Sabonjian wins: article and video available

[kellyann1293]

Congratulations to mayor-elect Sabonjian!

[fintan1010]

Bravo to Bob and his entire team. They did a wonderful job and conducted themselves in the most professional manner. This shows that with hard work and almost no money a change can happen.

Less than 1 year ago a very small group of people came together to discuss their concerns for Waukegan. Those people were called names, lied about and harassed. None of that distracted them from the job at hand - find someone to run and put the full force behind that person.

One group of concerned citizens joins with another group and so on and so on...

Politics does not have to be about shameful behavior, mean-spirited mailings and anonymous lies. Team Sabonjian proved that.

I look forward to working with you all in the future.

Bring on the alderman!!!!!! 2011 here we come!!!!!!

[frankiegirl]

You are so right!
2011 is the year of the Aldermen!!
Change is a comin'!

[fintan1010]

it's already here.

[marshmellow]

Now is the time to organize and prepare for the aldermanic elections.

You might say "Let us savor the moment." Sorry, but the GOB will NOT take a 'time out'. Sabonjian is going to have a lot of work cut out for him, and the City Council will fight him tooth and nail regarding any reforms that he does not have direct control of. They will even try to take away whatever powers he has.

Whoever your alderman is, be sure to hold them responsible for all of their actions. Be vocal about what the city is doing or not doing. Be calm, but be firm and persistent! Not fanatical, as that will get you pegged as a 'nut', but demand accountability and don't take "I'll get back to you" as the last words you hear from them. They need to know that they will be held accountable for what they do or don't do.

Most of all, keep working at getting your friends, next-door neighbors, or the guy down the street who is as ticked off about the City's antics as you are. For a city the size of Waukegan, the turnabout was way too low. The more voters you have on your side, the better the chance that an election won't be stolen by the sudden appearance of additional ballots, or a massive amount of absentee voters who just happened to mark their ballots for the GOB and erase the non-GOB candidate's lead.