assemble in the Metra train station parking lot at 9:30a. Participation is easy and fun. Looks for Dems wearing LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATS, Tenth Dems or Dan Seals tshirts! Come out and march! It’s about a 40 minute walk.

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Libertyville Days Parade

Booth Hours of Operation
FRI Noon – 8:00p
SAT 10:00a – 8:00p
SUN 1:00p – 5:00p

The booth will up and running FRI at noon (we’ll setup at 11:00a if you want to stop by and help!).

The booth presence is especially important. It gives us an opportunity to raise awareness of our Democratic organizations AND showcase our Democratic candidates! Stop by the booth to learn more about the LTDO and local and state Democratic candidates.

Let’s Talk Politics in Libertyville!

Join us WED MAY 26 7:00p at the Libertyville Civic Center (135 West Church Street, Libertyville).

Let’s Talk Politics is a citizen Issues forum, open discussion.

All Township and area citizens are welcome to attend! Come out and share your thoughts, concerns about important issues of the day!

Join Us at the End of the Quarter Bash!

Please Join Ann Ryan, Shelley Richardson, Ed Brownlow, Sue Berndt, Beth Marcin, Sheila Schultz, Wendy Valentine, Betsy Weisbach, Joe Sonnefeldt, Fran Myers, Kerrie Rosenthal and Steve Walanka (Host Committee in Formation) in support of Dan Seals, Nominee for U.S. Congress (IL-10), for the End of the Quarter Bash on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

It will be held at Javier’s Restaurant, which is located at 8 Miner Street, Arlington Heights. Sponsorships include: Host: $100, Individual Tickets: $25.

RSVP: Ram Villivalam at rvillivalam@dansealsforcongress.com or 847-945-8900. Checks should be payable to “Dan Seals for Congress.”

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We often hear residents say “I thought I was the only Democrat in my neighborhood”. We can assure you that is not the case. While the Republicans have traditionally held a majority in this area, much has changed in the past ten years and is still changing.

In the 2008 election, Barack Obama won Lake County with 59.3% (177,242) of the vote. In Libertyville Township, Barack received 54% of the vote. Democratic US Senator Dick Durbin received 63% of the vote. There are plenty of Democrats in Libertyville Township!

WHAT DO WE DO?

We Support Candidates! We support local, state and national Democratic candidates in a variety of ways.

We Help Get Out the Vote! We walk the streets and help get out the vote at election time.

We Publish a Newsletter! Our newsletter is published twice a year and delivered via first class mail to all LTDO members.

We Host Events! We host many events including Candidate Forums, “Let’s Talk Politics” citizen forums, Volunteer Meet & Greets, Holiday parties, Get Out the Vote (GOTV) events and more.

We Meet Our Neighbors. Typically just before elections, we walk our precincts distributing campaign material and chatting with our neighbors.

We Host a Website! We host www.LibertyvilleDems.org and publish news, event announcements, candidate profiles and important links to other resources.

WHAT YOU CAN DO?

Become a Member! For a minimum donation of $10.00, you can become an official member, receive our bi-annual newsletter and help us elect Democrats! Support our efforts with your donation. Visit our website for more information.

Get Registered to Vote! If you’re not registered, get registered so you can participate in our Democracy.

Vote in Every Election for Democratic Candidates! Many citizens skip voting in the Primary elections but they are very important especially to local State Rep and Senate candidates. The Right to Vote is cherished. Exercise your right and vote!

Become a Volunteer! Whether you have a couple of hours or would like to spend more time, we need volunteers for a variety of work especially before elections. Volunteer Interests include such activities as 1)  event coordination, 2) fundraising, 3) recruitment/training, 3) telephone calling, 4) door to door canvassing, 5) distributing candidate literature, 6) assisting with mailings and MORE….  Even displaying a candidate’s sign in your front yard helps elect Democrats!

Become a Precinct Committeeman/woman! For those citizens willing to dedicate more time and commitment, consider becoming a precinct committeeman/woman. Each precinct in Libertyville Township has one elected/appoint precinct committeeman/woman. Duties are primarily related to representing the Democratic party at the precinct level. There’s lots of documentation available on this subject, contact an LTDO Officer for more info.

Become involved in helping us implementing our goals! The LTDO is a small volunteer group of dedicated Township citizens. We need talented and committed people to help achieve our goals. So come on out, attend a couple of meetings and see if you’re interested helping us build the LTDO into an effective political organization helping Democrats at all levels of government.

OUR EVENTS

FEBRUARY. During primary elections, we canvass neighborhoods and help get out the vote for our candidates.

MARCH. During mid-term and presidential election years, we host our Volunteer Meet & Greet in March to get everyone revved up for the upcoming general election.

MAY. Let’s Talk Politics residents issues forum.

JUNE/JULY. In June/July we march in both the Libertyville/Mundelein Days Parade and co-host a booth at these Festivals. We share the booths at the events with the 10th Congressional District Democrats (TenthDems.org) and the 8th Congressional District Democrats and Independents (IllijoisEddi.org).

SEPTEMBER. We are planning a Candidate Forum.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER. During general elections, we canvass neighborhoods and help get out the vote for our candidates and, of course, we vote!

DECEMBER. During the holidays, we host the LTDO Holiday Party. This is a potluck party. In 2009, we had 12 candidates from State, County and local offices attend.

ELECTION RESULTS

All the past election results for Lake County and Libertyville Township are available for viewing online at the Lake County Clerks office.

You can visit the Voter Services site at: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/CountyClerk/ElectionResults/Default.htm

LTDO STRUCTURE

The Libertyville Township Democrats have four Officers: Chairman, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. We meet the second WEDNESDAY of every month.

On MAR 3, 2010, the following officers were elected to 2 year terms. Congratulations to everyone.

Chairman: Tom Jurgens
Vice-Chair: Monica Johnson
Treasurer: Amy Solomonson
Secretary: Del Parra

NEXT STEPS

We are limited by people resources, we need more volunteers and committed residents to become involved and help us achieve our goals. Here are some recommendations for you going forward.

1. Learn more. Visit the local Democratic organization websites, increase your awareness of the political process, candidates, officer holders, election rules, etc.
2. Attend events and meet other local Democratic activist. Come to our meetings. Meet people.
3. Become a Member. Join our organization and receive our newsletter to keep abreast of our activities and other local political news.
4. Volunteer some time. Help us with our activities. Contribute time to a worthy cause. Be one of the few that participates.
5. Contribute. Even if you don’t have time, you can contribute to the cause by donating to our organization.