ENGLEWOOD — A nonpartisan group will sponsor a forum before the upcoming elections as a way to educate voters about candidates and ballot referendums.
The state elections are Nov. 4, while the city elections are Feb. 24 and April 7.
The free forum runs from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Room at St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center, 324 W. 64th St., and is being sponsored by Englewood Votes!
Last month the group visited several Englewood high schools and registered 189 students, according to Rosalind Moore, a group member.
One topic that will be discussed at the forum by guest speakers, who include retired judges, is how to select a candidate running for judge.
"Most people know very little about judge candidates and randomly pick someone. If the voter is a Democrat or Republican they might vote for their party candidates and still not know the difference between an state appellate judge and a Cook County circuit court judge," said Moore, director of programming for the nonprofit Teamwork Englewood. "Hopefully after the forum people will have a better idea about how to choose a candidate."
A Wednesday forum sponsored by Teamwork Englewood will focus on combating violence in Englewood.
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