At the annual township meeting tonight in the working class Chicago suburb of Berwyn, two ballot questions passed unanimously. The questions below were brought by members of Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice (NWCPJ) and their supporters.

"Shall our representatives in Congress hold current and former public officials, and private contractors accountable for war crimes, including torture and unprovoked aggression, in connection with the Iraq war?"

"Shall our elected officials in Illinois take steps to phase out nuclear power in the state, replacing it with renewable sources such as wind and solar?"

Berwyn Township has added anti-war questions to the ballots for the last two years. In November, 2006, 71% of those who went to the polls in Berwyn answered yes to the question, "In order to halt the continuing loss of human life and resources necessary to meet human needs at home, shall the United States Government immediately begin an orderly and rapid withdrawal of all military personnel from Iraq, beginning with the National Guard and Reserves?"

On the primary ballot in February of this year, 77% of Berwyn voters sent an even stronger anti-war message by affirming the question, "Shall our representatives in Congress pursue all available mans to limit military funding in Iraq to only that which is required to bring all U.S. troops home safely?"

In addition to the anti-war question, 82% of township voters approved of the question concerning global warming. "Shall our elected representatives at all levels of government enact legislation and set policies that promote the use and creation of renewable energy sources and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions?"

For more information go to: www.nwcpj.org