David Soll to Announce "No-Kill" and end to Puppy Mill Policies, July 25

David Soll

Democratic Candidate for Winnebago County Board,

invites the media to his fundraiser, 

Monday, July 25, 2016, from 6 to 8 PM, 

to learn more about his plans for a

 "No Kill" Policy for Winnebago County Animal Services

and to eliminate "puppy mills" in the county.

Soll will deliver his policy statements at 7 PM, 

and will be joined by speakers Becky Beau, a no-kill policy advocate,

and Jim Beam, a leader in the fight against puppy mills.

A question and answer period will follow.

David Soll for County Board Fundraiser

Hope & Anchor

5040 N. 2nd St

Loves Park, Illinois

6 to 8 PM

Policy statements delivered at 7 PM

Contact David Soll for more information:

 info@electdavidsoll.com

815-593-5858

http://electdavidsoll.com/

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Tammy Duckworth Meet-N-Greet, Sunday July 24, 2016

Please join Illinois’ next Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Candidate for U.S. Senate


For a special Winnebago County Meet & Greet with

Winnebago County Democrats

Sunday, July 24th

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

IBEW Local 364

6820 Mill Road

Rockford, IL 61108

Please RSVP

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact

Mo Green at Mo@TammyDuckworth.com or

Cameron Joost at Cameron@TammyDuckworth.com. 

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Local Democrats Take Time Out From Campaigning to Work Clothing Drive

Local Democrats Take Time Out From Campaigning to Work Clothing Drive

For Immediate Release

July 8, 2016

For More Information Contact

Paul Gorski

paul@paulgorski.com

Local Democratic Candidates Take Time Out from Campaigning to Work Clothing Recycling Drive

ROCKFORD, IL – Local Democratic candidates John Nelson, Angelique Bodine, Tricia Sweeney and David Soll are taking time off from campaigning to volunteer for the Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) Clothing Recycling Drive being held at various locations Saturday, July 9.

John Nelson, candidate for Winnebago County Board Chairman; Angelique Bodine, candidate for State Representative, 69th District; Tricia Sweeney, candidate for State Representative, 68th District, and David Soll, candidate for Winnebago County Board Member District 17 have turned in their campaign walking shoes for work gloves to volunteer for the annual KNIB Summer Clothing Drive, being held at eight Rockford area Schnucks Markets and the Belvidere Township Building Saturday, July 9, 2016.

Nelson has signed up at the E. State Street Rockford Schnucks, Bodine at the Roscoe Schnucks, and Sweeney and Soll are volunteering at the Loves Park Schnucks. All declined to make campaign statements as these are not campaign events but nonpartisan, nonprofit, community-focused volunteer events. 

Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) is a private, non-governmental, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to educating and involving individuals in productive solutions that care for our stateline community environment. KNIB has collected more than 3.6 million pounds of clothing since 1999, with the recycled items being distributed in the U.S. and developing countries or repurposed into fiberfill products.

Nelson, Bodine, Sweeney, and Soll encourage residents to recycle unwanted clothes and remind residents that there are many volunteer opportunities at KNIB recycling drives and recycling centers throughout the year. Please visit http://www.knib.org to learn more about these volunteer opportunities.

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Wallace: Rauner’s Budget Plan Prioritizes Politics over People -- Press Release Attached

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
June 16, 2016 Rep. Litesa Wallace
815-987-7433
Litesa@StateRepWallace.com

Wallace: Rauner's Budget Plan Prioritizes Politics over People

ROCKFORD, Ill. – State Rep. Litesa Wallace, D-Rockford, on Thursday was
critical of funding left out of Gov. Bruce Rauner's stop-gap budget
proposal that would sacrifice critical funding for Illinois' working
families, children and senior citizens while sparing the wealthiest
Illinoisans, and prioritizing expenses like office supplies for state
agencies over domestic violence shelters, breast cancer screening
programs and financial aid for college students.

"Illinois has gone nearly a year without a state budget and that is
simply unacceptable," Wallace said. "Now, the governor wants legislators
to vote for a budget that massively underfunds programs that keep
seniors in their own homes and provide essential services for disabled
children and those with mental illness. The governor has been holding
Illinoisans hostage so that he can get his agenda of hurting working
families put into place. He needs to stop playing games and focus on
getting Illinois back on track."

Wallace pointed out that within the governor's budget proposal is nearly
$5 billion for operational expenses within the state bureaucracy for
items such as the state's vehicle fleet and the purchase of office
supplies, yet zero funding or massive cuts for breast cancer screenings
for women, services for children with developmental disabilities, autism
and epilepsy, youth job and mentoring programs, job training, veterans'
homes, and programs for senior citizens, such as meals for the homebound
and health screenings. In addition, the spending plan Wallace supported
would boost funding by nearly $18 million over last year's level for
Rockford School District 205, while the governor's bill invests $13
million less than the Wallace-backed proposal.

"Our organization is in an extremely difficult financial position, with
services being in complete jeopardy," Epilepsy Foundation Executive
Director Ben Slack said. "We need a budget—a responsible budget that
doesn't result in more harm than has already been done. Additionally, I
urge the governor to take immediate action and sign Senate Bill 2038, a
bi-partisan, life-saving bill on his desk right now."

Wallace was joined by advocates from Rockford University, the Federation
of Independent Colleges and Universities, Rosecrance, RAMP Center for
Independent Living, the Epilepsy Foundation and the Northwestern
Illinois Area Agency on Aging.

Those in attendance also urged the governor to sign the emergency human
services budget, which would keep the doors open at various human
service agencies in Northern Illinois. The bill passed without
opposition from Republicans and Democrats and has been awaiting Rauner's
signature for nearly a month.

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