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Final schedule to be finalized in February.
Gun Ban Update!
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UPDATED ALERT – Will your town try to ban your rifle this week?<br />
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Attend one of these meetings!<br />
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Evergreen Park - Just Added<br />
Lake Zurich - Agenda Link Corrected<br />
Lake Forest - League of Women Voters wants to push a ban<br />
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UPDATED ALERT – Will your town try to ban your rifle this week?<br />
<br />
Attend one of these meetings!<br />
<br />
Evergreen Park - Just Added<br />
Lake Zurich - Agenda Link Corrected<br />
Lake Forest - League of Women Voters wants to push a ban<br />
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Monday Night Meetings to Ban Guns:
Evanston Lake Zurich Morton Grove* Evergreen Park Darien Clarendon Hills Thornton Batavia Waukegan Gurnee Flossmoor Buffalo Grove River Forest Lake Forest Steger University Park Tuesday Night Meetings to Ban Guns: Lincolnwood Winnetka Thursday Night Meetings to Ban Guns: Morton Grove** Palos Hills Hanover Park
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Here is the current status: The Illinois CCW act has been passed into law by an override of the governor's veto on July 9. The 10-day window for municipalities for enact their own local semi-auto bans expires on July 19.<br />
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In a last-ditch effort to solve to a non-existent problem, Cook County and collar county communities are going to show that they can get tough on crime by coming down hard on the law-abiding citizens who choose to own popular semi-automatic firearms.<br />
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Are you tired of hearing about attempts to take away your firearms? <br />
Here is what you need to do:<br />
<br />
1. No matter where you live, plan to be at one of the meetings listed below. Be sure to bring a friend or two along with you.<br />
<br />
2. Wear IGOLD or NRA hats and/or teeshirts.<br />
<br />
3. Be prepared to vigorously defend your rights.<br />
<br />
4. If you see media there, approach them and tell them that you are a law-abiding Illinois firearm owner and that you do not support gun bans.<br />
<br />
5. Be sure to get to the meeting site at least 45 minutes early so you will get a seat. We need to make our voices heard.<br />
<br />
6. Pass this alert on to you friends and family and tell them to attend meetings too.<br />
<br />
7. Post this to all forums to which you belong.<br />
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Monday:<br />
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What: Evanston City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet (p10)<br />
Where: [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]2100 Ridge Ave Evanston 60201<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Darien City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Memo<br />
Where: 1702 Plainfield Rd Darien 60561<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Waukegan City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Av<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: River Forest "Special" Village Board - <br />
Nothing in the published agenda yet. Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 400 Park Avenue, River Forest 60305<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Buffalo Grove Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda p229<br />
Where: 50 Raupp Boulevard<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Evergreen Park Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda<br />
Where: 9418 S. Kedzie Evergreen Park 60805<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Lake Zurich Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda<br />
Where: Police Dept 200 Mohawk Trail Community Room 60047<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Clarendon Hills Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p72<br />
Where: 1 N. Prospect Clarendon Hills 60514<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Gurnee Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 325 N O'Plaine Rd Gurnee 60031<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Lake Forest City Council - Agenda - Patch Article<br />
Gun Ban discussion to be continued from last meeting?<br />
Now the League of Women Voters wants to push the ban.<br />
Where: 220 E. Deerpath<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Batavia City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 100 N. Island Ave Batavia 60510<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Morton Grove Village Town Hall Meeting - GUN BAN on agenda. *<br />
Agenda Patch Article <br />
Where: American Legion 6140 Dempster<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Thornton Village Board - Nothing in the published agenda yet.<br />
Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 115 E Margaret St. Thornton 60476<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Flossmoor Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet (p45)<br />
Where: 2800 Flossmoor Rd Flossmoor 60422<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
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What: Steger Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p49<br />
Committee Agendas<br />
Where: 35 W 34th St. Steger 60475<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: University Park "Special" Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 90 Towncenter Dr. University Park 60484<br />
When: Monday, 15 July Committee: 6:00 pm Board: 7:30 pm<br />
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Tuesday:<br />
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What: Winnetka Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p197<br />
Where: 510 Green Bay Rd Winnetka 60093<br />
When: Tuesday, 16 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Lincolnwood Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
& (big) Packet p515<br />
Where: 6900 N. Lincoln Ave Lincolnwood 60712<br />
When: Tuesday, 16 July 7:30 pm<br />
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Thursday:<br />
<br />
What: Morton Grove "Special" Village Board - **<br />
GUN BAN on the (yet to be published) agenda.<br />
Where: 6101 Capulina Ave Morton Grove 60053<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:00 pm<br />
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What: Hanover Park Village Board -<br />
GUN BAN on the (yet to be published) agenda.<br />
Where: 2121 Lake Street, Hanover Park<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Palos Hills City Council - No published agenda yet. Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 10335 S Roberts Rd Palos Hills 60465<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
<br />
For status of previous meetings, other meeting times, talking points against semi-auto bans, copies of proposed ordinances, links to other resources; please visit http://isra.org/townhall .
