Also at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at United Auto Workers Hall, 680 Barclay Road, Lincolnshire, the Illinois 10th Congressional District Democrats and WCPT radio will host "Reforming Health Care: Can We Afford the Status Quo?"

Speakers include Concord Coalition chief economist Diane Lin Rogers and regional director and policy analyst Sara Imhof; Dr. Quentin Young, co-founder of the single-payer advocacy group Physicians for a National Health Program; and David Dranove, health industry management professor at Northwestern University.

All events are free and open to the public.