It is National Women's History Month and the Library of Congress has put together a wonderful website with informational articles and links to stories on the success of women throughout our country's history. It is worth taking some time to go through this at http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory. We hope you enjoy your reading!
Thanks to those who were able to attend our last event with radio show host Cisco Cotto from WIND 560 AM. It was a good event and we had lively, interactive discussion. Cisco spent a lot of time answering questions for us and the evening was enjoyed by all. We look forward to seeing you at events soon!
CRWN Executive Board
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The primary in Illinois is over and it looks like Senator John McCain will be the republican nominee for president. We are not sure who the opponent will be on the other side yet but it looks to be a very challenging campaign no matter who it is. It is an important election year and all candidates will need our help to get elected! Please try to help the candidates and the committeemen where you can.
Our next event is February 28, 2008 at the Erie Cafe at 5:30 with special guest Cisco Cotto from 560 WIND AM Radio. Details are under Events on our site. He will talk about the primary and the upcoming general election and give us a chance for an open discussion. Some candidates and committeemen will be present so it will be a good opportunity to meet them and to see how you can get involved.
We look forward to seeing you over the course of the year!
Kathy Thomas, President CRWN
Our next event is February 28, 2008 at the Erie Cafe at 5:30 with special guest Cisco Cotto from 560 WIND AM Radio. Details are under Events on our site. He will talk about the primary and the upcoming general election and give us a chance for an open discussion. Some candidates and committeemen will be present so it will be a good opportunity to meet them and to see how you can get involved.
We look forward to seeing you over the course of the year!
Kathy Thomas, President CRWN
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Happy New Year from the CRWN Executive Board! We hope you all enjoyed the holidays. Now that they are over, it is time to focus on the primary which is February 5, 2008 here in Illinois. It is hard to believe that the Iowa caucus night has come and gone already but may states have moved up their votes. Illinois is now one of the earlier primaries so it is in play for the presidential candidates, even the republicans! Many of the candidates have been in Illinois and some have offices in the state. It is an exciting time for Illinois republicans to participate in the political process and to be involved in the election cycle. Please see the Candidate side bar for contact information for campaigns you are interested in helping out. They all can use help so please try to do what you can. Every little bit makes a difference!
Joining CRWN is a great way to network with fellow republicans in Chicago - there are more and more of us! We have a great group and will be sending out notices for upcoming events, including our book club on January 25th. If you would like to join, please fill out the attached membership application and send it in with your check. We welcome women and men to our organization! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Kathy Thomas
President, CRWN
Joining CRWN is a great way to network with fellow republicans in Chicago - there are more and more of us! We have a great group and will be sending out notices for upcoming events, including our book club on January 25th. If you would like to join, please fill out the attached membership application and send it in with your check. We welcome women and men to our organization! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Kathy Thomas
President, CRWN
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friends and Supporters:
The national elections are a little less than a year away and campaigns are in full swing. Most of the candidates have filed their petitions with just the presidential and delegate ones due. Signatures are required in Illinois for any candicate to run for office.
CRWN had our candidate meet and greet November 6 which gave us a chance to learn more about their views and experience. We had representatives from the presidential campaigns, and candidates or their representatives for the US Senate, and committeemen for whom Chicago residents can vote. It was a good opportunity to network and to see how to get involved. It is such an important election for America next year so please try to help out where you can. Every little bit makes a difference!
See you next at our annual holiday party December 4th as posted on our website!
Kathy Thomas
President, CRWN
The national elections are a little less than a year away and campaigns are in full swing. Most of the candidates have filed their petitions with just the presidential and delegate ones due. Signatures are required in Illinois for any candicate to run for office.
CRWN had our candidate meet and greet November 6 which gave us a chance to learn more about their views and experience. We had representatives from the presidential campaigns, and candidates or their representatives for the US Senate, and committeemen for whom Chicago residents can vote. It was a good opportunity to network and to see how to get involved. It is such an important election for America next year so please try to help out where you can. Every little bit makes a difference!
See you next at our annual holiday party December 4th as posted on our website!
Kathy Thomas
President, CRWN
Monday, July 09, 2007
Fellow republicans - summer is here as is an early campaign season. The presidential candidates have been raising money and getting out to meet voters for a few months now, and doing more this summer. Quite a few have been in Chicago and some of you have had a chance to meet them. It promises to be an exciting time for Illinoisans to see them here even though we are in a blue state. Voters here can make a difference so do try to help where you can!
Our primary is now February 5, 2008, which is over a month earlier than usual. This puts Illinois into play in the primary so our votes will make a difference. Petitions should be out sometime in August so the campaigns will be looking for volunteers to help get signatures. We will let you know how you can help!
Our next event is our Putt Putt at the Green at Grant Park on July 25 after work. It was a great time last year and we expect a good crowd again. Information in our this site so please check it out and send in your check! It will be a good chance to stay in touch. We look forward to seeing you soon!
