Early voting starts March 25 at the Lake County Health Center, 1840 Green Bay Rd., Highland Park.  I am honored to be endorsed by Former State Representatives Karen May & Lauren Beth Gash, Former State Sen. Susan Garrett, State Sen.  Daniel Biss, Former Mayors Mike Belsky & Dan Pierce, County Board Member Steve Mandel, Former County Board Members Anne Flanagan Bassi & Carol Spielman, Councilman Paul Frank, Former Councilwoman Joyce O’Keefe & many more Highland Park residents. Read what supporters have written.

I’m proud to have so many endorsements from elected officials — current and former — and Highland Park residents.  Click here to read letters of support in the Highland Park News, Trib Local and Highland Park Patch.

Early voting begins on March 25.  You can vote at the Health Center located at 1840 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. For information on hours or other voting locations, click here.  Any registered voter in Lake County may choose to vote early. Early voters are required to present to voting officials a valid Illinois driver’s license, an Illinois identification card issued by the Secretary of State, or any other valid government-issued identification document containing their photograph and name.

Sunday March 10 from 12:00 – 4:30 pm is the Highland Park-Highwood League of Women Voters Candidate Debate.  Hear candidates for City Council speak from 2:45 – 3:45 pm. A full agenda, including the schedule of other candidate presentations, is available here.  This event is free and open to the public.

If you’ve recently moved, turned 18, or have changed your name; you’ll need to register to vote by Tuesday, March 12 in order to be able to vote in the April 9 election. You can register in person at Highland Park City Hall or the Moraine Township Office. Click here for more information, or call 847.377.2410 to confirm your registration status.

Stays outdoors. Bright and Cheerful. Will be very popular around the neighborhood. Does not require feeding or maintenance. Do you have room in your yard to host a yard sign? Email us by clicking here with your name and address, and we’ll place a sign within the next few weeks. As always, thanks for your support.

Even though the temperatures are cold, the race for City Council is heating up. I’ve stayed warm by walking door to door and meeting voters. Would you join me for an hour or two any upcoming weekend to help spread the word about our campaign to your friends and neighbors? Contact me by clicking here.

Excited to be featured in the alumni magazine of the University of Michigan’s School of Public Policy. To read the article, click here.

For the past several years, I have hosted an organic farm pick up site at my home. Known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), it’s a great way to get the freshest, tastiest, local, organic produce. The way a CSA works is that you purchase a “share”, and receive a box of seasonal produce each week during the season. Angelic Organics is a farm in north-central Illinois that has had a CSA program since 1993, and serves over 1,200 shareholders in the greater Chicago area. Shares are available for the 2013 summer and fall seasons. Click here for more information or contact me with questions.

As the holidays approach, plastic gift cards are a popular gift item. According to Earthworks, “there are 3 billion new gift cards placed in circulation every year, with the potential to add 75-100 million pounds of PVC material to the waste stream.” You can recycle these cards after you use them by sending them to Earthworks c/o Halprin Industries, 25840 Miles Road, Bedford, OH 44146. Click here for more information.