Upcoming Cook County Democratic fundraisers that may be of interest to local judicial candidates

I did a list like this last month. I felt a little guilty about it at the time; you can read my self-serving rationalization for printing the list if you follow the link in the preceding sentence.

I assumed someone had sent me the list by accident; I never expected to see another one. After all, I'm just a nobody that nobody sent.

But, lo and behold, tucked in among all the urgent and ultra-urgent Virginia election emails clogging my email in the last several days (I knew they were redrawing boundaries, but I didn't realize they were redrawing them so dramatically*) was another email providing a list of Illinois House Democratic fundraisers at which Cook County judicial candidates, or at least those Cook County judicial candidates with sufficient discretionary income, might go to see and be seen. For that reason, I've purged the list of non-Cook County reps -- probably not a sufficient ROI for attending collar county or Downstate events. Herewith, then, the edited list:

Representative La Shawn K Ford Virtual Fundraiser
Tuesday, November 9 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Individual Ticket: $150
Sponsorships: $500 | $1,500 | $2,500 | $5,000
Make checks payable to:

Citizens to Elect La Shawn K Ford
912 S Mayfield
Chicago, IL 60644

RSVP to Bernie at BWilliams@HDemsIL.com
Zoom link will be emailed upon RSVP


Representative Lakesia Collins Karaoke Birthday Fundraiser Wednesday, November 10 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Carpenter's Union Hall, 12 E. Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
Community Ticket: $25 | General Ticket: $50
Sponsorships: $500 | $1,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 Purchase a ticket online at: bit.ly/friendsoflakesia
Make checks payable to:

Friends of Lakesia 1501 N. Clybourn Ave, Unit D Chicago, IL 60610

Fundraiser In Support of Leader Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Thursday, November 11 | 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Gladys' Restaurant, 1225 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60619
Ticket: $33
Sponsorships: $250 | $500 | $1,500
Purchase a ticket online at: ilevans.com
Make checks payable to:

Citizens for Marcus C Evans, Jr., P.O. Box 641514
Chicago, IL 60664

RSVP to info@craticshaffer.com

Holiday Reception Hosted by The Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity in Support of Leaders Manley, L. Hernandez, Evans, Hoffman and Reps. Greenwood, Ortiz, Collins, Vella, and B. Hernandez**
Thursday, December 9 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Moe's Cantina River North, Cava Room, 155 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Ticket: $500
Sponsorships: $1,000 | $2,500 | $5,000
Make checks payable to:

• Friends of Natalie Manley, 1927 Timbers Edge Circle, Joliet, IL 60431
• Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez, P.O. Box 50777, Cicero, IL 60804
• Citizens for Marcus C Evans, Jr., P.O. Box 641514, Chicago, IL 60664
• Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman, P.O. Box 23738, Belleville, IL 62223
• Friends of Latoya N Greenwood, 5111 W Main St, Belleville, IL 62226
• Friends of Aaron Ortiz, P.O. Box 32213, Chicago, IL 60632
• Friends of Lakesia, 1501 N. Clybourn Ave, Unit D, Chicago, IL 60610
• Friends of Dave Vella, 3235 Windsong Ct, Rockford, IL 61114
• Friends for Barbara Hernandez, P.O. Box 7263, Aurora, IL 60507

RSVP to Andrew at ak@sanbornwilliams.com

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* Our beloved State of Illinois was once arguably part of Virginia -- at least that's what the Virginians claimed -- until the passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

** Lots of non-Cook County beneficiaries specified for this event, obviously, but if you can't figure out who is where, perhaps your discretionary income might be better spent on geography lessons.