Hello fellow Dems! Please join us for our first Meeting of the DGTDO”s Book Club on Thursday September 14th at 7:00 pm at the 906 Curtiss office. For our first meeting we will be discussing two articles from the New Republic.  Select the links below to access the articles. In this meeting we will decide books we will...Read More

Update from the PROTECT THE VOTE (Voter Suppression) ACTION TEAM After the 2016 debacle, it became clear that it is crucial to PROTECT BOTH THE VOTE and ACCESS TO THE BALLOT. In 2016 millions of minority and Democratic voters were purged from voting rolls in red states where Trump won by just thousands. Voter rolls...Read More

Upcoming Events – See the Home page events list on our website (dgdemocrats.org) for the most up-to-date list of events and also check out Left Out – DuPage Area page on Facebook for other local events. ** This event is not sponsored by the DGTDO but is provided as an informational service SEP 9 and...Read More

Precinct Activities for September 1.      Become a Democratic Precinct Committeeman!  Download a Precinct Committeeman petition from the DuPage County Election Commission website (www.dupageco.org/election ), or get one from the DGTD office. Fill out the top portion correctly, with your name as you would like it on the ballot. Get at least 10 signatures (20 would...Read More

WHEN Democrats VOTE Democrats WIN! (Step 1. Register Democrats to VOTE!) The key to success in the 2018 elections, and beyond, is to get Democrats out to vote. The ONE goal of the DGTD Voter Registration Action Team is to build up the Democratic voter base! This is a marathon, not a sprint, and we...Read More

What’s happening in Springfield? Actually, quite a lot. The past few months have seen major legislative accomplishments, often after initial vetoes from Gov Rauner.  Here is a list of some of the most important: 1.       The Budget.  The Illinois House voted July 6th to override Rauner’s veto of a budget package, giving Illinois its first...Read More

IS THIS OUR COUNTRY? Do you turn on the TV, open the paper and shake your head at the rising tide of hatred and the violence of newly emboldened Nazis, KKK, White Supremacists?  Trump fanned these flames by saying “many sides” were responsible for the violence of Charlottesville!!!  A few Republicans spoke out about those...Read More

A DISGRACE TO EVERYTHING WE STAND FOR – BOTH AS A STATE AND AS A NATION.                .On September 5th, Donald Trump sent his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to announce the end, in 6 months, of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, effectively turning 800,000 American lives into fodder for his for-profit deportation machine. Even...Read More

www.dgdemocrats.org P.O. Box 785, Downers Grove, IL 60515 Serving the communities in Downers Grove Township, including:  Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Westmont, Willowbrook, and portions of Woodridge MEETING NOTICE WEDNESDAY, September 13, 2017 7:30 p.m.-9:00p.m. District 99 Administration Building, 6301 Springside in Downers Grove Program: Candidates and Campaigns (7:30pm): Introductions -5min Jim...Read More

Message from the Chair It’s been another unbelievable month. It almost seems like it has been “Hate Month” since our last newsletter! The flames of hate are being fanned from the highest levels of the federal and state government! Charlottesville, the ban on transgender individuals in the military, and the attack on young, productive immigrants...Read More