The Traveling Candidates Roadshow

If you still haven't made up your mind on who to vote for, and you want to hear the candidates tell what they're about, they'll be making appearances at multiple venues around the ward from now until Election Day. If you can't make time for any of them, you're just not trying!

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• As previously posted, the Tenant Leadership of Mercy Housing-Lakefront forums start this Thursday, January 13, with Diane Shapiro being the first candidate to speak.  Forums continue through February 15, with eight candidates appearing.
• Then there's "Meet the Candidates," sponsored by Buena Park Neighbors, on January 17th, also previously posted here.

We've just become aware of two more opportunities to hear the candidates give their views:

On Wednesday, January 19th, from 6:30-8pm, Organization of the NorthEast (O.N.E.) and WBEZ will co-sponsor a candidate forum at Peoples Church, 941 W Lawrence, "to find out where candidates stand on issues of affordable housing, education, immigration rights, public safety, and supportive services."  Odette Yousef from Chicago Public Radio will be the moderator, and WBEZ is planning to broadcast the entire forum on its website the next day.

Then, from the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce's website:

"Monday, January 24, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Lakeview Chamber and Lakeview Citizen's Council have set up an Aldermanic Candidates Forum for the 46th Ward. Held at Inter-American School, 851 W. Waveland."

A bit of a debate about the time of the forums.  Lake View Citizens' Council says the forum will run from 7-8:30pm; the Chamber of Commerce says the 46th Ward candidates will appear between 8-9pm.  Maybe as we get closer to the time of the forum, there'll be some clarification.