Her supporters have launched a campaign website to support her candidacy. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has been added to the blog Sidebar.
Beal's supporters have also scheduled a fundraiser for their candidate on Tuesday, September 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at Pompei, 1531 W. Taylor St., Chicago. Tickets for the event are $50 each, but sponsorships are available ($100 - Friend, $250 - Sponsor, $500 - Host). For more information, or to reserve tickets, see this online invite.
Beal has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1994, according to ARDC. Her campaign website portrays Beal as a career prosecutor who has tried numerous misdemeanor and felony cases. Rivanda currently serves as a supervisor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office at Branch 42 on the North Side of Chicago. Her website states, "Branch 42 has led the County in giving first time offenders a second chance via the Cook County States Attorneys Office Deferred Prosecution Program."
According to her campaign website, Beal serves on the Board of Directors for the Dr. Elzie Young Community Center Inc., "an organization committed to the improving the lives of Families and Children living in the Princeton Park Community." In addition to being active in her church, her website notes, Beal is a co-chair of the Judicial Reception Committee for the Black Women Lawyer's Association (BWLA) of Greater Chicago.
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