Lisle Township Democratic Organization

Our next Membership Meeting is October 12th from 6:30–8:30 p.m. (sharp) at the Naperville Municipal Building in the LUNCHROOM. The entrance is the corridor next to the door to lower-deck parking.

We will be hosting a Countywide Office Forum for the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Dupage County Rebecca Gamboa, County Treasurer Yeena Yoo, Sheriff Pete Coolidge, and President of the Forest Preserve Daniel Hebreard. Please help us address your concerns and submit questions for us to ask our guests. Here are helpful links as to what these positions oversee:

Regional Superintendent: iarss.org/role-of-regional-superintendent

County Treasurer: linkedin.com/showcase/dupage-county-treasurer-s-office/about

Forest Preserve:

• Board Leadership: Presides over meetings of the Board of Commissioners, guiding discussions and coordinating policy decisions among commissioners representing the six distinct geographic county districts. [1]
• Executive Oversight: Works directly with the agency’s chief administrative officer—the Executive Director (such as Anamari Golf Dorgan)—to ensure board priorities, resolutions, and directives are properly administered. [1, 2]
• Fiscal and Policy Stewardship: Acts as a public representative and fiscal guardian for the district, balancing conservation, education, and recreation goals while managing taxpayer resources. [1]
• Appointments and Governance: Collaborates with or seeks consent from the Board of Commissioners to make official appointments (such as leadership or commission positions) and handle administrative governance matters. [1]

Sheriff’s Office:
The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for enforcing the law and keeping the community safe.

• Law Enforcement & Patrol Bureau: Deputies patrol the unincorporated areas of the county, respond to emergency calls throughout the county, enforce state and county laws, and manage specialized units like Crisis Intervention and investigations. Also assist other departments within the county.
• Corrections Bureau: The office operates the DuPage County Correctional Center, maintaining secure custody and care of inmates while offering programs such as periodic imprisonment and the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program. Makes sure inmates get a second chance through Just of DuPage. Provides access to mental health services, medical care, and prescribed medication.
• Court Security: Deputies provide comprehensive security and safety for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court system, the public, and judges. Also make arrests when necessary.
• Community Resource & Liaison Units: Neighborhood Liaison Officers collaborate with homeowners’ associations, run crime prevention and youth safety programs, and manage community outreach programs.
• Records & Investigations: The Records Division manages incident reports, booking files, and Freedom of Information Act requests, while specialized investigators handle complex criminal cases, sex offender tracking, and evidence management.

Please send your questions to johneccleston1@gmail.com; our committee (John Eccleston, Diane Hewitt, and me) will work to incorporate them into the program.

Agenda is at: go.ltdo.org/oct-agenda.

Naperville Dems and Lisle Dems are co-hosting a Watch Party on Election Night as our benefactors, Janet Yang Rohr & Laura Ellman, are donating $500 to the party!  Let’s all gather starting at 6:30 on Election Night at Go Brewing, 1665 Quincy Ave #155, Naperville (gobrewing.com), and cheer on our local Democrats and pray that the rest of the country delivers a Blue Tsunami!

Early Voting in DuPage County has begun! “Temporary” Early Voting locations are now open:

• Addison Township Office
  401 N Addison Rd, Addison, IL 60101 — Main Hall
• Bartlett Community Center
  700 S Bartlett Rd, Bartlett, IL 60103 — Program Room 5
• Downers Grove Village Hall
  850 Curtiss St, Downers Grove, IL 60515 — Cheever Chambers (Back end)
• DuPage County Fairgrounds
  2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187 — Building 5
• Naperville Municipal Center
  400 S Eagle St, Naperville, IL 60540 — Meeting Rooms A & B

Hours are:

• Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Additional Permanent Early Voting locations open October 19th. Complete information is at vote.ltdo.org/early.

You can now view (and download and print, if you like) all Lisle Township sample ballots at vote.ltdo.org/samples. We also have a binder with all printed sample ballots at the office. You may find yours, mark them up, and leave them to be scanned and printed for you.

Last Monday night, August 10th,, the unified Democratic township organizations of Naperville (DuPage, Lisle, Naperville, and Wheatland Townships Democratic organizations) met to hear from and endorse candidates for the 2027 races for Naperville Mayor, City Council, Park District, and School Districts 203 and 204. Elected PCs were given a weighted vote – equal to the number of votes they received in the 2026 primary election – to cast for candidates of their choice. The following races were not contested for endorsements and, therefore, the candidates present were endorsed:

Naperville Mayor: Benny White
Naperville City Council: Laurie Donahue, Kristine Gericke, Supna Jain, Marc Willensky
Naperville Park District: Carole Jones, Amy Phillips, John Risvold

District 203 vote totals (3 open seats / endorsements):

• Joe Kozminski – 2774 (ENDORSED)
• Robert Lang – 1504 (ENDORSED)
• John Doyle – 1241 (ENDORSED)
• Maura Boland – 1170
• John LaLoggia – 175

District 204 – 4 year term vote totals (3 open seats / endorsements):

• Shelby Schultz – 1521 (ENDORSED)
• Mark Rising – 1361 (ENDORSED)
• Andrew Bernard – 1341 (ENDORSED)
• Stefanie Harrison – 1067

Additionally, Bertha Jackson has been endorsed for the 204 / 2 year term position.

We encourage all PCs, Democratic elected officials, volunteers, and voters in their districts to support the endorsed candidates. They will all be collecting petition signatures for the next few weeks and the election will be in April 2027.