Last Minute Effort
Leading up to the big day, an article appeared in The Lisle Advertiser, encouraging every
resident of the proposed area of incorporation to go out and vote on June 23.
The county decided that one did not need to be a registered voter to vote on
incorporation, but did need to meet the voting requirements. The requirements
included: being over 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and
residence of one year in the State of Illinois, 90 days in DuPage County and 30
days in the precinct. On June 22, 1956, the day before the second vote, a
summary of the public forum held on June 20 was published. This forum allowed
residents to come forward and ask any questions they had about incorporation.
The forum was led by H. Eash, village manager of Brookfield and Frey and George
Borovic Jr., who were local attorneys that offered their service free-of-charge
throughout the entire process. Eash’s opening statement however seemed to calm
much of the tension around incorporation. He discussed that in local government
people determine the developments through planning and zoning boards.
Although residents had a lot of questions, these questions could only be given speculative answers and needed to be determined by the individuals who took office, presuming incorporation was approved. The questions being asked were very specific to Lisle and could not be given specific answers until an independent government was created. At a public meeting similar to this, Jack Siegel, stated that “if the people of Lisle are to enjoy the best advantages of community life, incorporation will eventually take place. The best time to incorporate is before problems become too large to be handled effectively and economically.”
Although residents had a lot of questions, these questions could only be given speculative answers and needed to be determined by the individuals who took office, presuming incorporation was approved. The questions being asked were very specific to Lisle and could not be given specific answers until an independent government was created. At a public meeting similar to this, Jack Siegel, stated that “if the people of Lisle are to enjoy the best advantages of community life, incorporation will eventually take place. The best time to incorporate is before problems become too large to be handled effectively and economically.”
Picture 1: This article appeared in the Lisle Advertiser a few weeks prior to the incorporation vote to encourage residents to come to the public forum that was being held to answer as many questions that residents had as possible before they went to the polls. Source: “Village Manager to Speak at Incorporation Meeting,” Lisle Advertiser, June 1, 1956.
Picture 2-3: This summary appeared in the Lisle Advertiser after the June 20th forum on incorporation. This article outlines as many questions and answers as possible to educate readers who were not present. Source: “Will Lisle Incorporate? Citizens Meet For Forum,” Lisle Advertiser, June 22, 1956.
Picture 4: This is a portion of the front-page of the Lisle Advertiser the day before Lisle would vote for the second time on the issue of incorporation. Source: Lisle Advertiser, June 22, 1956.
Picture 5: In the weeks leading up to the vote many articles, similar to this, appeared in the local papers. These articles served to educate the community on when voting would occur and who could vote. Source: “Plan Incorporation Vote for Lisle, June 23rd,” Lisle Advertiser, June 8, 1956.
Picture 2-3: This summary appeared in the Lisle Advertiser after the June 20th forum on incorporation. This article outlines as many questions and answers as possible to educate readers who were not present. Source: “Will Lisle Incorporate? Citizens Meet For Forum,” Lisle Advertiser, June 22, 1956.
Picture 4: This is a portion of the front-page of the Lisle Advertiser the day before Lisle would vote for the second time on the issue of incorporation. Source: Lisle Advertiser, June 22, 1956.
Picture 5: In the weeks leading up to the vote many articles, similar to this, appeared in the local papers. These articles served to educate the community on when voting would occur and who could vote. Source: “Plan Incorporation Vote for Lisle, June 23rd,” Lisle Advertiser, June 8, 1956.