There is a correlation between people who vote and people who follow the news. So here’s the heads up on Wednesday Journal’s election coverage of the local issues on the Nov. 3 midterm ballot.
Tuesday evening we’ll be covering the much discussed boycott referendum on the Oak Park ballot. Between our news coverage by reporter Gregg Voss and the dozens and dozens of letters pro and con that Ken Trainor, our Viewpoints editor, has curated, we know there is strong interest in this issue.
Voss will be talking with reps from Oak Parkers for Free Speech (Yes) and Oak Park Neighbors United (No) on Tuesday. Our coverage will be at OakPark.com, in your email and on social.
Unless the world spins off its axis (and who knows) the Journal and our Austin Weekly News will be covering the election of La Shawn Ford to the U.S. Congress. Jessica Mordacq and Sydney Lovan will be on the South Side for Ford’s gathering. There will be news coverage, video and photos aplenty.
Elsewhere, today’s newsletter has Lovan’s coverage of a proposed 7.94% hike in Oak Park village government’s property tax levy. That’s a big number compared to past years.
And there’s a short story about just how high Oak Park police have their antennae in advance of Halloween night. A year ago, a large crowd of teens “took over” downtown Oak Park and created serious mayhem. This year local police say they will be ready.
We’re here. On the ground and in person to cover these villages. Thanks for being part of what we do.
Dan Haley
Interim editor
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Oak Park proposes steep property tax levy increase
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