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CHICAGO LODGE 7 I■ MARCH 2016
Election season tips to keep officers well informed
Please check Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7’s politi- cal endorsements, located in this issue of our magazine or on our website at www.chicagofop.org.
One of my favorite resources is the Illinois State Board of Elections website at www.elections.state.il.us. Here you can find information regarding election law, polling place information and a number of other tools to guide you with the election process. What I find most helpful is you can look up political contributions to and from all the candidates running for office. This infor- mation can really demonstrate where a certain candi- date’s interests lie. For example, I decided to look up who has been donating money to the Kim Foxx for State’s Attorney Committee called Friends for Foxx. A very interesting contribution occurred on Feb. 18, when Arthur Loevy of the law firm Loevy & Loevy
FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT

Since this is the March issue, it’s that time of •
year when we get bombarded with messages
from individuals who wish to be the next Pres-

ident, Senator, Representative, Judge and oth- •
ers. As Election Day is right around the corner, i t seems like as go od a t ime as a ny to go ov er so m e basic hints to ensure you are well
informed as you enter your local polling place:

• Voters registered in Chicago may use any
early voting site in the City. The hours for

early voting, through March 12 at all 51 sites, are from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. A govern-
m en tph ot oID is enc o ura gedi n th eev ent ther e isa
Election Day is March 15. Voting hours are from 6 a.m.

to 7 p.m. If you need to find out where to vote or any
other election-related questions, go to www.chicago-
donated $15,000. For those of you who don’t know who
elections. com. Loevy & Loevy are, ask any police officer who has been
sued and I’m quite sure a Loevy & Loevy attorney was
repr esent ingthep ersondo ingthe su ing . Itssee ms o dd
th at a f irm that s pe cializes i n polic e m iscond u ct ca ses
would contribute such an enormous amount of money

to a candidate running for the top prosecutor spot in

Cook County. Although I didn’t take Latin at Loyola

Academy, I am familiar with the Latin term “quid pro
quo,” which translated means something for some-

thing. I w ond er wha t “so methin g” 1 5 g ra nd gets you at
Kim Foxx’ s off ice.d

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have shortened the ISR report. The FOP got an email from

Interim Superintendent Escalante stating the Department

shortened the ISR report. The FOP will meet with the
Dep art ment and get a ns we rs to ou r of ficers ’ q ues tions and
the FOP is currently looking at the new report. This is not the end at all, but it is a refreshing step in the right direc-
tion.

Retiree healthcare
The next hearing is March 11 in Judge Cohen’s
courtroom at the Daley Center. It is a status hearing and I

will post any information on our website.
IRS deduction

When you do your 2015 income tax, active members get
a $534 d edu ctio n fo r un io n du es. d
KEVIN KILMER