so here in chitown, n. ill, we had some elections yesterday.

[mopinko]

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from one friends-
dems ran the ticket in elgin, republican since lincoln.

in naperville, the new treasurer is a dem. deep red county.

and then there is this- http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTs-post-several-wins-in-municipal-elections-Palatine-school-board-victory-/58688.html

i am asking on my fb page for other results. will update this thread as i get more info.

in the meantime, i say we stock up on the audacity of hope.

eta from a fb friend-
Another hard-fought election win -- with newly re-elected Tom Cauley - Village of Hinsdale President. Hinsdale fortunate to A) have a leader who is fighting to protect the community from poorly planned Illinois Tollway expansion, and B) to have one of the classiest McDonald's in the Western Hemisphere. Congratulations again Tom - it was a true pleasure working with you.

[democrank]

1. Thanks to all

Don't give up

[sheshe2]

2. Great News, mopinko!

Let's continue the hard work.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. NW Missouri saw big wins.

Bond issues, funding measures, all passed by huge margins.

[mopinko]

5. now that is some serious good news.

those money votes have struggled like hell of late.
so freaking important that people are putting their tax bills where their mouth is.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Great news!!!

It's these local races we need to win for now. Good boost on the way to 2018. I'm not even joining in on any 2020 discussions yet.

[riderinthestorm]

6. Most of them were from our old Bernie Sanders campaign office!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280218726

We call our group the Progressives of Kane County (750 strong now on FB) and have been meeting monthly since his campaign office closed.

We researched which offices to target and then went running, Dundee Supervisor, the Elgin board, Batavia City Clerk etc - all from our Bernie group and all 15 of our candidates won yesterday!!

It's been crazy these last 2 weeks but sooo worth it!

[mopinko]

7. excellent. i understand that the sugar grove treasurer was

turned out. not sure about party there.
my niece was cheering for this. she is one of them. but any incumbents who are turned out is good news, imho.

[riderinthestorm]

13. Sugar Grove only has trustees but yes, Alison Grimes beat the incumbent

Another one from our group!!

[Arazi]

34. Saw this thread earlier, came back to say John Laesch is a good friend

He's been instrumental in leading the charge out there in the Fox Valley.

Good job!

[murielm99]

39. I've known John for a long time.

I am glad to see him out there.

Please see my thread in the Illinois group about DuPage County election results.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10492991

[HoneyBadger]

8. Congratulations

Very nice

[mcar]

9. Starting at the local level is a great move

Well done, IL!

[hatrack]

10. Kansas City went 4 for 4 on ballot issues . .

These included property tax increases for flood control, general infrastructure, including a LOT of sidewalk and street repair, dedicated eco-devo funding for the urban core.

The gob-smacker, though - dropping simple marijuana possession to a $25 fine misdemeanor.

About $700 million in GO bonds in total.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. DuPage Has Always Puzzled Me

So many workaday folks there and been deep red since before Reagan. When they went red, there were 6,000 people in Naperville and now there's a 100k. Didn't exactly "citify" that crowd. Might as well be Decatur.

[mopinko]

12. i know. i think that is tightening up, tho.

kane county aint what it used to be, either. but....

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Let's Hope, Mo

Aurora seems to be "citifying" more than Naperville, and that city has gotten bit like Joliet. Will County was far more purple in November than in the past.

[hedda_foil]

15. DuPage went blue by 15 points in 2016.

Things are changing fast around here.

[ProfessorGAC]

23. Thanks Hedda

Glad to hear that. Seeing Will moving that way too. I think having so much of the east part of the county not just being farmland anymore is changing things.

[hedda_foil]

28. I think you're right about that, Professor.

Instead of small semi-rural villages with less educated/worldly residents, the population of the western burbs has transformed into predominantly college grads with a much less constricted view of the world.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. That Said. . .

. . .my wife an i live in the far southwest corner of Will, and it's still yahoo city around here.

