Dear Neighbors,
I hope you are enjoying the final weeks of summer and all of the lively summer concerts, farmers markets and wonderful happenings throughout the district.
I have been busy the past few weeks with my staff and interns attending events, meetings and tours throughout our community. Summer is the time for our office to meet with community members and local organizations to hear ways the state can better serve our community. If you have an idea or feedback on legislation, please do not hesitate to contact my office and share your thoughts.
As always, if there is a state issue that my office can assist with, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook Groundbreaking Event
My office celebrated with Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook on July 17th at the groundbreaking to expand their building at 3080 West Lake Ave., Glenview. The project includes a two-story building addition to the main entrance, which will be built on the south side of the building. Construction is expected to be completed in January.
Rep. Gong-Gershowitz Visits Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Recently I visited the Cook County Sheriff’s office with several of my House colleagues to learn about their Electronic Monitoring program. We had the opportunity to see the program operations firsthand and engage in dialogue with the Sheriff’s office about its implementation.
Celebrating our Forest Preserves in Cook County
My team had so much fun learning about the different services available at the Legislators in the Preserves event on July 26. Thank you to State Senator Julie Morrison (D-29th) and Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton for co-hosting such a dynamic and informative event!
Need Help with Your Professional License Application? Get all of your questions answered on August 19th at the Glenview Public Library
My office will be partnering with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to assist with professional license applications on Monday, August 19th at the Glenview Public Library from 3 PM to 6 PM.
IDFPR will be available to answer any and all professional license questions, you may RSVP by clicking the image below or visiting bit.ly/819IDFPR!
If you have questions, or difficulty registering please contact my office at (847) 486-8810, or via email us at info@gonggershowitz.com.
Events and Opportunities
- Evanston Public Library is celebrating National Black Business Monthin August! This program will run from August 1st-August 31st. To participate visit one of the two library locations to pick up a punch card of local Black-owned businesses. Choose at least 7 businesses to visit. In order to get credit for visiting a business, you must make a purchase and get a stamp on your punch card OR ask staff a trivia question about the business and jot down the answer. Once your punch card is full, bring it back to a library location to be entered in a raffle for your chance to win either a $100 gift card, $50 gift card, or a $25 gift card to one of the participating businesses! For more information click HERE.
- Evanston Art and Big Fork Festivalis August 16 – August 18 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at 800 Church St, Evanston. Join fellow art lovers in browsing thousands of original pieces from an impressive 150 juried artists showing paintings, sculpture, jewelry, mixed media, photography and so much more. Take a break at the extensive tasty foods area, try a painting class, or visit the Kids Art Zone with the little artist in your life. For more information click HERE.
- Glenview’s Prairie Fest is August 17 from 10am – 3pm at Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie. Discover why prairies are so special and unique and take in the late summer color show that mother nature treats us to. There will be family-friendly activities, trail walks, guest speakers and outside organizations teaching us about the natural areas. This event is free. For more information click HERE.
- Go Green Wilmette Mallinckrodt Park Workday is August 22 from 9am – 11am. Together with Go Green Wilmette you’ll connect with the earth and get your hards dirty weeding native plant beds in Mallinckrodt Park. Bring drinking water and gardening gloves. Dress for the weather. Trowels and tools provided by the Wilmette Park District. For more information click HERE.
- Skokie’s Backlot Bash is Friday, August 23, 2024 through Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Oakton St. and Floral Ave. Skokie’s Backlot Bash will present international eclectic Rock, Blues and R&B artists, including The Psychedelic Furs, Presidents of the United States of America, Lonnie Brooks, Living Colour, The Fixx, The English Beat, War, The Romantics, Cracker, Fastball, The Smithereens, Marshall Crenshaw, Spin Doctors, Blue Oyster Cult and Smoking Popes. The Bash also hosts a large carnival midway, a 5K Run, children’s events at the Library, an art show, bingo, a sponsor and community resource fair, exhibits at the Skokie Heritage Museum, a Sunday pancake breakfast and farmer’s market, and much more. For more information click HERE.