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Village
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Morton Grove Municipal Election
– April 9, 2013 |
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Congratulations
to Dan DiMaria for winning the first ever
Action Party primary on February 26.
Thank you to Dan Staackmann for his 26
years of public service to the residents
of Morton Grove. Please support our entire
Action Party ticket on April 9, 2013.
Dan
DiMaria
Village President (Mayor)
Ed Ramos
Village Clerk
William "Bill" Grear
Village Trustee
Tony Kalogerakos
Village Trustee
John Pietron
Village Trustee
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Morton
Grove Polling Places
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Niles
Township
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10:
Austin Park Field House, 8336 Marmora |
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35:
Muslim
Education
Center,
8601 Menard |
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38:
Prairie View Center,
6834 Dempster Street
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50:
National Park Field House, 9325
Marion
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53:
Morton Grove
Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street |
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54:
Morton Grove
Civic Center,
6140 Dempster Street |
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57:
MG Civic Center,
6140 Dempster Street
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58:
Edison
School,
8200 Gross Point Road
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59:
Golf Middle School,
9401 Waukegan Road
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72:
Mansfield Park Field House,
5830 Church Street
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Maine
Township
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15:
St. Mary's Church, 7800
West Lyons
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40:
St. Mary's Church, 7800
West Lyons
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62:
St. Lukes Church,
9233 Shermer Road
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63:
Melzer School,
9400 North Oriole Avenue
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71:
Oketo Park Field House,
8950 Oketo Avenue
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90:
Nelson
School,
8901 Ozanam, Niles |
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Please
be sure to verify your correct polling place
before you leave to vote due to the many changes
made in 2012.
Visit
the county’s website to verify your correct
polling place, view a map, obtain directions and
see other information. |
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Early
Voting for the Consolidated Election will be held from
March 25 through April 6
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(but
be sure to check the Cook County Clerk's website for
updates before you vote): |
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Niles Village
Hall - 1000 Civic Center Drive Niles, IL 60714
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(Corner
of Waukegan & Oakton) Phone - (847) 588-8000 |
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http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/Pages/default.aspx |
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Dan
DiMaria - Village President - Is currently finishing his
second term as a Village Trustee.
Before that he served as Village
clerk, and a member of the Appearance
Commission. Dan is a graduate of
Loyola University of Chicago, and is
currently a member of the Chicago
Board of trade. He owned and operated
a local business for 15 years and was
the vice president of the Morton Grove
Chamber of Commerce. Dan and his wife,
Melodee have five children, and are
members of St. Martha Parish. Dan
serves on the board of the Morton
Grove Foundation and Camp
Independence, an organization that
helps children with spina bifida.
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Ed
Ramos - Village
Clerk
- A Morton Grove
resident since 1979, Ramos is an active
member and advisor of the Fil-Am
Organization of Morton Grove, which has
a membership of more than 400 families. He
is very active at St. Martha’s Parish,
and is a former member of the
Village’s Plan Commission/Zoning
Board. Ramos,
an accountant, currently serves as a
member of the Finance Commission. Ramos
has a degree in Business from Jose
Rizal
University
in
Manila,
Philippines. He
and his wife Rebecca, an RN, have raised
their two children in
Morton Grove.
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Bill Grear
- Trustee - Grear, currently
serving as a Trustee, is proud that the
Action Party trustees think for themselves
and vote their conscience, always putting
the best interests of
Morton Grove
first.
Grear was the President of the
Action Party from 2005-2009.
Grear, a life-long resident of
Morton Grove
, is a member of a large family of 10.
Bill and his wife, Janice, have three
adult children.
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Tony
S. Kalogerakos
- Trustee -
Kalogerakos currently serves as Village
Clerk.
Kalogerakos is an attorney in
private practice with offices in both
Chicago and Lincolnwood.
He is a graduate of Loyola
University and Thomas M. Cooley Law
School in Lansing, Michigan.