<br />
Here is the current status: The Illinois CCW act has been passed into law by an override of the governor's veto on July 9. The 10-day window for municipalities for enact their own local semi-auto bans expires on July 19.<br />
<br />
In a last-ditch effort to solve to a non-existent problem, Cook County and collar county communities are going to show that they can get tough on crime by coming down hard on the law-abiding citizens who choose to own popular semi-automatic firearms.<br />
<br />
Are you tired of hearing about attempts to take away your firearms? <br />
Here is what you need to do:<br />
<br />
1. No matter where you live, plan to be at one of the meetings listed below. Be sure to bring a friend or two along with you.<br />
<br />
2. Wear IGOLD or NRA hats and/or teeshirts.<br />
<br />
3. Be prepared to vigorously defend your rights.<br />
<br />
4. If you see media there, approach them and tell them that you are a law-abiding Illinois firearm owner and that you do not support gun bans.<br />
<br />
5. Be sure to get to the meeting site at least 45 minutes early so you will get a seat. We need to make our voices heard.<br />
<br />
6. Pass this alert on to you friends and family and tell them to attend meetings too.<br />
<br />
7. Post this to all forums to which you belong.<br />
<br />
Monday:<br />
<br />
What: Evanston City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet (p10)<br />
Where: [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]2100 Ridge Ave Evanston 60201<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Darien City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Memo<br />
Where: 1702 Plainfield Rd Darien 60561<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Waukegan City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Av<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: River Forest "Special" Village Board - <br />
Nothing in the published agenda yet. Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 400 Park Avenue, River Forest 60305<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Buffalo Grove Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda p229<br />
Where: 50 Raupp Boulevard<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Evergreen Park Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda<br />
Where: 9418 S. Kedzie Evergreen Park 60805<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Lake Zurich Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda<br />
Where: Police Dept 200 Mohawk Trail Community Room 60047<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Clarendon Hills Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p72<br />
Where: 1 N. Prospect Clarendon Hills 60514<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Gurnee Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 325 N O'Plaine Rd Gurnee 60031<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Lake Forest City Council - Agenda - Patch Article<br />
Gun Ban discussion to be continued from last meeting?<br />
Now the League of Women Voters wants to push the ban.<br />
Where: 220 E. Deerpath<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Batavia City Council - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 100 N. Island Ave Batavia 60510<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Morton Grove Village Town Hall Meeting - GUN BAN on agenda. *<br />
Agenda Patch Article <br />
Where: American Legion 6140 Dempster<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Thornton Village Board - Nothing in the published agenda yet.<br />
Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 115 E Margaret St. Thornton 60476<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Flossmoor Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet (p45)<br />
Where: 2800 Flossmoor Rd Flossmoor 60422<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Steger Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p49<br />
Committee Agendas<br />
Where: 35 W 34th St. Steger 60475<br />
When: Monday, 15 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: University Park "Special" Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
Where: 90 Towncenter Dr. University Park 60484<br />
When: Monday, 15 July Committee: 6:00 pm Board: 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
Tuesday:<br />
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What: Winnetka Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda Packet p197<br />
Where: 510 Green Bay Rd Winnetka 60093<br />
When: Tuesday, 16 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Lincolnwood Village Board - GUN BAN on agenda. Agenda <br />
& (big) Packet p515<br />
Where: 6900 N. Lincoln Ave Lincolnwood 60712<br />
When: Tuesday, 16 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
Thursday:<br />
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What: Morton Grove "Special" Village Board - **<br />
GUN BAN on the (yet to be published) agenda.<br />
Where: 6101 Capulina Ave Morton Grove 60053<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
What: Hanover Park Village Board -<br />
GUN BAN on the (yet to be published) agenda.<br />
Where: 2121 Lake Street, Hanover Park<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:30 pm<br />
<br />
What: Palos Hills City Council - No published agenda yet. Go there anyway.<br />
Where: 10335 S Roberts Rd Palos Hills 60465<br />
When: Thursday, 18 July 7:00 pm<br />
<br />
<br />
For status of previous meetings, other meeting times, talking points against semi-auto bans, copies of proposed ordinances, links to other resources; please visit http://isra.org/townhall .
<br />
Please make a donation on-line here , or over the phone at 815-635-3198. If you would like to mail or fax a donation, we have a printable form here . <br />
<br />
If you're not an ISRA member, now is the time. You can join on-line , or over the phone at 815-635-3198. You can download a printable application form here .
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Please make a donation on-line here , or over the phone at 815-635-3198. If you would like to mail or fax a donation, we have a printable form here . <br />
<br />
If you're not an ISRA member, now is the time. You can join on-line , or over the phone at 815-635-3198. You can download a printable application form here .