Community Letters

Rep. Gabel to Host Phone and Utility Bill Clinic

The state representative has partnered with Citizens Utility Board (CUB) for the Wednesday event.

State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18th) and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will be hosting a phone and utility bill clinic in Evanston to help consumers cut their billing costs by hundreds of dollars a year. Related: Legislators Grill ComEd at Public Hearing A CUB study has estimated that Illinois callers could be overpaying by more than $1 billion a year—but most could enjoy big savings by making a few simple changes on their phone bills. CUB has shown customers how to save millions of dollars through their website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org, and free clinics that give tips on how to slash local and long-distance bills. The clinic will be held: Wednesday, October 12; 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Levy Center 300 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL Attendees must…

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State Rep Robyn Gabel to Attend Forum on ComEd Outages

She will attend the meeting, which is being hosted by State Rep Daniel Biss.

State Rep. Robyn Gabel will attend a meeting hosted by State Rep. Daniel Biss Monday (Aug. 1) at 7 p.m. in Glenview to address recent ComEd outages. The meeting will be held at the Glenview police station, 2500 East Lake St., Glenview. "As you know, we have seen several destructive storms in the past few weeks and many have lost their power for days on end," wrote Biss on his website. "This is particularly a problem as these power failures have coincided with extremely high temperatures, sometimes over a hundred degrees." Multiple storms this summer have left Glencoe residents without power for days. ComEd has apologized to the city and promised to make it a priority in future outages. (Read earlier: Glencoe Board grills ComEd at board …

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Elected Officials Join Israel Solidarity Day Crowd

Dold, May, Gable and Rotering participate in annual community event.

The more than 1,400 people who walked through Highland Park Sunday at the annual Jewish United Fund’s (JUF) Israel Solidarity Day event were joined by a special group: politicians.  Elected officials at the federal, state and local levels participated in the opening ceremonies. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) delivered the keynote addres, and was joined by state Reps. Karen May (D-Highland Park) and  Robyn Gable (D-Evanston) along with Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering. Dold and Rotering walked part of the route together.  All four have varying degrees of connection to Israel. Dold returned from a JUF mission two weeks ago with a number of people from the North Shore, including Sandy Perl of Glencoe, who walked with Dold and Rotering.  “I…

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North Shore Reps. Discuss Their Plans to Mend Illinois' Fiscal Crisis

At Sunday’s League of Women Voters-sponsored forum, state Reps. Daniel Biss, Robyn Gabel and Karen May instilled hope in some residents and infuriated others.

The three state representatives of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka came before disgruntled residents Sunday to address growing concerns of Illinois’ gaping budget hole. Three local branches of the League of Women Voters – Glencoe, Wilmette, and Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth – hosted the forum, inviting Reps. Daniel Biss (D-17th District), Robyn Gabel (D-18th) and Karen May (D-58th) to New Trier Township High School in Northfield to offer their budget-balancing strategies. “For too long Illinois [has been] financing its growing deficit by accumulating debt,” said Jane Goldenberg, acting co-president of the Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth league, nonpartisan policy-educating organization. “We are among the five states …

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Democrat Robyn Gabel Wins Illinois Legislative 18th District

After a campaign against a write-in candidate, incumbent will keep seat.

Illinois State Representative Robyn Gabel (D -18th District) will remain in office for her first full term since taking over for former Rep. Julie Hamos. The win wasn't a surprise for Gabel, whose opponent, Steve Funk, was ordered off the ballot for not collecting enough petition signatures.  Funk instead ran against Gabel as a write-in candidate. "I will be in Springfield representing the values of this community," Gabel said at the democratic results party in Evanston. "I'll be working on education and working on health care." Gabel said her first priority for her new term will be creating jobs in the state, something she said she is already working on through her role on the bipartisan jobs task force. Gabel has been in office since …

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