DFA Illinois forum gets Chicago Trib coverage....a favorite DFAer pictured

[madfloridian]

http://www.democracyforillinois.org/node/2217

Cook County Democratic Primary Kickoff hosted by Evanston North Shore DFA covered in Tribune
Submitted by William J Maggos on Wed, 01/11/2006 - 01:13. Chicago | Evanston
Stroger meets Claypool in back of pub

By Mickey Ciokajlo
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 10, 2006

The setting was classic old-school Chicago politics: the backroom of an Irish pub.

But the circumstances were anything but conventional Monday when John Stroger and Forrest Claypool kicked off the Democratic primary race for Cook County Board president with a debate in front of about 60 people in Evanston.

Stroger, who is running for a fourth term, has boasted for weeks that he was not afraid to debate his challengers, Claypool or Republican Tony Peraica.

If these are to be the Lincoln-Douglas debates for an office most people hardly recognize, they got off to a low-key start.

Stroger and Claypool sat elbow-to-elbow in the backroom of the Celtic Knot restaurant as they answered questions from the moderators and the audience, which was at a regular meeting of the local Democracy for America group, an organization that grew out of Democrat Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign.

Both candidates stayed on good behavior."

[hedda_foil]

1. How cool! It's Donna!

This is my local DFA chapter, and it's fantastic. Donna and Lali are dynamite organizers!

[madfloridian]

2. She's a cutie.

Great write-up. Tell her to get it to the DFA blog for a write-up.

[madfloridian]

3. Hey, hedda, good write-up at blog with more pictures.

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/007388.html

You guys are so organized!