Kalogerakos is a member of the
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association,
Illinois State Bar Association, Cook
County Bar Association, and Hellenic Bar
Association.
He has lived in Morton Grove
since 2005,
and is married to Ramina.
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John Pietron
- Trustee
- Pietron is no stranger to Village
government, having served as a
commissioner on the Appearance
Commission and as Chairperson of the Economic
Development Commission.
He is a former Board Member of
the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
Pietron has also served in
various positions with the REALTORS®
Association of
NorthWest Chicagoland. Pietron
is a 36-year
resident of the Village with his wife,
Jan.
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Action
Party Leadership has brought about these accomplishments in
our town:
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98%
of households participated in the Electrical
Aggregation program. Each household will save about
$349 a year. The annual estimated total
community-wide savings is $2,620,000 |
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82
new businesses opened in
Morton Grove
since January of 2010
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A
two-story assisted living facility opened at Bethany
Terrace Nursing Home
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North
Grove Manor, an assisted living facility
specializing in Alzheimer’s and Memory Care,
opened on
Lincoln Avenue |
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The
Homestead
of
Morton Grove
, an independent 82-unit senior living facility in
the Lehigh/Ferris TIF district, opened its doors |
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Culver’s
opened in the shopping center at Dempster &
Harlem |
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Apex
Kitchen & Bath opened a newly-remodeled showroom
on
Waukegan Road
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Fear
City, a new “hauntertainment” business opened to
rave reviews |
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An
expanded Pequod’s is coming to the Lehigh/Ferris
TIF district |
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New
water mains were installed on
Dempster Street
and
Ferris Avenue
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Dempster
Street
was improved from
Harms Road
to
Lehigh Avenue |
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Lincoln/Ferris
Avenue
streetscape
was installed |
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A
new 112-space commuter parking lot was constructed
on
Chestnut Street |
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A
new Water Billing statement was created in response
to residents’ requests for better information
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24-hour
access is now available for residents to purchase or
renew vehicle stickers and
pet licenses through the Village’s website |
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An
overhead sewer assistance program was developed to
help residents |
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METRA
parking machines were updated to accept credit
cards. The Village also created a process to quickly
resolve ticket disputes due to simple keypad errors |
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The
Village’s Sign Code was revamped with a
streamlined sign review and approval process |
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A
village-wide water meter change-out and installation
of a radio read system was completed |
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The
Village supported and assisted the
Morton Grove
Farmers’ Market, organized by local volunteers |
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$25,000+
in financial assistance has been provided for
residents in crisis each year since 2010 |
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The
transition to the
Glenview
Public
Safety
Dispatch
Center
for 911 calls will improve service and provide a
significant savings to the Village |
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The
public-private partnership between the Village and
the
North
Shore
Senior
Center continues to expand services for Seniors
within our Village |
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The
Village’s bond rating improved from Moody’s AA3
to Standard & Poor’s AA
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Action Party Leadership has a proven
track record that has moved
Morton Grove
forward during one of the toughest economic times
ever in our nation’s history. |
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Action Party Leadership: |
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Froze
property tax increases - for two years
as promised!
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Made
the hard decisions - and communicated
them to you without lies!
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Moved
the Village ahead after four years of
stagnation – 82 new businesses since
January 2010!
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Supported
and encouraged community initiatives -
like the Farmers' Market!
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Implemented
the strongest ethics ordinance around -
before any of our neighbors!
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The
Action Party is the only independent
political party whose roots are in Morton
Grove, placing the interests of Morton
Grove citizens first. We offer
proven leaders whose goal is fostering
honest, open, non-partisan government.
The Action Party candidates are dedicated
to providing Morton Grove with the highest
quality of services available while
remaining fiscally responsible. We listen
to you! |
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LISTENING,
BUILDING, IMPROVING!
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Vote
ACTION PARTY in the Consolidated
Election on April 9. 2013!
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