We’ve Got A Punch Number!

78 is Great!

We have our official punch number – 78! 

Now you can remember Ron’s  name and punch number when voting on November 2nd.

There are seven weeks to go so lets get the message out. We need your help and support for our campaign to be succcessful.

The political landscape is changing. Let’s take advantage of the opportunities and … Imagine the Possibilities!

Ron’s Birthday Bash

Supporters from across the area joined Ron Lawless for his birthday celebration earlier this week. Live music was provided by France Jean Baptiste & the Sexy Menz. Reggie’s Music  Joint provided a comfortable atmosphere.

 We hope you will join us for our the next event. It will provide an opportunity to talk with Ron Lawless and get to know the next Cook County Commissioner for the 1st District.

Planning for Campaign Volunteers

Ron Lawless and campaign volunteers participated in a canvassing training and planning session.  Green party candidates from as far away as Rockford, Illinois attended. The experiences and information gained at the session will be applied to our campaign in the 1st District.

 

To learn more about our efforts or to participate, contact Ron Lawless at lawless@lawless2010.  We will win by letting people throughout the district know about our historic campaign. Now citizens have an option for access and transparency in Cook County government by electing Ron Lawless in November. 

 

Welcome to my blog.

Greetings!

Welcome to my weblog.

I hope this blog will be a source of—and a place to share—information and ideas.

I want to focus on concerns affecting the West Side of metropolitan Chicago.  

The area  includes the city’s West Side from the Near North Side to Garfield Park and to Austin and Lawndale among other communities in the city.  It also includes Oak Park and Proviso Township, including Maywood, Bellwood, Broadview and Forest Park.  

Although these communities comprise a large geographical area, they have many concerns in common. Of course, interests that may seem unique to one community can inform the others as well.  

Educational opportunity for our schoolchildren and our youth remain a top priority everywhere. Providing realistic job training and employment options remain crucial goals across the area.  

We must find better ways to provide a decent and safe home for everyone regardless of special needs or other obstacles to affordable housing.  

One way to improve communities is to encourage civic engagement. What can this mean for you?  

Ask yourself these questions:  

• What can we do to make our government more responsive and effective? 
• How can we get information about what is really going on in government?
• How will programs and policies affect our families and our neighborhoods?

 I hope this blog will provide a resource for you … to voice your opinion, seek information and participate in discussions about how to make government – and elected officials – more realistic and responsive.  

The only way to tackle persistent problems is to find new solutions, ones that are realistic and that people can understand. Even more important, when people participate in the decision-making process, the solution will always make more sense.

I sincerely hope that you will join me and others working to make government more effective and responsive. We hope that your input will help make our communities better places to live and learn and grow.