Dear Friend,

Greetings for the new year and a quick note of appreciation for your past support and friendship.

Are you like me - upset that Springfield is paralyzed and not able to solve the transit crisis? Are you irritated that Cook County cannot adopt a timely and reasonable budget? Are you fed up with the backroom deals and insider politics - deals that give friends and families an inside track?

Join me in supporting Jay Paul Deratany to the Board of Review. Please consider becoming an "internet precinct captain" for this election.

Jay's opponent in this election is Joe Berrios, chairman of the Cook County Democratic organization. An entrenched insider who has put the interest of big downtown business first.

Rarely do we have an opportunity with one vote to do so much. We can take another step in reforming the property tax system, reject the pay to play politics, and say no to the insider deals that paralyze the Democratic party here in Cook County.

Join me, Congresswoman Schakowsky, Commissioners Claypool, Suffredin, and Quigley. Agree to become an “Internet precinct captain” and I will contact you with a plan to take back our local politics.

Help us put the homeowner first in Cook County again. Together, we can do it.