CRWN Executive Board
Our primary is now February 5, 2008, which is over a month earlier than usual. This puts Illinois into play in the primary so our votes will make a difference. Petitions should be out sometime in August so the campaigns will be looking for volunteers to help get signatures. We will let you know how you can help!
Our next event is our Putt Putt at the Green at Grant Park on July 25 after work. It was a great time last year and we expect a good crowd again. Information in our this site so please check it out and send in your check! It will be a good chance to stay in touch. We look forward to seeing you soon!
CRWN Executive Board
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Spring is here and so is the 2008 political season! The presidential campaigns have started in earnest with fund raising and of course, so have the media stories. There will be opportunities here in Illinois to learn more about the candidates and to get involved and to contribute. Once we have more specifics on the offices here, we will send that out. As an organization, we want to encourage everyone to participate in any way they can and to make sure you know who is running and how to get in touch with their staff. It will be an important election, with so much at stake for our country.
Our next event is April 18th where you will have a chance to meet and to hear from our new Cook County Republican Chairman, Elizabeth Doody Gorman who is also a Cook County Commissioner. She will talk about her goals for the party going forward. We have this reception every year to recognize Tax Freedom Day and to invite our party leaders. Our prior events for 2007 with Justice Holdridge and author Karna Bodman, former Reagan White House Senior Director of the NSC, were very interesting and enlightening. We try to host a broad range of speakers and programs to you all to meet your diverse interests.
We hope to see you soon at our events and ask you to join to continue to show the growing strength of Chicago republicans!
Kathy Thomas
CRWN President
Our next event is April 18th where you will have a chance to meet and to hear from our new Cook County Republican Chairman, Elizabeth Doody Gorman who is also a Cook County Commissioner. She will talk about her goals for the party going forward. We have this reception every year to recognize Tax Freedom Day and to invite our party leaders. Our prior events for 2007 with Justice Holdridge and author Karna Bodman, former Reagan White House Senior Director of the NSC, were very interesting and enlightening. We try to host a broad range of speakers and programs to you all to meet your diverse interests.
We hope to see you soon at our events and ask you to join to continue to show the growing strength of Chicago republicans!
Kathy Thomas
CRWN President
Monday, November 20, 2006
The 2006 election is history and it is now time to regroup. Republicans didn't fair very well which is disappointing to us all, especially to the candidates themselves. They worked so hard to have the opportunity to represent us and they deserve our thanks for their true dedication to public service! I am sure they would appreciate hearing words of thanks when you see them.
Some of the races were very close and very hard fought. One of those was the Peter Roskam race for congress in the 6th congressional district. State Senator Roskam won his election and that is a bright spot for Illinois! He has spoken to CRWN in the past so many of you did get to meet him and to hear him speak. He will be an excellent congressman for Illinoisans as he takes over the seat of Henry Hyde! Mark Kirk and Judy Biggert won their congressional re-election bids, as did the other Illinois republican congressmen. Our state did not lose any of its repubican congressmen!
CRWN's holiday party is December 7th and we hope many of you can come to celebrate the season with us at Fulton's on the River. It is important for Chicago republicans to continue to network together and to keep building our base. There are more elections ahead and the candidates will need our help! It will take a lot of hard work and I know that Chicago republicans are up to the task! You should all be proud of your volunteerism for the recent election cyle! Happy Holidays!
Kathy Thomas
CRWN President
Some of the races were very close and very hard fought. One of those was the Peter Roskam race for congress in the 6th congressional district. State Senator Roskam won his election and that is a bright spot for Illinois! He has spoken to CRWN in the past so many of you did get to meet him and to hear him speak. He will be an excellent congressman for Illinoisans as he takes over the seat of Henry Hyde! Mark Kirk and Judy Biggert won their congressional re-election bids, as did the other Illinois republican congressmen. Our state did not lose any of its repubican congressmen!
CRWN's holiday party is December 7th and we hope many of you can come to celebrate the season with us at Fulton's on the River. It is important for Chicago republicans to continue to network together and to keep building our base. There are more elections ahead and the candidates will need our help! It will take a lot of hard work and I know that Chicago republicans are up to the task! You should all be proud of your volunteerism for the recent election cyle! Happy Holidays!
Kathy Thomas
CRWN President
Monday, October 23, 2006
It is an exciting time for Cook County Republicans in the upcoming election November 7th. Tony Peraica for Cook County Board President has received mulitple endorsements to boost his campaign - The Tribune, the Daily Herald, the Daily Southtown and others have given their support to Tony. There has not been a Republican County Board President for 40 years!
Early voting has begun and will continue through November 2nd at 69 W. Washington in Chicago (for those who live near the loop). There are still two weeks of hard work ahead and Tony and the others need your help!
