My commitment to fighting gangs and creating community awareness of how to protect families remains strong. My work last year in gathering together law enforcement, township officials and residents for a Gang Awareness seminar made a strong difference in the … Continue reading
What I love about our Maine Township Republican incumbent team is that we find innovative ways to solve real problems–at no cost. Here’s an example of a program that I wholeheartedly supported with my vote as a Maine Township trustee. … Continue reading
As American citizens, our three most important privileges and duties are voting, jury duty and military service. Think of all the times you read a news article and bemoan the rising tide of (taxes, crime, fill in the blank). Your … Continue reading
The Des Plaines Aldermanic Debate, sponsored by the Journal & Topics Newspapers on March 21, 2013, offered great information on the important issues facing our community in the upcoming election. Gaming, tax revenue, commercial development, flooding problems and more were … Continue reading
I recently had the opportunity to help unveil the new permanent art installation created by the youth of our community at Golf Mill for the Niles Teen Center. This is a cause near and dear to me. It is amazing … Continue reading
On Thursday, March 7th, I had the pleasure of representing the Maine Township Trustees at the Republican Womens Forum held in the packed South Park Field House in Park Ridge. The room for the local candidates forum was overflowing with residents as they … Continue reading
Laura’s successful work in the gang crimes field was recently featured in Township Perspective, published by the Township Officials of Illinois. Distributed to thousands of Illinois residents, the article focused on her acclaimed anti-gang seminar. Laura developed this seminar seven … Continue reading
The Niles Bugle Newspaper’s Year in Review featured the Gang Awareness Seminar as one of the highlights of the year 2012. The article, titled: New Law Helps in Gang Prosecution, covers Laura’s development of the panel that allowed both parents … Continue reading
In the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate on Thursday, December 20th, 2012 the Gang Awareness Seminar spearheaded by Laura was prominently featured in Natasha Wasinski’s full page article entitled “Maine Township Panel Looks at Changes in Suburban Gang Activity” featuring Laura’s recent Gang Seminar panel held on … Continue reading
The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce has selected Laura for a Community Star Award! The Community Star Award is given by the Chamber of Commerce to recognize outstanding members of the Park Ridge community. Laura is being recognized for her work with … Continue reading
