October Political Meeting

This month the Democratic Party of the 49th Ward has Cook County State’s Attorney Dick Devine as our special guest speaker. Devine was elected in a huge upset over former Republican State’s Attorney Jack O’Malley in 1996, a defeat that triggered the end of straight party voting.

For two terms Devine has run the office in a professional way. He has concentrated on expanding diversion programs for minor drug offenders and has created a domestic violence unit, bringing in Pam Paziotopoulos, director of the APRI Violence Against Women Program, to run it. Another priority was to create an effective juvenile justice bureau. To run it, he called upon Cathy Ryan, an outstanding professional in the field.

We will also have a community update, a political update, and award the prizes to the volunteer with the highest total registrations for the period covering March to October.

The event is being held:
Monday, October 18, 2004
Campeche Restaurant
7124 N. Clark St.
2nd Floor Banquet Room
Refreshments: 6:30 pm
Meeting: 7:15 pm