Judy Baar Topinka is campaigning hard for governor and has also been endorsed by the Tribune. The Peoria Journal and Champaign Gazette have endorsed her, too, which are two influential newspapers downstate. CRWN has sent some emails with volunteer information and you can check our website here for the contact information for candidates that are running state and county-wide to see what their needs are. Check them out to see the important issues of the campaigns. Nearby congressional candidates need your help, aw well, as the control of congress is at stake. Their websites are listed to see how you can help them out. Remember to vote November 7th!
CRWN Executive Board
Early voting has begun and will continue through November 2nd at 69 W. Washington in Chicago (for those who live near the loop). There are still two weeks of hard work ahead and Tony and the others need your help!
Judy Baar Topinka is campaigning hard for governor and has also been endorsed by the Tribune. The Peoria Journal and Champaign Gazette have endorsed her, too, which are two influential newspapers downstate. CRWN has sent some emails with volunteer information and you can check our website here for the contact information for candidates that are running state and county-wide to see what their needs are. Check them out to see the important issues of the campaigns. Nearby congressional candidates need your help, aw well, as the control of congress is at stake. Their websites are listed to see how you can help them out. Remember to vote November 7th!
CRWN Executive Board
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Fellow Republicans! The elections are less than two months away and candidates need our continued help. I know they appreciate everything so many of you have done so far! There is still more to go and hopefully all of the help and support wil result in Republican victories on all levels of government. CRWN provides opportunities for participation in all of our emails as our focus is to get the word out as much as we can. The websites for candidates are on our website and we have links to other republican organizations. We encourage you to help the Cook County Republican Party as we have emailed - they are doing volunter work for mulitple candidates, including Judy Baar Topinks for Governor/Joe Birkett for Lt. Governor, and Tony Peraica for Cook County Board President. Also, please help your committeeman get literature into the communities as that is part of the process. Election judges are needed as are poll watchers.
If you have any questions, please email us at events@crwn.org and we will do our best to direct you to the right location for answers.
Republican victories are critical this year as I am sure you all have been hearing about. CRWN looks forward to seeing you all on the campaign trail and to celebrating election night! Thanks for all of your help! Please make sure you are registered to vote and then vote on November 7th!
Kathy Thomas, President CRWN
If you have any questions, please email us at events@crwn.org and we will do our best to direct you to the right location for answers.
Republican victories are critical this year as I am sure you all have been hearing about. CRWN looks forward to seeing you all on the campaign trail and to celebrating election night! Thanks for all of your help! Please make sure you are registered to vote and then vote on November 7th!
Kathy Thomas, President CRWN
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Meet the Candidates
There are many activities coming in the next few months to give Chicago Republicans a chance to meet the candidates for the fall election. Be sure to check our website, www.crwn.org, or the state party's site at www.ilgop.org and Cook County's website at www.cookrepublicans.com. Republicans have a great chance to win on all levels but they need your help!
Come rally for Judy Baar Topinka for Governor on Thursday, July 20th at Take Five, 3747 N. Southport, Chicago and show your support! The event is from 7 to 9:30 and it is free. This is hosted by the Lakfront Republican Organization and co-sponsored by CRWN, the Cook County Republican Party, Committeemen for Topinka and the Chicago Young Republicans. Fun will be had by all!
Also, CRWN is hosting its bi-monthly book club Friday, July 21st from 6:30 to 9:30. Tiffany Crate and Robert Butta are the hosts at their home at 1917 N. Hamlin, Chicago. RSVP to tiffany@tlcfitness.net. The book is Whatever it Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security and the War on Terror by J.D. Hayworth. We also are hosting our 18-hole putting event on Tuesday, July 25th at the Green in Grant Park. Commissioner Peraica for County Board Chairman will be stopping by! That race will be an exciting one and he needs your help, too.
See you soon!
CRWN Executive Board
Come rally for Judy Baar Topinka for Governor on Thursday, July 20th at Take Five, 3747 N. Southport, Chicago and show your support! The event is from 7 to 9:30 and it is free. This is hosted by the Lakfront Republican Organization and co-sponsored by CRWN, the Cook County Republican Party, Committeemen for Topinka and the Chicago Young Republicans. Fun will be had by all!
Also, CRWN is hosting its bi-monthly book club Friday, July 21st from 6:30 to 9:30. Tiffany Crate and Robert Butta are the hosts at their home at 1917 N. Hamlin, Chicago. RSVP to tiffany@tlcfitness.net. The book is Whatever it Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security and the War on Terror by J.D. Hayworth. We also are hosting our 18-hole putting event on Tuesday, July 25th at the Green in Grant Park. Commissioner Peraica for County Board Chairman will be stopping by! That race will be an exciting one and he needs your help, too.
See you soon!
CRWN Executive Board
Upcoming Events
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