Tony Peraica endorses Kerry Dodero-Beswick for Proviso Township Republican Committeeman
Dear Fellow Republican,
For the last 8 years, I have had the honor and privilege of serving as the Committeeman for the Republican Organization of Lyons Township (ROLT). During this time, I have concentrated my efforts on rebuilding the Republican Party because I believe that Cook County has been a one-party system for too long. We need a two-party system in Cook County. I am proud of the work done by ROLT, which is one of the few Republican organizations which conducts monthly meetings with featured speakers, hosts endorsement sessions and features multiple Republican events throughout the year.
Kerry Dodero-Beswick and Tony Peraica
We have made great strides in Lyons Township, but there is much more that need to be done to rebuild the Republican Party throughout Cook County. That is why I am endorsing Kerry Dodero-Beswick for Proviso Township Republican Committeeman. The current occupant of this position is controlled by Democrats in Proviso Township and endorsed Todd Stroger for Cook County Board President in 2006. The Proviso GOP is currently in desperate need of revitalization, and I believe that Kerry Dodero-Beswick is the right candidate for the job. If elected, Kerry will be the first woman Proviso Township Republican committeeman, and she will work tirelessly to rebuild the Republican Party and support true Republican candidates for office in Proviso Township.
On February 2nd, send a message to the corrupt Democratic machine in Cook County. Please vote for Tony Peraica and Kerry Dodero-Beswick.
Yours truly,
Tony Peraica
Red Lights, Cicero and Melrose Park
Interesting story in this morning’s Chicago Tribune about how the company behind the controversial “red light cameras” is seeking business to Berwyn — when they have strong ties to an attorney who is politically connected to the Berwyn mayor.
Please click here to read our earlier post about the major issues with the red light camera program.
But perhaps the most interesting part of this story is this:
Del Galdo also serves as municipal attorney for neighboring Cicero, where his father-in-law is part owner of a controversial towing company contracted to do work for the town.
What a small world, huh?
According to this Forest Park Review story, Del Galdo’s law firm also is involved with politics in Proviso, including in Melrose Park:
During its regular monthly meeting on May 21, the board voted to dump the law firm Odelson and Sterk, and instead, retain the services of Giglio and Del Galdo. Both firms have donated bundles of cash to campaign efforts by board President Chris Welch and Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico, a major backer of Welch and Welch’s political ally, Cook County Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore.
As we’ve posted before, Cicero Village President Larry Dominick and Melrose Park Village President Ron Serpico will no doubt team up to oppose Tony Peraica.
I think we’re getting a picture of why they want Tony off the County Board: he stands with the taxpayers instead of standing with the political insiders.
Thoughts on yesterday’s elections
Filed under: Budget, Corruption, Elections, Mayor Daley, Proviso Township, Reform, Spending, Taxes
The results at the polls in yesterday’s municipal elections were mixed.
In some municipalities, such as Bensenville, the machine-backed candidate won. (In that case, Daley was exacting revenge of Bensenville incumbent Village President John Geils for opposing Daley’s misguided O’hare boondoggle.)
In a township such as Proviso, the machine incumbents barely held on to power - but lost some key seats to reform-minded candidates.
In watching tonight’s edition of WTTW’s Chicago Tonight - an interesting bit of information was thrown out: this year, 69% of incumbents held their seats, compared to 73% two years ago, and 81% two years before that.
The trend is clear: incumbents aren’t as safe as they used to be.
Much of that can be attributed to voter anger - at the continued corruption and the skyrocketing taxes they are forced to pay in Cook County (and perhaps at the state level, as well.)
In fact, the voter angst over Cook County’s massive sales tax resulted in three townships voting to secede from the county. The Huffington Post reports more on that situation:
Referenda in Barrington, Hanover and Palatine Townships on whether or not to disconnect from Cook County, where the sales tax rate is the highest in the country, all passed overwhelmingly Tuesday, revealing the depth of unrest over the county’s 1 percent sales tax increase in 2008.
And we are sure to see that anti-tax voter sentiment amplified at the Tax Day Tea Parties being organized in Chicago and some suburbs next week.
The key is to keep this movement growing and to ensure that the anti-tax forces beat back the status quo politicians at the polls in 2010. Whether it’s the Cook County Board Presidency, the Governorship, or any of a host of key General Assembly seats - next year is a year in which the voices of reform need to join together to take back Illinois from the corrupt and the inept who are costing us millions in “corruption taxes” and who have made our state a national embarrassment.
Proviso Township Residents Sue School Board President Over Legal Fees
The Forest Park Review reports:
A group of township residents alleging that District 209 has inappropriately spent taxpayer money is mounting a legal challenge, said one of the participants, arguing the right of school board President Chris Welch to be reimbursed for attorneys fees.
Westchester resident Kevin McDermott said he is one of the plaintiffs in the potential lawsuit, which is yet to be filed. Likely, said McDermott, there would be several plaintiffs in the case.
“Certainly, I was pretty outraged by this,” McDermott said.
Dating back to June 2008, school board members at the Proviso Township high schools have approved paying more than $57,880 to Travis Richardson and Myron Mackoff, two Chicago attorneys representing Welch in a defamation suit. The claim against Welch was filed in Cook County Circuit Court in 2007. Neither the school board nor the school district are defendants.
Each time that school board members have been asked to pay these bills, Welch has voted in favor of doing so, but his vote has not been a tie-breaker. Two board members, Theresa Kelly and Sue Henry, have consistently voted against the appropriation. A third board member, Brian Cross, has abstained.
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