Pulte Homes plans a duplex development, called Naperville Ridge, on forested land near two water towers on 75th Street. The DuPage Water Commission has already granted them preliminary approval. The final vote on what will happen to this land will take place at the Naperville City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, at 6 PM. There will be NO VOTE at this meeting; no word as yet on when or whether it will be rescheduled.

DuPage County Board Member Lynn LaPlante writes about this in her recent Substack article. It’s a long tale of inaction by many officials, but here’s Lynn’s prescription:

”The Naperville City Council votes on the annexation Tuesday, August 18. Once it’s done, it’s DONE. So if this issue bugs you, or just doesn’t sit right, or you feel moved to take some action, here are some suggestions for you:

• Yard signs are available at the Lisle Township Democratic Office and by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Emails to decision-makers are available automatically through the petition, or by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-naperville-ridge-development

1,911 Citizens and Counting have already signed the change.org petition!”

Go to Lynn’s article and scroll down for officials to reach out to.

Saturday, August 29, 9:30am – 12:30pm CDT

Join the LTDO and DPI as we canvass for Dan Hebreard and Marcus King, informing voters about their races to represent the Forest Preserve and DuPage CB 3, respectively! Sign up at mobilize.us/organizeillinois2026/event/1005536.

Saturday, September 26, 9:30am – 12:30pm CDT

Join the LTDO and DPI as we canvass for Paula Deacon Garcia (County Clerk), Yeena Yoo (County Treasurer), and Dan Hebreard (Forest Preserve President). Early voting is upon us, and we need to inform our neighbors about the accessibility of voting early! Sign up at mobilize.us/organizeillinois2026/event/1005538.

We’ll be talking to voters right here in our community about what’s at stake and making sure that Democrats turn out to win in November. These conversations are the most effective way to move voters and help Democrats win!

All you need is a comfortable pair of shoes and a fully charged phone. We’ll be out there rain or shine (democracy can’t wait!), so please dress accordingly for the weather. We’ll give you all of the training you need to succeed!

The SAVE Act has no chance of passage, and my top concern is interference ranging from intimidating voters to seizing ballots under the pretext of fraud; if the latter happens, the chain of custody is broken, and these voters are out of luck. I’ve been looking for specific actions citizens can take to fight this.

Indivisible has initiated a Hands Off Our Vote program, and to quote from the signup page: “By signing up you’ll get notified of key voting deadlines in your state, get updates on any threats to your voting rights and learn how to counter them, and be ready to mobilize in defense of your vote. You’ll also play an important role in rapid response moments whenever and wherever they try to pull those dirty tricks.”

Significantly, people in states most at risk listed at the bottom of this page can sign up for a more vigorous effort, the Election Defense Corps, which includes “strategic updates via email and text, training opportunities, and critical calls to action during key election protection moments in your state.”

Again, please sign up at mobilize.us/indivisible/event/966594 to receive timely information about how you can help.

P.S. You can read here about Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin’s Protect Our Polls Act. (Many of the actions covered are already illegal, but …) Excerpt:

The bill comes after Trump said he would not rule out sending the National Guard or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to polling places in November …

Slotkin’s legislation … would require approval from Congress before the president could deploy uniformed military or federal law enforcement.

It also would ensure lawmakers have 48 hours’ notice before any forces are deployed — in addition to requiring intel, legal justification and evidence that proves state or local government cannot handle a threat on its own.

Excerpted from a recent Indivisible Chicago newsletter.

Email Senators Durbin and Duckworth

The Senate will be negotiating the details of the DHS funding bill over the next two weeks. It is crucial that we keep the pressure on and be specific about what is in the funding bill by emailing both Durbin and Duckworth with our demands.

Below is the suggested email to send to Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.

Suggested email text:

Thank you, Senator, for your no vote on the DHS funding bill as DHS must be reined in. Now we need your continued leadership as the details of the spending bill are worked out.

In support of the letter that you received from reputable organizations such as the ACLU, CASA and many others, we demand that ten meaningful measures be included in any DHS spending bill before providing your next vote. This is not an exhaustive list. These provisions should be written to apply regardless of the source of funds, including appropriated funds and funds provided through H.R.1, and designed to meaningfully stop harmful and abusive enforcement measures in our communities.

The 10 Demands for inclusion in DHS spending package are:

1. Halt ICE and/or Border Patrol spending until full Congressional investigation.

2. Stop immigration enforcement based on racial profiling (end Kavanaugh stops).

3. Ensure accountability for abuses by federal officers and end qualified immunity.

4. Stop mission creep No funds made available to DHS may be used to engage in civil immigration enforcement activities in the interior of the United States (defined as more than 50 miles from a land or sea border).

5. Stop enforcement at sensitive locations as defined in the Sensitive Locations Act, H.R. 1061/S. 455.

6. Stop warrantless arrests.

7. Stop family detention and halt any new contracts for private detention.

8. Repeal the Alien Enemies Act or withhold funds for its use.

9. End the expansion of harmful 287(g) agreements.

10. End Operation PARRIS which means no funds made available to be used for indiscriminate arrests of lawfully present refugees in Minneapolis and Maine or any other city.

Voting is a fundamental right for all American citizens, but many politicians want to silence us by implementing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This Act was passed in the House but can be stopped in the Senate.

This act would force every single American citizen to prove their citizenship status in person when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. For the vast majority of Americans, this would mean presenting a passport or birth certificate at their local election office.

Click on this link to to send an email to Congress telling them to STOP the Save Act.

Submit a comment to the EAC before Monday October 20 here.