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The York Township Democratic
Organization will hold its 53rd annual Fundraising dinner on
Sunday, May 2. We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day a month and a half late, but we're not
about to let that stop us from enjoying ourselves while supporting great Democratic candidates.
 We're excited to welcome Sheila Simon as
our guest speaker. The daughter of the late Senator Paul Simon, she joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Law with a background in both civil and criminal law. She was an Assistant State's Attorney for four years, with two of those years spent prosecuting domestic batterers. Her civil experience includes five years as a staff attorney at Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance, and three years in private practice. Before joining the Lawyering Skills Program, Ms. Simon developed and supervised the School of Law's Domestic Violence Clinic. She was an adjunct member of the faculty before coming to Southern Illinois University School of Law full time, and has taught family law, argumentation, and legal reasoning and writing. Ms. Simon is the author of Divorce: A Client's Guide, which helps people understand the processes and terminology involved in divorce cases. Ms. Simon is cross-listed with the SIUC Women’s Studies Program.
Ms. Simon graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, and from Wittenberg University in 1983. Ms. Simon has served on a panel to screen federal judge applicants, has been a member of the board of directors of the Women's Center, and has been a pro bono attorney for the Association for Late Deafened Adults. She also served as a member of the Carbondale City Council from 2003 to 2007.
Ms. Simon and her husband, Perry Knop, have two daughters, Reilly and Brennan. Ms. Simon is a member of Loose Gravel, a local band which issued an eponymous CD in January 2004.
Recently, of course, Ms. Simon was chosen by the State Democratic Central Committee at the recommendation of Governor Pat Quinn to be the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
Introducing Prof. Simon at the event will be Christine Cegelis, former Congressional candidate, recently elected as both State Democratic Central Committeewoman for District Six and Democratic Township Chair for Elk Grove Township.
The event takes place at Drury Lane Conference Center at 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. Cocktails are at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30, program to begin at 7:30.
Tickets are $55 per person, $100 per couple, $500 per table of ten. To purchase or reserve tickets, fill out the form
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