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An afternoon of baseball with IVI-IPO and Honorary Host Alexi Giannoulias Friday, September 21, 2007

Join IVI-IPO and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias for an afternoon of rooftop baseball as the Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rooftop by the Firehouse

1050 West Waveland

Rooftop opens at 12:50 p.m.

First Pitch at 1:20 p.m.

Food & Beverage (soda, wine, beer) included in price. Rooftop is accessible by elevator.

Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2007 - but make your reservation now as tickets are limited.

Dean Maragos
IVI-IPO
email: dtm@maragoslaw.com
phone: 312-578-1012
web: http://www.iviipo.org

 

63rd Annual Independents’ Day

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Galleria Marchetti

816 W Erie, Chicago

CONFERENCE

9:00AM

9:30AM

10:15AM

11:00AM

Registration

Tax Increment Financing – Use & Abuse
Panelists: Ben Joravsky, Jacqueline Leavy*, Commissioner Mike Quigley*

Universal Health Care in Illinois
Panelists: Dr. Christopher Masi, PNHP; Megan Meagher, CBHC; Senator Kwame Raoul*

Civil Liberties in the Post-9/11 World
Panelists: Diego Bonesatti, ICIRR*, Professor David Currie*, ACLU * invited Moderator: Leslie Gryce Sturino

AWARDS LUNCHEON

 

12:00PM HONORING:

ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN
Leon Despres Award for Independent Leadership


Legal Eagle Award:
Ed Feldman, Roger Fross, Brian Hays,
Michael Shakman & Fred Vars

Harold Washington Award:
GRASSROOTS COLLABORATIVE

Barbara Merrill-Rudy Lozano Labor Award
JERRY MORRISON, SEIU STATE COUNCIL

Saul Mendelson Social Justice Award:
C. BETTY MAGNESS

 

Awards Luncheon (includes conference):
$75 non-members
$60 IVI-IPO members Conference only:
$15 non-members
Free for IVI-IPO members

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April 17, 2007 Endorsements

Click Here to Read the Endorsements

 

Chicago Endorsements

Find the Questionnaires here
or select a candidate from the list below.

Bob Fioretti
Alderman 2nd Ward

Pat Dowell
Alderman 3rd Ward

Felicia H. Simmons-Stovall
Alderman 15th Ward

Paul Stewart
Alderman 18th Ward

Leroy J. Jones, Jr.
Alderman 21st Ward

Michael D. Chandler
Alderman 24th Ward

Cuahutémoc Morfin
Alderman 25th Ward

Scott Waguespack
Alderman 32nd Ward

Rey Colón
Alderman 35th Ward

Michelle Smith
Alderman 43rd ward

Joe Moore
Alderman 49th Ward]

Naisy Dolar
Alderman 50th Ward

Suburban Endorsements

Park Forest Mayoral
John Ostenburg

 

IVI IPO MEMBERS POST ELECTION PARTY

2007 Members Party

SAVE THE DATE

IVI-IPO honors the
2007 Mayoral and Aldermanic candidates

Tuesday March 27th
5:30pm to ???

The Cactus Bar and Grill

404 S. Wells

MEMBERS ADMITTED FREE

New Members special only $25.00
for entrance and membership

 

"MAYOR DALEY, 18 ALDERMAN
DEFEAT LIVING WAGE"

"Click here to see how your alderman voted on the Big Box/Living Wage Ordinance"

 


"Click here to see a comparison of votes for the Living Wage
and for the Aldermanic Pay Increase"

 

Click Here for study showing the
public costs of low wage work in Illinois.

 

For more City Council votes, go to

http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/CityCouncilVotes.htm

 

Health Care Justice Campaign

Interested in becoming a voters’ registrar or volunteering? Call the IVI-IPO office: 312-939-5105

 

Click here to view the award results

 

Click below to order a copy of the complete voting record,

Hard copy of the complete voting record $10

E-mail PDF copy of the complete voting record $5

 

Health Care Justice Campaign

 

Interested in becoming a voters’ registrar or volunteering? Call the IVI-IPO office: 312-939-5105

 

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