Illinois

RandySF

(75,750 posts) Sat Apr 5, 2025, 11:49 AM Apr 2025

Downers Grove Township GOP Swept Away

DARIEN, IL – Downers Grove Township Democrats broke the Republican stranglehold on township offices in Tuesday's election.

It was the same GOP-controlled township that stayed publicly silent last year when a township trustee accused African American children of attacking whites in schools.

In the race for supervisor, Democrat Kim Savage defeated Republican incumbent Paul Coultrap with 59 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

The four-member township board of trustees is changing to all-Democrat, from all-Republican. Democrats Michelle Moreno, Karol Sole, Richard Friel and Kevin Szczerba prevailed with wide margins over Republicans Theresa McClear, Dave Ricordati, Philip Painter and Lorraine Grimsby. (McClear and Ricordati are incumbents.)

https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/downers-grove-township-gop-swept-away

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Downers Grove Township GOP Swept Away (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2025 OP

LOL. I thought their headquarters got swept away in a flood. CrispyQ Apr 2025 #1

I read it the same way at first! niyad Apr 2025 #2

Yep! With all the recent flooding wolfie001 Apr 2025 #4

Thank you for that piece of good news. niyad Apr 2025 #3

The search for survivors has been called off. NBachers Apr 2025 #5

Keep the dang gubmint out of our lives! Sky Jewels Apr 2025 #9

And the backlash continues EnergizedLib Apr 2025 #6

That is terrific! Blue wave, here we come! Thank you so much, Randy, for posting such uplifting news!!! wordstroken Apr 2025 #7

They now need to change the town's name to Uppers Grove! Sky Jewels Apr 2025 #8

Yeah Downers Grove Biglinda 52 Apr 2025 #10

I moved to Downers Grove from the city in 1986 Martin Eden Apr 2025 #13

"Democratic" legallyblondeNYC Apr 2025 #11

I think 'Democrat' is the proper singular noun. RandySF Apr 2025 #12

CrispyQ

(39,937 posts)

1. LOL. I thought their headquarters got swept away in a flood.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 12:00 PM

Apr 2025

I guess, metaphorically, it did.

Great news!!!

niyad

(125,041 posts)

2. I read it the same way at first!

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 01:33 PM

Apr 2025

wolfie001

(5,594 posts)

4. Yep! With all the recent flooding

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 01:45 PM

Apr 2025

Whew! Great News!

niyad

(125,041 posts)

3. Thank you for that piece of good news.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 01:34 PM

Apr 2025

NBachers

(18,710 posts)

5. The search for survivors has been called off.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:12 PM

Apr 2025

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)

9. Keep the dang gubmint out of our lives!

Reply to NBachers (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:51 PM

Apr 2025

They can pull themselves out of the floodwaters by their own bootstraps, dammit!

EnergizedLib

(2,607 posts)

6. And the backlash continues

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:21 PM

Apr 2025

wordstroken

(1,227 posts)

7. That is terrific! Blue wave, here we come! Thank you so much, Randy, for posting such uplifting news!!!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:34 PM

Apr 2025

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)

8. They now need to change the town's name to Uppers Grove!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:50 PM

Apr 2025

Biglinda 52

(112 posts)

10. Yeah Downers Grove

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 03:36 PM

Apr 2025

I've been living here for 40 years and it's always been GOP. A writer on local politics said the township has been GOP since Lincoln! Don't know if that's true. Various hate groups have been attacking our institutions and so far they have been kept out by some local progressive groups. Our Village Council now has 2 more progressive members. We've been getting an influx of families from Chicago (in fact the whole of DuPage County) and along with that demographic a changing political population. It's great!

Martin Eden

(14,564 posts)

13. I moved to Downers Grove from the city in 1986

Reply to Biglinda 52 (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 05:57 AM

Apr 2025

Vote straight Democratic ticket inn every election.

Finally, the poison of Trump is turning this area from red to blue!

legallyblondeNYC

(95 posts)

11. "Democratic"

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 04:03 PM

Apr 2025

Hi - Would you do a small favor and use the proper word "Democratic?"

The way your post uses "Democrat" instead - this was invented by Republican consultants so that the word sounded like "rat."

The board is changing to all-Democratic.

Thanks.

RandySF

(75,750 posts)

12. I think 'Democrat' is the proper singular noun.

Reply to legallyblondeNYC (Reply #11)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 04:15 PM

Apr 2025

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