A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc. News October 2020
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September 2020 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS OCTOBER 2020 What you will find in this issue……...… page Officers/Committees …………………… 2-3 Voters Guides ………………………….. 4-8 E-Board Reports ………………...….... 9-11 THE MISSION OF A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS IS TO Thank you list .. ………………………… 10 PRESERVE THE UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO A SAFE, Letters of Intent …….……………………. 11 Bike Raffle……………………………….. 12 UNRESTRICTED MOTORCYCLING ENVIRONMENT, Ask Our Lawyer ……………………......... 13-14 AND TO PROPOSE AND ADVOCATE ACTIONS THAT Supporting Businesses .………………… 15 CAN BE TAKEN BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO Chapter Reports ………………………... 16-24 PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL Rich Neb Award information …………… 22 MRF Info …………...……………...….…. 25 RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND Membership Application ………………… 26 ENSURE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT Calendar of Meetings and Events ……… 27 THAT SUSTAINABLE USE, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENJOYMENT OF THESE RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS A.B.A.T.E. of ILLINOIS, INC. 311 E MAIN ST., #418 GALESBURG, IL 61401 www.abate-il.org 1-800-87-ABATE September 2020 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 2 STATE COORDINATOR Dennis Byron PARLIAMENTARIAN Ryan Hubbard 708-655-3385 [email protected] 309-267-0606 [email protected] ASSISTANT STATE COORDINATOR Bob “Mouse” Ellinger 815-674-5944 [email protected] ABATEPAC John Harris Chairman OFFICE MANAGER Paula Ward 309– 678-8613 [email protected] Ph. 800-87-ABATE /309-343-6588 Neal Toepfer Secretary/Treasurer 311 E Main St. #418 Galesburg 61401 [email protected] or [email protected] 815-297-5819 [email protected] NORTHEAST REGION TRUSTEES: SECRETARY Teri Warren Amanda Gotte, 815-757-1410 [email protected] 217-621-9226 [email protected] Rich Gruner, 847-533-8349 [email protected] TREASURER Paul Truax Dan Harper, 773-330-3111 [email protected] 217-741-2233 [email protected] Chris Hansen, 630-618-7551 [email protected] LEGISLATIVE COORDINATOR Josh “Ski” Witkowski Patrick Jones 708-280-6053 [email protected] 217-816-2646 [email protected] NORTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES: SAFETY & EDUCATION COORDINATOR Mike Brush Neal Toepfer 815 297 5819 [email protected] 779-200-4603 [email protected] EAST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES: Joel Wannenmacher 217-317-9384 PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR Cathy Brush [email protected] 779-207-5907 [email protected] WEST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES: BIKE RAFFLE COORDINATOR Howard Nation "Hunter" John Harris, 309 678 8613 [email protected] 217.341.6483 [email protected] Mike Thompson, 217 219 5550 [email protected] SOUTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES: ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR Mark Werries 217-638-4247 [email protected] Mike Fisher, 618 357 1399 [email protected] Rich KinKade, 618 514 3422 [email protected] NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR Carla Enburg SOUTHEAST REGION TRUSTEE: 309-738-1896 [email protected] Bob Isaacs, 618-751-7676 [email protected] PRODUCTS COORDINATOR Sharilyn Kibler-Russell 217-480-5212 [email protected] FEDPAC Cindy Lannom, Treasurer 618– 967-5768 NORTHWEST REGION COORDINATOR 1716 Oak Street, Chester, IL 62233 Sandy Murrell 815-291-7956 [email protected] [email protected] Elizabeth Winters, Chairman 847-505-9017 NORTHEAST REGION Co-COORDINATORS [email protected] Rich Gruner 847-533-8349 [email protected] KD “MadMaxx” Meier 331-452-0499 [email protected] “Hunter” John Harris, Trustee 309-678-8613 [email protected] WEST CENTRAL REGION COORDINATOR Mike Scovel, Trustee 815-557-8525 [email protected] Janet Thompson 217-219-1267 [email protected] Bob Myers, Trustee 618-917-4919 [email protected] Dennis Yeager, Trustee 815-238-6262 EAST CENTRAL REGION Co-COORDINATORS [email protected] Howdy Mills 217-260-6649 [email protected] Jim “Legs” Korte, Trustee 618-973-9180 [email protected] Steve “Squirrel” Norman 217-202-0699 [email protected] Ryan Hubbard, Trustee 309-267-0606 [email protected] SOUTHWEST REGION Co-COORDINATORS Dennis “Skinny” Kinnikin 618-917-6243 [email protected] MRF REPRESENTATIVES Wayne Cornick 618-406-4271 [email protected] Dennis Yeager 815-238-6262 [email protected] SOUTHEAST REGION Co-COORDINATORS OFF ROAD ISSUES Bob Stout 812-841-7748 [email protected] Bob Isaacs 618-663-7011 [email protected] Contact “Hunter” John Harris 309-678-8613 [email protected] BY-LAW REVIEW COMMITTEE Cathy Brush—Chair , Hunter John WC, Mike Thompson WC, Sandy Murrell NW, WEB SITE abate-il.org Neal Toepfer NW, Howdy Mills EC, Mike Fisher SW, LIAISON Cathy Brush, [email protected] - Dennis Kinnikin SW, Bob Issacs SE, Pat Jones NE send all correspondence thru Cathy and she will forward to the Website Master, Ray Lytle September 2020 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 3 ADVERTISING All classified ads are due by the SECOND SATURDAY of the month Paula Ward and will run for at least 3 months, or until space is needed. Be sure 311 E Main St., #418 and let me know if your item has sold so it can be removed and leave Galesburg, IL 61401 room for someone whose item has not sold! [email protected] or [email protected] [email protected] FREE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR MEMBERS DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed in the articles in this paper are Camera ready ads and flyers only. If you submit anything otherwise, those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of it will not be printed. Please send flyers or pictures as a JPEG or TIF. ABATE of Illinois, Inc. or its officers. Articles preferred as an e-mail or attachment in Microsoft Word. IMPORTANT NOTICE ABATE of Illinois News is a publication of; 10% INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED ON ABATE of Illinois, Inc. 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NEWS 4 49TH SENATE 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE D MEG LOUGHRAN CAPPEL c All candidates have been graded on a scale A+ to F; NR means R THOMAS McCULLAGH B- Not Rated; Those graded on survey alone are in lower case letters c+ to f . (i) means incumbant; Names in bold print on contested 52ND SENATE races are endorsed by ABATE PAC. D SCOTT BENNETT (i) B+ st R ALEXANDER RUGGIERI NR 1 SENATE D ANTONIO MUNOZ (i) A+ 55TH SENATE TH D CYNTIHIA ANN GIVEN NR 4 SENATE R DARREN BAILEY A- D KIMBERLY LIGHTFORD (i) C 58TH SENATE TH 6 SENATE D TERRI BRYANT A D SARA FEIGENHOLTZ (i) C ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE TH 7 SENATE D HEATHER STEANS (i) C 1ST REPRESENTATIVE D AARON ORTIZ (i) C TH 10 SENATE D ROBERT MARTWICK (i) A 2ND REPRESENTATIVE R ANTHONY BECKMAN c- D THERESA MAH (i) C+ TH 11 SENATE 3rd REPRESENTATIVE D CELINA VILLANUEVA (i) NR D EVA DINA DELGADO (i) C DA MARY ELLEN BROWN NR 4TH REPRESENTATIVE TH 13 SENATE D DELIA RAMIREZ (i) D D ROBERT PETERS (i) NR 5TH REPRESENTATIVE TH 16 SENATE D LAMONT ROBINSON JR (i) D D JACQUELINE COLLINS (i) D 6TH REPRESENTATIVE TH 19 SENATE D SONYA MARIE HARPER (i) C D MICHAEL HASTINGS (i) A 7TH REPRESENTATIVE 22ND SENATE D EMANUEL WELCH (i) A D CRISTINA CASTRO (i) A 8TH REPRESENTATIVE 25TH SENATE D LA SHAWN K. FORD (i) B+ D KARINA VILLA D R JEANETTE WARD b 9TH REPRESENTATIVE D LAKESIA COLLINS NR 28TH SENATE D LAURA MURPHY (i) C+ 10TH REPRESENTATIVE D JAWAHARIAL WILLIAMS (i) NR 31ST SENATE D MELINDA BUSH (i) B 11TH REPRESENTATIVE R CHRISTOPHER KASPERSKI D D ANN WILLIAMS (i) C 34TH SENATE 12TH REPRESENTATIVE D STEVE STADELMAN (i) B D MARGARET CROKE NR R PAUL HOFMANN NR 13TH REPRESENTATIVE 37TH SENATE D GREGORY HARRIS (i) C+ R WIN STOLLER b 14TH REPRESENTATIVE 40TH SENATE D KELLY CASSIDY (i) B+ D PATRICK JOYCE d R ERIC WALLACE d 15TH REPRESENTATIVE D JOHN D’AMICO (i) A+ 43RD SENATE D JOHN CONNOR NR 16TH REPRESENTATIVE R BEN BIERLY d+ D DENYSE WANG STONEBACK NR 46TH SENATE 17TH REPRESENTATIVE D DAVE KOEHLER (i) A D JENNIFER GONG-GERSHOWITZ NR R MARY BURRESS c+ R YESOE YOON NR GRN CHRISTOPHER KRUGER NR September 2020 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 5 18TH REPRESENTATIVE 39TH REPRESENTATIVE D ROBYN GABEL (i) C D WILL GUZZARDI (i) C IND SEAN MATLIS NR 40TH REPRESENTATIVE 19TH REPRESENTATIVE D JAIME ANDRADE JR.