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12 Nov 2014 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, November 19th. The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our speaker will be Mr. Larry Spivak. He … Continue reading →

To all members of Subchapter 161: Yes, the election is a dead heat. But it is a moving tie. Tonight, more union members were voting for Quinn There are downstate union votes moving to Quinn. Forget the state of the election process; just … Continue reading →

The Executive Board of Subchapter 161 urges our members, their families, friends, and fellow citizens of Illinois to vote for Pat Quinn and against Bruce Rauner. Click to go directly to our Election 2014 page.

29 October 2014 Dear Member: I phone banked for Quinn votes last night. In 90 minutes, the 16 phoners ran through the program’s list of AFSCME members and retirees in northern Illinois. This is my impression. There is a shift … Continue reading →

8 Oct 2014  AFSCME Sub-chapter 161  Dear member:  We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. On Wednesday, Oct 15th.The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our speaker will be Ms. Emily Stewart. She … Continue reading →

From: Charles Hogan President AFSCME Retirees, Sub-chapter 161 October 2, 2014 This blogsite (Election 2014) contains material given to me at the PEOPLE Political conference held in Peoria as well as additional information handed to Sub-Chapter Presidents at our quarterly meeting … Continue reading →

13 September 2014 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member; We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. On Wednesday, September 17th.The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our guest speaker will be Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund … Continue reading →

The Member’s Forum contains new material from Walter Esler. There are now additional links (see sidebar), provided by Chaya Rubenstein who visited our meeting on August 20. Ms. Rubenstein is a member of S.O.R.E. (Skokie Organization of Retired Educators).

13 August 2014   AFSCME Sub-chapter 161   Dear member; We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, August 20th.The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our guest speaker will be Council … Continue reading →

From President Charlie Hogan: 7 July 2014 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member: We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie,Il. on Wednesday, July 16th. The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our speaker will be … Continue reading →