Imagine going back and forth between your office and committee meetings and then meeting people in your office all day when you get back there. It’s an exciting and hectic job, but it’s a job with major benefits: knowing that you are working for the people in your district, serving them, and meeting their needs. … Read more
Several members who attended the KCDW School of Thought forum at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin commented that this was our best forum in our five-year history as an organization. For two hours, the audience was spellbound by the moderator and forum panelists. Dr. William Muck, chair of the Political Science Dept. at North … Read more
On Tuesday, April 18, KCDW members were welcomed to the state Capitol by two of our state senators, Cristina Castro, who represents the 22nd Senate District, and Linda Holmes, who represents the 42nd Senate District. Our trip began with dinner with the senators on April 18th, where they outlined some of the events taking place … Read more
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer was the youngest of 20 children born into a sharecropping family in the Mississippi Delta. From the age of six, she worked in the fields, and at age 12, she left school to work full time and help support her family. Fannie continued working as a sharecropper on a cotton plantation … Read more
The annual Truman dinner, which is a fundraising event that brings Democrats across Kane County together each year, was held on February 26 at the Q Center in St. Charles. Both state and national elected representatives were present. The evening began with an introduction by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias who praised Mark Guethle and … Read more
Are cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and education planned by Republicans? Even though Republicans have recently denied those plans because of public outcry, some Republicans are still making those threats and planning to use their power in Congress as a bargaining chip when the debt ceiling vote comes up this summer. On Thursday, February … Read more
This month’s biography features Martin Luther King, Jr., who led the civil rights movement from 1955 until his death in 1968. In spite of his courage and willingness to give everything for the movement, King was a reluctant hero. His true passion was his ministry, and as a young pastor, he was known for his … Read more