COMMUNICATE
COLLABORATE
CHAMPION
STABILIZE CITY'S FINANCES
Identify a combination of costs savings and revenues to fund essential City services, meet pension obligations, rebuild reserves, and enact budgets that reflect the Evanston community’s values.
STRENGTHEN CITY SERVICES
Communicate proactively with Evanston residents and listen to their experiences to guide City policy and programs, using data to invest City resources for impact.
MOVE EVANSTON FORWARD
Position the City to take advantage of innovation and best practices of peer communities, attract and retain professional talent, and take Evanston’s economic development and housing efforts to the next level.
MEET JANE
Jane with her husband, Bill, and their sons, Dylan, Jack, and Joe.
Jane Grover served on the Evanston City Council representing the 7th Ward from 2009 to 2015, when she assumed a role in management of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). During her tenure on the Evanston City Council, Grover led initiatives for financial empowerment, innovation in recreation programming, and against distracted driving. Grover’s community involvement includes service on the Evanston Mental Health Board and Equity and Empowerment Commission. At CMAP, Grover serves on a high-performing management team of a government agency and leads CMAP’s initiatives in meaningful and inclusive community engagement in the 7-county region.
Jane began her career practicing law at two Chicago firms in general litigation, advising clients on navigating the legal process and minimizing risk. She later directed the Evanston Community Foundation’s Leadership Evanston program and is a graduate of the program.
Jane and her husband, Bill Blanchard, have called Evanston home since 1994. Their three sons — Dylan, Jack, and Joe Blanchard — grew up attending Kingsley and Haven Schools and Evanston Township High School. Jane’s favorite Evanston places include James Park, where the boys played soccer and countless innings of baseball, and the winding paths along the North Shore Channel through Twiggs and Butler Parks and the arboretum.
Outside of work, Jane is a lifelong slow runner whose favorite route follows the lakefront path, and a longtime singer who has sung with local choirs including St. Athanasius Church and Evanston Own It — and she currently sings alto with the North Shore Choral Society. Jane also knits things.
HELP JANE GET ON THE BALLOT!
This is one of the most important pieces of the campaign — to get elected, you have to get on the ballot first!
You can download petitions for Jane Grover below and start gathering signatures, but there are some STRICT RULES that you must follow:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CIRCULATING PETITIONS
May a voter sign petitions for more than one candidate for Evanston mayor?
No, a signer cannot sign petitions for more than one candidate for mayor in this election.
How should the voter sign their name when they sign the petition?
The voter should sign the petition with the same name that the person is registered to vote with; however, signing with a nickname will not invalidate the signature if the voter can be identified and it can be shown that the voter is lawfully registered to vote and qualified to sign the petition.
Are abbreviations allowed on petitions?
Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the voter’s address.
Can ditto marks be used on the petitions?
Avoid using ditto marks. A circulator can fill in any missing information (Evanston, Cook) except a voter’s signature.
Can a P.O. box be used as a signer’s address?
Generally, no. Signers must list the residential address where they are registered to vote on petitions. However, there are some exceptions where voters may list a P.O. Box as a residential address (e.g. Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act).
May a voter sign a petition for someone else?
No. A registered voter must personally sign the petition.
Is the circulator required to be a registered voter?
No, but they must:
• be a United States citizen;
• be at least 18 years of age by the immediately following general or consolidated election; and
• include their current address on the circulator’s affidavit.
May a circulator sign as a voter on the petition they are circulating?
Yes, as long as the circulator is a registered voter in the applicable political subdivision or district.
Can a petition sheet be circulated by more than one individual?
No. Only the person who signs the page as a circulator can circulate that sheet. By signing as a circulator, the circulator is attesting that all signers signed in their presence.
Can I sign the petition as a circulator at the bottom?
No. You must sign the petition as circulator in the presence of a notary public, who will verify your identity and that you signed in their presence. We can help arrange for a notary public if you do not know one. Many banks also have notary publics.
We plan to complete all petitions by October 1 with enough time to review and prepare them for filing on October 19.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
