Many Democratic candidates throughout DuPage County successfully kicked off their petition drives to get on the Democratic Primary ballot for 2020. Petition kick-off events were held throughout the county, including a very well-attended event in our DGTDO headquarters on September 7. Our office was packed with enthusiastic candidates, petition signers, and precinct committeepersons. Candidates attending...Read More

By Allison Heverin, DG Progressive Women On October 1st, Daniel Biss will be in Downers Grove to speak about the Illinois Fair Tax Plan. The Illinois Fair Tax is a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would change the state income tax system from a flat tax to a graduated income tax.  Right now, in Illinois, everyone pays...Read More

By Chris Hotchkin On January 1, 2020, it will be legal to purchase, possess, and use recreational cannabis in Illinois. The selling of cannabis will be regulated and taxed by the state and municipalities within the state. Municipalities across the state are currently engaging in debate as to whether to permit licensed cannabis vendors within...Read More

By Maryann Vazquez “Vote Blue no matter who” is the Mantra of Democrats wanting to take back the White House from its current resident, a deranged pathological liar with a predilection for daily chaos. The current resident who shall go nameless seeks to destroy our Democratic Republic and transform it into an authoritarian government that...Read More

By Carla Feinkind At the Helsinki press conference in July 2016, Trump was asked if Putin had “hacked” our election.  With Putin next to him, Trump said Putin told him he had not hacked our elections.  PUBLICALLY, Trump rejected the assessments of ALL of our security services and deferred to Putin who smiled a smug...Read More

By Joanna Williams While we wait…wait… wait for Republicans to do anything on gun control (House Democrats have passed and sent to the Republican controlled Senate several measures addressing gun violence), America’s largest retailers are rethinking their gun policies after the mass shootings this summer in states including California, Texas and Ohio. Here is a...Read More

By Mary Coen We have all heard that ” Democrats are socialists”, that ” Democrats are pro-abortion”, that “Democrats are “tax-and-spenders”, are “for open borders”, are ” pro-entitlements” and more. Labeling is such a commonly used tactic, especially in a campaign year, that we take it for granted. Indeed, we may even indulge in it...Read More

By Kim Savage The Big Tent doesn’t need to be a circus, so please keep your attention focused on the main objective: electing Democrats up and down the ballot. This part of the election cycle tests the viability of Democratic candidates for competition in the General Election. It also tests ideas among the voters in...Read More