Consolidation law shifts election authority
The piece argues consolidation shifts control of elections from local clerks to county authority, sparking fears of lost home rule, bureaucratization, and partisan influence. It weighs local access against a uniform system, noting costs, voter eligibility, and registration data moves under county planning.
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Cook County
Stanley Kusper
Kusper
Chicago Democratic Organization
League of Women Voters
Illinois Municipal League
Voter Apathy and School Board Consolidation Debate
Oak Park observer Rima Schultz argues low turnout in school board elections stems from irregular scheduling that keeps these votes separate from state and federal contests. She cautions consolidation may raise costs and urges checks on new centralized election authority.
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Rima Schultz
Oak Park
Boston
Mass
Galen Gockel
Oak Park River Forest World
State Legislator Contacts by Districts and Areas
River Forest residents fall in the 5th Legislative District while Forest Park areas split between the 5th 18th and 21st Districts. Listings provide state senators and representatives with party, addresses, and phone numbers for each district.
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Richard Walsh
Ashland Ave
River Forest
Philip J. Rock
N. Oak Park Ave
Oak Park
Earlean Collins
S. Grove Ave
Edward Bluthardt
Gremley Terrace
Schiller Park
Ted E. Leverenz
Grand Ave
River Grove
Jack B. Williams
Belmont Ave
Franklin Park
Elmer Conti
Vincent Molloy
Madison St
Walter Shumpert
W. Roosevelt Rd
Chicago
Forest Park
Madison Street
Madison
South Oak Park
South Boulevard
Oak Park Avenue
Harlem Avenue
Northcentral
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