For over 100 years, we have been fighting to advance voting rights and create a more perfect democracy — and that work continues today. If you’re looking for ways to get involved in your community and help defend our democracy, learn more about the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area today!
Join fellow League members and your guests at the League of Women Voters of Evanston's Annual Legislative Lunch where we will be honored to feature our retiring US Representative Jan Schakowksy. In addition, the LWVE will award our annual scholarship to an ETHS senior, this year to Marin Ubersox, during the luncheon program. Get tickets. https://www.lwve.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=303977&item_id=2679119
The Leagues of Women Voters of: Deerfield-Lincolnshire; Highland Park-Highwood; Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area; Grayslake, Round Lakes, Waukegan; and Lake County will host a Webinar Panel via Zoom titled Guns & Responsibility : Finding Common Ground. This event is for League of Women Voters members only. Register to attend: http://bit.ly/45Bx9ck
LWVPA and Schaumburg Library will host Professor David Faris from Roosevelt University. He will discuss the National Popular Vote Bill and the current presidential election process called the Electoral College. Join us to learn more about the history of the electoral college and its impact on government as our country continues to grow. Register to attend. https://www.lwvpalatinearea.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=255645&item_id=2657636
Don't understand US immigration policy? Join attorney Sarah Dady and a panel of experts in this non-partisan educational program co-sponsored by area Leagues of Women Voters and AAUW groups. This program will feature legal and policy experts on U.S. immigration law, enforcement practices, and their impact on communities in Illinois. The panel will include: Sara Dady, Immigration Attorney and Principal of Dady Law Group, LLC; Fred Tsao, Senior Policy Counsel, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR); Jamie Mosser, Kane County State's Attorney. Please register to attend. https://attend.gailborden.info/event/13761611
Ches Thurber, Professor of Political Science at NIU, will discuss what we know about protest movements from US history and from around the world. What does it mean at this moment in United States political history? This free event will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Ellwood House Visitor Center at 420 Linden Place, DeKalb. The program is free and there will be time for questions and discussion. Registration for either virtual or in person is encouraged here https://book.peek.com/s/ee79b363-72d6-4abe-bd4d-c4968b3128a4/vzyyx or at https://www.ellwoodhouse.org/calendar www.ellwoodhouse.org/calendar https://www.ellwoodhouse.org/calendar . The Arts in Action Exhibit at the Ellwood House Museum will be available for [...]
Sandy Kaptain, Climate Chair for the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area, will speak on the 10 Actions to Tackle Climate Change we can all do. And Jessica VanDyke, Sustainability Coordinator of the City of Elgin, will talk about the proposed Elgin Climate Action Plan! Join us for an engaging discussion of this crucial topic.
The League of Women Voters of the Palos Orland Area is hosting our next event for voter education: “Ethics in Government" on Saturday morning, September 13, 2025 at 10am Join us for coffee and conversation at 9:30am. At 10 am, after announcements, hear our local mayors discuss ethics in government in a digital age. Mayors Jim Dodge of Orland Park, Robert Straz of Palos Heights, Jerry Bennett of Palos Hills and Nicole Milovich-Walters of Palos Park will speak and respond to questions. League of Women Voters member and award-winning author of Good Digital Citizen (under the pen name: Kori Kastell) [...]