DEMOCRACY WATCH Monday is the last day for early voting. The nearest polling place to H-F is at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The hours Monday will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s not too late to vote by mail. According to the Cook County Clerk’s[Read More…]
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Doing democracy: Time to vote, time to talk (column, free)
This is going to be so cool. It’s always more fun to play than to watch, and starting Monday, Oct. 24, when early voting polling places open, until Election Day, Nov. 8, all us registered voters get to take the field and make the plays. We get to help shape[Read More…]
Celebrate Democracy Day: Attend a meeting
Democracy, in my experience, tends to consist of long periods of quiet routine punctuated by much noise and occasional voting. It’s like watching CSPAN for months then sometimes switching to All-Star Wrestling just to wake up and get the blood racing. That’s the general pattern I’ve seen in the six[Read More…]