[tritsofme]

35. Wow! That's a fact lost on me in the disaster of that night.

Do you happen to know the 2012 margin in DuPage?

[hedda_foil]

37. Sorry but I don't. But the DuPage Dems have been working miracles.

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. my gloomy day just got a ray of sunshine - GoDemsGo

[Hekate]

17. Kick!

[mountain grammy]

18. K&R

Thank you 😊 good news for a change

[safeinOhio]

19. Adorables get out and vote.

Deplorable stay home.

[mopinko]

24. from your fingertips, as they say.

lets hope this is a solid trend.

[LisaM]

20. My friend ran for re-election in Oak Park.

Her slate won handily.

[ancianita]

21. K & R with thanks.

[Vinca]

22. That's encouraging!

[world wide wally]

25. Out here in deep red Colorado Springs we had 3 liberal candidates elected to the City Council and

3 environmental spending measures even passed!

[moosewhisperer]

26. record-setting early voting in western Chicago burbs

Plus, one of the running incumbents for local high school board, at a candidate forum a couple of weeks ago, said he wanted to "make the school great again". He came in dead last out of five candidates.

[mopinko]

27. bwahahaaa

folks, that screeching sound you are hearing is the drumph train coming to a hard stop.

[mopinko]

30. just a little giggle to add to this.

i am fb friends w a cook county commissioner.
his profile pic is of him in his pussyhat at the chi women's march.

[randr]

31. Read over the weekend that a young man, Scott Waguespack, may primary against Rahm

Not sure if he has decided or not. His family lived next near me and he and his sister are still friends with my children
Go Scott!

[mopinko]

33. scott is a good man.

but that election is 3 years out.

may be a different world by then.

[Lucinda]

32. Awesome!

[keepthemhonestO]

36. wow

that is super great news.Thanks for sharing!

[raising2moredems]

38. My local election

One school tax increase (which passed) and local (and I do mean local) elections. A newcomer *almost* beat an entrenched local - he only lost by five (UGH) votes. My neighborhood (which probably accounts for 40% of the tax base in our township) had close to 90% of those eligible vote. I'll be visiting the two neighbors who I know are not registered. Upside is the newcomer will continue to attend the monthly meetings and I intend to join him. The days of no available minutes are going to be over. As are the days of using designated money (read: roads) for other projects. My township had 38% turnout. While not high enough, is far better than most "off year" elections.

I signed up to be an election judge last summer when the newspaper ran an article on the shortage of election judges. I proudly did same day registration last fall. I registered mostly 18-19 year old first time voters. While not all may have voted for whom I hoped, at least they voted. And I also made it known to the right people that some judges who signed up to do same day registration stated aloud they did NOT think same day registration was right over and over during our training class!. Too bad, the law is the law.

While the 2016 federal election results sucked, I do think it awoke the sleeping tiger. And s/he is now out, bearing teeth and fangs.

[mopinko]

43. it's the taxes increases and bond issues that

are blowing my mind.

[calimary]

40. FANTASTIC!!!!!

Thank you for the report, mopinko! That's a really encouraging sign!

That's exactly what our party needs to be doing now, all over the place! Grabbing the grassroots and taking as many local elections as we can! Because from there, you build. From there, you BUILD. THIS is how we build - our own party infrastructure AND our farm teams for future bench strength.

Those local elections are hatcheries for bright new future Democratic leaders. SOOOO important! The CONS have known this for 40 years. We have a LOT of catching up to do! But results like these are a mighty good start!

[mopinko]

44. thanks

i think this is the most popular thread i have ever had.
really glad it didnt sink!

[calimary]

47. Well, then I'm gonna kick it!

[spanone]

41. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼

[BlueMTexpat]

42. Great news!

This is exactly what we have to do - all the time.

[mopinko]

45. more on suburban school board vote-

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-illinois-school-board_us_58e4f6a7e4b03a26a3681946?

[lunasun]

46. Good News thanks for reporting on all the wins in some unlikely places