Wednesday, April 17, 2024

In this Issue: Who Represents You on the Lake County Board? ● Happy Passover from Lake County Dems ● Tim Kobler Sworn In as Vernon Township Supervisor ● April is National Alcohol Awareness Month ● Members of Congress Representing Lake County Host Important Events ● Lake Dems Attend Events ● Volunteer Spotlight ● ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) ● Upcoming Events

The Lake County Board has 19 elected members, each representing a specific geographic district. (Find your district by address.) The Board approves the budget and all financial matters, as well as ordinances affecting all county government departments. 

Lake County board and committee meetings can be viewed on lakecounty.tv and cable television (Comcast channels 18 or 30, depending on where you live, and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99). All county board members receive mail at: 18 N. County St., 10th Floor, Waukegan, IL 60085. Phone 847-377-2300.

Click on the links below to learn more about these amazing public servants including the committees they sit on, resources and links, and their main priorities in serving our communities:

Gina Roberts - District 4

Board Member Roberts represents District 4, which includes Winthrop Harbor, Zion, and portions of Beach Park. She has been on the board since 2020. Email: GRoberts@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-946-7475. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35248.

John Wasik - District 6

Board Member Wasik represents District 6, which includes Grayslake, Hainesville, Third Lake, and portions of Mundelein, Round Lake, and Round Lake Park. He has been on the board since 2018. Email: JWasik@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-406-6357. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35250.

Carissa Casbon - District 7

Board Member Casbon represents District 7, which includes portions of Gurnee and Waukegan. She has been on the board since 2020. Email: CCasbon@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-501-5323. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35251.

Dianne Hewitt - District 8

Board Member Hewitt represents District 8, which includes portions of Beach Park and Waukegan. She has been on the board since 2008. Email: DHewitt@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-627-0883. Subscribe to her newsletter here:  https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35252.

Mary Ross-Cunningham - District 9

Board Member Ross-Cunningham is happy and proud to serve as your District 9 county board member, representing portions of Waukegan and North Chicago. She has been on the board since 2002. Email: MCunningham@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-721-1563. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35253.

Jessica Vealitzek - District 10

Board Member Vealitzek represents District 10, which includes Indian Creek and portions of Hawthorn Woods, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Mundelein, and Vernon Hills. She has been on the board since 2018. Email: JVealitzek@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-406-3250. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35231.

Paul Frank - District 11

Board Member Frank represents District 11, which includes Highwood and portions of Highland Park and Lake Forest. He has served on the board since 2016. Email: PFrank@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-707-1101. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35254.

Paras Parekh - District 12

Board Member Parekh represents District 12, which includes Bannockburn, Deerfield, and portions of Highland Park and Lake Forest. He has been on the board since 2020. Email: PParekh@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-946-6832. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35232.

Sandy Hart - District 13

Her peers elected Sandy as Lake County Board Chair in December 2018. Chair Hart represents District 13, which includes Lake Bluff and Knollwood, as well as portions of Great Lakes, Gurnee, North Chicago, and Waukegan. She was elected to the board in 2012. Email: smhart@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-377-2300. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35255.

Angelo D. Kyle - District 14

Board Member Kyle represents District 14, which includes Park City and portions of North Chicago and Waukegan. He began his most current term of service on the board in 2018 and previously served from 1990 to 2012. Email: AKyle@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-406-3532. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35256.

Jennifer Clark - District 15

Board Member Clark represents District 15, which includes portions of Libertyville, Mundelein, and Vernon Hills. She has been on the board since 2018. Email: JClark@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 224-406-3007. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35257.

Esiah Campos - District 16

Board Member Campos represents District 16, which includes Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, and portions of Round Lake and Round Lake Park. Email: ECampos@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-313-9174. Subscribe to his newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35258.

Sara Knizhnik - District 18

Board Member Knizhnik represents District 18, which includes portions of Buffalo Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, and Vernon Hills. Email: SKnizhnik@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-313-9178. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35260.

Marah Altenberg - District 19

Board Member Altenberg represents District 19, which includes Deer Park, Wheeling, and portions of Buffalo Grove, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, and Long Grove. She has been on the board since 2020. Email: MAltenberg@lakecountyil.gov. Phone: 847-562-6247. Subscribe to her newsletter here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/signup/35261.

Passover begins at sundown on Monday, April 22, and ends at sundown on April 30.

Lake Dems wishes our readers who observe a happy and meaningful Passover. 

