As he left office, President Obama looked out at all of us and asked us to STAND UP, lace on our shoes, grab a clip board and BE A CITIZEN! We want to thank the talented people who followed President Obama’s advice and stepped up to run for the Downers Grove Township Board: Ardyth Krause...Read More
We had a huge victory when the GOP was forced to pull their much ballyhooed Repeal and Replace bill! That’s People Power! Victories are won from the ground up……….and this is our chance for a victory in our own back yard! The Downers Grove Township Annual Meeting – Tuesday April 11 – Ashayana Banquets, 1620 75th...Read More
The April election is behind us, but the work continues as we build momentum toward 2018 and 2020. The past few weeks have been busy with candidate coffees, phone banks and canvasses. I would like to express appreciation on behalf of all of the Democratic voters in the township for our Democratic Township Slate who...Read More
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2017 7:30 p.m.-9:00p.m.Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove Featured Guests (7:30pm): The Honorable Bill Foster, IL-11 CongressmanLowell Culver, PhD, Local Author of Journey into Darkness: An American in Hitler’s Wehrmacht Business Agenda (8:30 pm):Introductions -5minMinutes and Treasurer’s Report – 2minReport from DuPage County Democratic Party Executive Committee 2minChair Report-5min Committee Reports...Read More
The DGTDO April Meeting will feature two special guests! Congressman Bill Foster, IL-11, will give a brief update from Congress. Lowell Culver, PhD, author of Journey into Darkness: An American in Hitler’s Wehrmacht will share insights on the parallels between the rise of Nazi Germany and the current U.S. political climate. Culver has studied European...Read More
“Unprecedented dangers bring unprecedented opportunities for political action” In addition to the excellent DGTD weekly update of actions and events, here are rallies and marches coming up in April. (GET UP OFF THAT COUCH AND MARCH!) – Saturday April 15: Tax March, Millennium Park, 10am – 2pm. To protest Trump’s refusal to release his tax...Read More
The Democratic Candidates for Downers Grove Township are to be commended for representing us well on April 4. This was a low turnout election with only 18.6% of the vote. While the outcome of the election was not what we had hoped to see, there is good news in the numbers. The candidates generated at...Read More
