Archive for January, 2008

To save everyone’s time at the forum Thursday, make sure you don’t ask one of the “I don’t know” questions :)

This time it’s in downtown Elgin, which should be convenient.
The Elgin Area League of Women Voters will hold a candidates forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. This is one of the final opportunities to hear the candidates for the 14th Congressional District before the Feb. 5 […]

If there’s any doubt as to why Oberweis gets the automatic nod from beltway Republicans, read no further than this:
Oberweis has spent $1,653,137, leaving about $397,000 in his campaign coffers. But as spokesman Bill Pascoe pointed out, he is quite capable of adding more. (source: Elgin Courier News 1/26/08)
If a candidate can fund his own […]

Think you need to be an American citizen to vote for an American president?
Wrong, all you need is a utility bill:
According to a mail-in form provided on the clerk’s Web site, voter registration applicants must answer “yes” or “no” to the question: “Are you a citizen of the United States?” Applicants also are […]