Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Schneider and Dold will square off in only live forum within 10th District Boundaries. Candidates for General Assembly and Lake County Board will meet in separate contests.
The only debate within the boundaries of the 10th Congressional District between Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and Brad Schneider of Deerfield, his Democratic challenger, takes place at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Lake Forest High School east campus auditorium. The forum, co sponsored by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff, the LWV of Highland Park/Highwood and the LWV of Deerfield in coordination with Patch and the Union League Club of Chicago will also feature candidates for the Illinois General Assembly and the Lake County Board. Earlier: Schneider, Dold Debating About Debates In three separate debates, one for each level of government, candidates will make opening and closing statements as well as answer questions…
Friday, September 14, 2012
Congressman Dold and challenger Brad Schneider will meet four times before Nov. 6 election. The only joint appearance in the 10th District is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Patch. Three will be televised from Chicago.
Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic challenger, Brad Schneider of Deerfield, are scheduled to debate each other four times next month in advance of the Nov. 6 general election but for now they are debating about the debates. The only time Schneider and Dold will meet face to face within the boundaries of the 10th Congressional District is at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Lake Forest High School. The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest, Deerfield and Highland Park as well as Patch. Earlier: Democrats’ Jerusalem Platform Plank Unifies Dold, Schneider Also that day, they will appear together at 10:30 a.m. on WLS Television under the sponsorship of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. Dold and Schneider …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Missed the March 4 forum? Here is the video for you to view.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Were you unable to attend the March 4 candidate forum co-sponsored by Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch and the League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area, Deerfield and Highland Park-Highwood? See and hear the following candidates respond to a variety of questions.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Send us your questions if you can't make it; or join our live blog during the forum.
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will join the League of Women Voters - Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area in offering a candidate forum starting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (March 4) at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center, 110 E. Old Mill Road, in Lake Forest. The candidates and the times they will speak include: The public is encouraged to attend and ask questions. Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will be blogging live during the debate, allowing readers to participate remotely from their computers by asking questions that we can pass on to the candidates during the forum. The live blog will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. Make sure you are registered on Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch. Readers are also welcome to email questions to Editor Jim Powers at …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Have a question for the candidates? Submit it to Patch.
Update 4:10 p.m.: The 10th Congressional candidate debate is wrapping up. The candidates are giving closing statements. See a summary of the debate's questions and answers below. Tree: Jobs and the environment. "There's a hunker down mentality, which means people aren't spending." Tree says the federal government needs to restore hope back to the 10th Congressional District. Schneider: Sustainable prosperity and sustainable security. "We can't have one without the other." Schneider says we need solid and sound education, foreign, economoc and environmental policy. Sheyman: Economic security. Sheyman says the country needs to pass federal jobs legislation, support federal investment infrastructure and support local business owners local …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
58th District Representative candidates answer questions at forum.
Mark Neerhof and Lauren Turelli may be both Republicans running for the 58th District seat, but they split when it comes to the issue of Medicaid. Neerhof, a doctor who practices at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, is running in his first election. He has lived in Lake County for 21 years, including 15 in Deerfield and the last six in Lake Forest. Turelli has lived in Lake Forest all of her life. She currently serves on the Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Board and as an elected Republican township precinct committeeman. The two candidates answered questions in Sunday's candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area (LWV) and Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch at Lake Bluff Elementary School. The …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Send us your questions if you can't make it; or join our live blog during the forum.
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will join the League of Women Voters - Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area in offering a candidate forum featuring several from the two communities starting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 19) at Lake Bluff Elementary School, 350 W. Washington. The list of candidates includes: The public is encouraged to attend and ask questions. Many of the candidates have roots in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, including Sumption (Lake Bluff), Neerhof (Lake Forest), Turelli (Lake Forest), Hart (Lake Bluff), Barkhausen (Lake Bluff) and Lesser (Lake Bluff). Morrison is from Deerfield. Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will be blogging live during the debate, allowing readers to participate remotely from their computers by asking questions that we …
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Debates for State Representative, State Senate and Congress will be held Feb. 26.
With the primary elections quickly approaching, the League of Women Voters is planning a debate on Feb. 26 for state representative, state senate and congressional candidates. The debates will begin at 1 p.m. at the Highland Park Country Club. 58th District State Representative Republican candidates Mark Neerhof and Lauren Turelli will go first, debating for an hour. At 2 p.m., 58th District State Representative Democratic candidates Julie Morrison and Milton Sumption will debate. Last, 10th Congressional District Democratic primary candidates Vivek Bavda, Aloys Rutagwibira, Brad Schneider, Ilya Sheyman and John Tree will debate at 3 p.m. Whoever wins the Democratic primary will go on to run against Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) in …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Committee should engage in more outreach, more communication with the public.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
By Mary Matthews League of Women Voters of Lake County On a national, state, and local level, the League of Women Voters considers the redistricting process of paramount importance and one critical to democracy. The League of Women Voters of Lake County was pleased with the Lake County Board's outreach to it and two other organizations:NAACP and MALDEF. However, given the impact that the results of this process will have over the next 10 years, we are disappointed with the Board's attempt to make their work transparent. We encourage the Committee to engage in: more outreach, more communication with the public and providing more opportunity for public input into the process. There is very little redistricting information on the County's …
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Contenders for 3 seats agree and disagree on issues confronting school board.
Four candidates for three seats on the North Shore School District 112 board discussed budget cuts and other issues, including school boundaries and the dual language program, at a League of Women Voters Forum at the Highland Park Country Club. Yumi Ross, Michael Cohn, Paul Tatelli and incumbent Bruce Hyman also discussed technology expenses, consolidation and the role of the school board before more than 300 people during their 40-minute debate on March 6. Ross was the only one to offer a specific suggestion when asked about the $2.7 million in cuts in the next year's budget for running the 12 elementary to middle schools. She recommended reductions in custodial services and energy usage while the other candidates spoke in generalities…
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4:45 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Mark Shaw withstood Drury's lambasting over abortion issues. Scot Drury claimed that Mark refused to submit his position on the issue and added an extremist anti-gun attack on the Shaw Campaign. The question was answered and the answers can be found. Call Mr. Shaw or Mr. Drury to get the answers. I know for a fact Mr. Mark L. Shaw will return your call. He returned mine. electmarkshaw.com … more ›