Lake Dems join in celebrating Precinct Committeeperson Tim Kobler on being sworn in as Vernon Township Supervisor. Tim has served as the Vernon Township clerk since 2021 and is a retired municipal police sergeant whose career in law enforcement spanned 25 years. Pictured above (l-r) are 10th Congressional District State Central  Committeeman Thomas Maillard, Vice President of the Warren-Newport Public Library Board of Trustees Celeste Flores, Tim Kobler, Representative Dan Didech, and Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega.

April is National Alcohol Awareness Month

Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma, and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues.

Joe Bongiovanni, former Grant Township Democratic Chair and Precinct Committeeperson not only volunteers for Democrats but also is a founding member of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services. This year their annual golf outing is on May 20 at Boulder Ridge Country Club. All money raised will support their programs, including The Other Side, New Directions Sober Living, and Connect to Recovery. It is a great opportunity for people to come together as a community to show their support for those on the path to recovery.

Mark your calendars and join us on May 20 for a day of golf, to partake in contests, win raffle prizes, and network, all while supporting programs that offer hope and healing to individuals and families on their recovery journey. OPEN TO ALL SKILL LEVELS! Register now or secure a sponsorship package at https://bit.ly/3PvEra4.

Jan Schakowsky's

2024 Annual Ultimate

Women's Power Lunch

Friday, May 10, 2024

You're invited to join Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky for her 2024 Annual Ultimate Women's Power Lunch. Register here to join our Lake Dems tables for this always-inspiring event! Enter Lake Dems or Lauren Beth Gash in the Specific Table Request field when you register – it pops up after the payment screen.

Brad Schneider’s Women for Brad Luncheon, May 19, 2024

Join Congressman Brad Schneider at his 2024 Women for Brad Luncheon in Northbrook. Doors open at 11:00am. RSVP here. For additional information, contact Eli Krule at eli@schneiderforcongress.com.

We are grateful to our Democratic township organizations that send event photos to info@lakedems.org for sharing in our newsletter. Have an event coming up? Please click here to submit your event for posting on our website and in this publication.

New Waukegan Precinct Committeepersons (PCs) Meet & Greet

Waukegan Township Democrats welcome their new Precinct Committeepersons. Lake Dems thanks all who continue to serve as PCs and welcomes those recently elected to office.

Lake Dems Weekly Update Newsletter team could use a few more researchers and writers! Have you ever seen photos or events on Facebook that we could include in our publication? Have you ever had an idea for an article that would interest our readers? We’d love to have you on our team! Content meetings are on Mondays (via Zoom). Attendance at meetings is not mandatory. Please respond to this email if you’d be interested in this volunteer opportunity.

Lake County Announces $127 Million 2024 Construction Program

Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias' Summer Jobs Available. Hiring over 120 positions statewide for May 13th through August 16th. 

WEDNESDAY APR. 17

2024 Future Outlook Conference on LGBTQ+ Youth. 9:00am, Joliet. More.

Zion-Benton Senior Resource Expo. 9:00am, Zion. More.

Indivisible Western Lake County (IWLC) April Meeting. 7:00pm, Lindenhurst. More.

THURSDAY APR. 18

Lake County Opioid Initiative General Meeting. 10:30am, online via Zoom. More.

SATURDAY APR. 20

Coffee & Talk with the Antioch and Grant Township Democrats. 9:00am, Antioch. More.

WEDNESDAY APR. 24

Job Fair 2024 in Waukegan. 10:00am, Waukegan. More.

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – 2024 Panel Discussion. 12:00pm, Grayslake. More.

IDCCA 2024 Party Builder Awards Reception. 5:30pm, Chicago. More.

Brad Schneider Service Academy Night. 6:00pm, Vernon Hills. More.

Wauconda Township Democrats April Meeting. 7:00pm, online via Zoom. More.

For the complete list of Upcoming Events, go to lakedems.org/events. Click here to submit your event for consideration.

How Do I Join Lake County Democrats?

Lake County Democrats is made up of people like you, people who are passionate about building better communities and a better world. We’re a grassroots political organization, working with Democrats in all parts of Lake County – from Antioch to Highland Park, Libertyville to Waukegan, Barrington to Zion. Become a member online now (individual: $35/couples $60 - though more is always appreciated), or send a check payable to Lake County Democrats to P.O. Box 671, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. Questions? Contact info@lakedems.org.

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