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In an alarming moment during the vice presidential debate, Trump’s running mate JD Vance made it clear that MAGA followers still have no intention of accepting election results, and they’re…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Fun Evening Before Final Sprint
[October 23rd Issue]: Thank you to all of our incredible speakers, sponsors, event committee members, awardees, attendees, and volunteers who made our 3rd Annual Shades of Blue such a success. Democratic speakers and candidates up and down the ballot energized an overflow crowd…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Blue Shade News
[October 16th Issue]: Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Terry Cosgrove will be keynote speaker at our Lake Dems Shades of Blue Annual Awards Reception. Terry Cosgrove is the former longtime president & CEO of Personal PAC, the leading reproductive rights group in Illinois. Under Terry’s leadership, the Illinois legislature transformed from anti-choice to the most pro-choice legislature in the country.
We will also be presenting our Leadership Award to State Rep. Candidate Maria Peterson and our Volunteer of the Year Award to Joy Anes.
Weekly Update Newsletter: REV Up for November
[October 2nd Issue]: Lake Dems is knocking doors and talking to voters about the importantance of voting for Democratics up and down the ballot. Talking to voters at their doors can increase turnout by up to 8% — the winning margin in close races. Join our Reach Every Voter (REV) initiative and make a difference…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Republicans Embarrassed—Again
[September 25th Issue]: Holocaust denier and Republican Mark Robinson is running for governor of North Carolina. Early last week, Lake Dems sent out an email sounding the alarm that Robinson, who’s also made news vilifying the LGBTQ+ community and women having abortions, was tapped to headline a Republican fundraiser in the northern suburbs…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Birthday Cake for Kamala!
[September 18th Issue]: Celebrate Kamala’s birthday with us! Join us at our annual Shades of Blue Awards Reception, a can’t-miss event. Come to this festive birthday party and help us recognize our outstanding Democratic leaders. Individual tickets are $60 for Kamala’s 60th birthday ($100 per couple). Sponsorships available.
Weekly Update Newsletter: Reach Every Voter
[September 11th Issue]: The stakes of the election couldn’t be higher and Democrats in Lake County know it. On a Monday Zoom call, Lake County Democratic precinct committeepersons and grassroots volunteers heard about our Lake Dems REV intiative to Reach Every Voter before the November election. Speakers firing up the crowd included…
Harris Walz Yard Signs!
How fired up are you after the Democratic National Convention? It was a remarkable event, and it’s clear Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have momentum. But we need to keep…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Lake Dems Cosponsoring Presidential Debate Watch parties September 10, 2024
[September 4th Issue]: On Tuesday, September 10, Lake Dems is cosponsoring Presidential Debate Watch Parties in the Grayslake office, in Highland Park, Waukegan, and several other areas in the county. Watch lakedems.org/events for details. Here are some of them…
Weekly Update Newsletter: Doing Something
Whether you were lucky enough to be in the United Center or cheered on our Democratic ticket from home, the glow of the DNC convention lingers.
Now it’s time to get to work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. Thank you to everyone who has knocked on doors, written postcards, walked in parades, made phone calls or helped in other ways. [August 30th issue] We’re counting on you to keep up the great work so we all have much more to celebrate in November!