There are 430 Tax Increment Finance Districts in Cook County. In 2008 they sucked $875 million in property taxes away from the local units of government that rely on them for operation. Of that total, 160 districts were in Chicago and diverted $525 million away from the Board of Education, the Park District, the Public Library, [...]
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Tom, LeAlan , Rich and the Green Team marched on Saturday, August 14 in the 2010 Bud Billiken Day Parade. It was hot as the dickens but we all had a great time and met thousands and thousands of parade-goers who cheered and encouraged our call for REAL change in 2010! Photos by Adam Snow – [...]
I had the good fortune to work with Doug in the early 1990′s when he led a state-wide coalition against Mayor Daley’s push to get land-based gambling in Chicago. We won that fight. Read his column “I’m With Whitney” from the Beachwood Reporter. I’m With WhitneyBy Doug Dobmeyer
I am sick of Illinois politics as we know it today! Blind abeyance to massive debt and unbalanced budgets are now the norm. This well entrenched corrupt political system has only expanded in the 39 years since my coming to Chicago in 1971. So, I’m going to do something to work for change. I’ve decided a third party is a viable option. I’m volunteering with the Green Party doing media for the Rich Whitney candidacy for governor. Whitley is a civil rights lawyer from Carbondale is the Green Party’s candidate for governor. In the latest poll he was at nine percent of the vote. In 2006 he received 10 percent of the statewide vote. As you know I have been a Democrat all my life. I have voted for a few Republicans along the way. The two usual party candidates for governor are dismal at best. One, Bill Brady, the Republican was born with the word NO on the tip of his tongue. Pat Quinn the Democratic incumbent and a friend for 25 years has become a disappointment since he took over from the disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Unfortunately Pat has moved away from previous positions that had formed our friendship. He’s just another Springfield politician now. So, I intend to do what I can for Whitney to make him more of a viable candidate that could result in his being Illinois’ next governor. Tom went before the IVI-IPO (Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization) on Saturday. Tom with IVI-IPO State Chair Alonzo Zaragoza. Tom’s first campaign against Da [...] Here’s what Southtown Star columnist Kristen McQueary had to say… As Illinois voters, we sit anxiously, curiously, awaiting a verdict in Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial. George Ryan counts the days toward his release from federal prison. They were our picks: A young politician with wavy hair who promised to end Illinois’ sleazy political culture; a gravelly-voiced old-timer with [...] Around 80 people came to a Loyola classroom last night to attend a “Citizen Watchdog Training” session organized by the Better Government Association. The event was organized and kicked off by BGA director Andy Shaw and paid for by the Chicago Community Trust. Shaw told the crowd that this is a “perfect storm moment. I’ve never [...]
END DEPORATIONS! – No to SB 1070! – STOP the POLIMIGRA! - RSVP TO THIS EVENT VIA FACEBOOK …Every day, 1,100 families are torn apart. *County Jails are the main source where ICE gets hold of our Immigrant Community! Cook county is the place where ICE and the local police collaborate to deport our immigrant community with the so call “IMMIGRATION HOLDS” which occurs 24/7 all year round! Join us on Thursday, July 29 at 4 pm, in front of the Cook County Jail, on the corner of 26th Street and California Avenue. [Español] ¡Alto a las Deportaciones! ¡Moratoria Ahora! Over 200 people attended. Michael Brunson, CTU Recording Secretary
Karen Lewis CTU President – "I brought my purse with me!" Tom addressing the rally. The CTU issued a pink slip to the mayor! Over 200 parents and teachers attended a “Save Our Schools” rally organized by the Chicago Teachers Union at the Ariel Community [...] Small business owner Carey Matson got mad as hell about the rising taxes, ongoing corruption and declining services in Cook County. He has organized a new citizen’s group, The Cook County Coalition for Tax Relief. On July 14 they held their first event – a candidate’s forum for the Cook County Assessor’s race and the race [...] March with Tom and other Green Party candidates this Sunday in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade. RSVP via Facebook. Our Theme is: The Time is NOW! This year, there are three issues that really sum up the cause: End Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and Workplace Discrimination and Legalize Gay Marriage. We will be using a [...] 
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Doug Dobmeyer
