On October 4, 2010, The Chicago Tribune endorsed Ron Lawless for Cook County Commissioner, 1st District.
And on October 17, 2010, The Chicago Sun-Times endorsed Ron Lawless for the seat.
Please punch #78 and join people from across the district supporting a candidate who will represent you.
We are encouraged by the feedback from people around the district in support of the campaign to elect Ron Lawless the next Cook County Commissioner. Supporters of our opponent continue to remove our signs, but we remain undaunted.
Please contact us if you can volunteer. Here’s how to help: (a) Make phone calls to friends and neighbors (b) Pass out information near the your polling place (c) send emails to your contacts (d) join us at our Chicago office to coordinate election day activities.
Send an e-mail to lawless@lawless2010.com and let us now how you can help. We’ll be in the field most of the time, so…
Just remember…#78 is great! Imagine the possibilities…a representative who will serve you, your family, your community.
Ade Oneyemi has expressed his support for Ron Lawless for Cook County Commissioner in a recent conversation. The former Oak Park school board member and West Side businessman 
was also in the four-way democratic primary election for the seat in February, 2010.
A strong voice for independent and responsive government, we welcome Mr Oneyemi’s expression of support for Lawless. We hope you will join him working to elect truly independent representatives who will be responsible to the people.
Please punch 78 and vote for Ron Lawless for Cook County Commissioner, 1st District.
A ten minute podcast was published on the 19th. Ron Lawless was interviewed by Austin Talk’s Karl Klocklars. Please visit to hear Austin Talks podcast http://austintalks.org/2010/10/the-sounds-of-austin-debuts-today-2/ . It is the organization’s inaugural interview with Ron.
For more information on our campaign, please visit our website at www.lawless2010.com. Please punch #78 for Lawless for Cook County Commissioner.
Ronald Lawless has worked quietly in the community for many years. He started as a young man organizing events around LaFollette Park in Austin near his home. More recently he’s worked with groups such as the Oak Park NAACP.
Please enjoy one neighbor’s views on Ron’s capability to serve today. ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHULws38AyM
It’s Get Out The Vote Time. We really need YOU! When: October 28, 2010, 5:00pm – 8:00pm.
We’re having one more fundraiser to raise $5,000 to get our last messages out. The goal is to distribute two different GOTV door hangers to voters before November 2nd. We are asking friends, neighbors and supporters to bring one or more guests as we move to make a difference.
For $25.00 in advance ($35.00 at the door)
, the Greek food and valet parking are free!
Imagine the Possibilities of a responsible government. Please join us on October 28th from 5:00 to 8:00PM at the Parthenon for a fundraising event. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. WHERE: Parthenon Restaurant, 314 S. Halsted St., Chicago
On October 17, 2010, the Chicago Sun-Times published the following endorsement:
1st District (West Side, west suburbs): Ronald Lawless of the Green Party is an impressive candidate with a long list of civic accomplishments who would bring fresh ideas and energy to the board. Incumbent Democrat Earlean Collins, after a controversial “present” vote last year that killed an effort to repeal the disastrous county penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase, said, “You want to vote me out of office? Hooray. I would just love to go home for once in my life and relax.” We’re happy to accommodate her. We endorse Lawless.
Hello West Side Greens Supporters,
Join the West Side Greens on October 21, 7:00pm to 10:00pm... we’ll make merry in the upstairs roon at Molly Malone’s, 7652 West Madison St., Forest Park, Illinois. The November 2nd election is right around the corner and we need your help.
As we make our final push to election day VICTORY! please contribute $25 by Oct. 18, 2010. You’ll get a buffet dinner, the chance for some outstanding silent auction items, World Class entertainment, and most importantly the chance for checks in the win column on election night. Entry goes up to $30 after Oct 18 and remains $30 at the door.
RSVP be made to 708-717-8201 or john.festa@hotmail.com
International Blues touring artist Nigel Mack will play from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. Nigel tours nationally and internationally as a solo artist and with his band Nigel Mack and the Blues Attack. Originally from Vancouver, he has made Chicago his home and the Blues his life and has won acclaim for his two albums “High Price to Pay” in 1996, and “Road Rage” in 2001. He’s also a Green Party supporter. He says the Green Party makes the most sense to him.
Find out more about him at www.nigelmack.com .
Proceeds will support Green Party Candidates on the west side, including Ronald Lawless (Cook County Commissioner, 1st district) and Laurel Lambert Schmidt (US Congress, 3rd district ~ www.laurel4congress.org).
On October 5, 2010, The Chicago Tribune published the following endorsement:
1st District (West Side, west suburbs): Twelve years ago, this page endorsed Austin neighborhood native Ronald Lawless, an educational consultant, over six other candidates vying to replace Earlean Collins in the Illinois Senate. Lawless didn’t prevail then, but we hope he now retires Collins from the County Board. Collins has been increasingly stressed and distracted, notoriously moaning “Let us have some peace!” last year because so many constituents were complaining to her about high county taxation. In 2006, we endorsed Collins, saying we hoped she would help reform this slipshod government. The Tribune now endorses Lawless, a Green Party candidate who would be the consistent reform vote that Collins has failed to be. 
The campaign for Cook County Commissioner has turned ugly. Opponents began tearing down our outside campaign signs almost as soon as we posted them. Unfortunately, we will have to plan for thefts of yard signs and work harder to make sure our message for change is heard.
Therefore, we are launching the Imagine the Possibility Fund. This fund is focused on pressing forward despite actions of our opponent. We want to show that grassroots donations have the power to overcome the usual political tricks. Here’s the plan: Our goal is 1000 small donations to be used exclusively for yard signs, store posters, billboards, and mass media messages. We are looking for one big push within the next week to raise $5,000.Time is essential and if we all work together, we can make sure everyone knows there is a real alternative.
The party bosses want to keep this election quiet and we have to fight back. Will you please chip in $5 to the Imagine the Possibility Fund today — and help us reach every voter? Your donation will help us to ensure victory on November 2, 2010.
Don’t forget to help spread the word and punch #78 for Cook County Commissioner.
