Saturday, March 18, 2017 10:00AM to 12:30PM l $15/person Elgin Community College Business Center Dining Room 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 Reservations can be made online at ywcaelgin.org/whb17 Reservation deadline is March 10, 2017
The LWV of the Elgin Area Rutland-Dundee Townships Committee cordially invites you to participate in a moderated Candidate Forum for the candidates running for Village of Gilberts Trustees. Candidates for the following contested race has been invited to participate: Village of Gilberts Trustee (4 for 3 seats) - Jeanne Allen - Nancy Farrell - Guy Zambetti - Daniel Pace The Consolidated Election is April 4th. Candidate Forum - Rules & Guidelines The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan, issue-oriented political organization that holds voter education as a primary mission. This is why the League sponsors forums such as this. [...]
The LWV of the Elgin Area cordially invites you to participate in a moderated Candidate Forum for the candidates running for Elgin Township Supervisor, Elgin Township Trustee, and South Elgin Village President. Candidates for the following contested race has been invited to participate: Elgin Township Supervisor Annette M. Miller Franklin F. Ramirez Elgin Township Trustee Ed Guerra J. Patrick Hudgens Jose Alfonso Villalobos Randy Endean Robert L. Johnson Susan Van Weelden Verner A. Tepe Vicki Pelock South Elgin Village President Lisa G. Guess Steve Ward Bill DiFulvio The Consolidated Election is April 4th. Candidate Forum - Rules & Guidelines The [...]
The LWV of the Elgin Area Rutland-Dundee Townships Committee cordially invites you to participate in a moderated Candidate Forum for the candidates running for Community Unit School Dist. 300 Board of Education and Elgin Community College Dist. 509 Trustees. Candidates for the following contested race has been invited to participate: Community Unit School Dist. 300 (6 for 3 seats) - Kathleen Burley - Anne B. Miller - Nicole Beyer - David J. Scarpino - Mary McNicholas - Leslie LaMarca Elgin Community College Dist. 509 (5 for 3 seats) - Jennifer Rakow - John Duffy - Candace McCreary - Roger Maxwell [...]
The 2017 LWVIL Convention Committee has been busy planning the upcoming June 10th and 11th Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago O'Hare Airport, 2930 S River Road in Des Plaines. The Issues and Membership Committees have been working equally as hard on putting together a variety of workshops during the pre-convention program on Friday, June 9th. A dine-around experience with fellow Leaguers will occur during the event of Friday, the 9th.
An event focused on teaching people how to become civically engaged in the Elgin, IL area. Part of the event will focus on how to be able to tell real news from "fake news" and how to use voting machines. People will also be able to see what civic engagement groups are in the Elgin area from both sides of the political spectrum.
Please join the League of Women Voter's of Central Kane County and several other area nonprofits at a press conference on the :StateFederal Budget ISsues Devasting Kane County's Social Service Safety Net"
- Environmental Justice: Past, Present, and Uncertain Future - Using Social Media Effectively - Discussing Controversial Topics – Civics Education Lesson For Our Time - Engaging New Members/Developing Tomorrow’s League Leaders - Advocacy Through Alliances and Collaboration – Two Examples - Consolidation of Governmental Units Local Program Toolbox These are just a few of the topics that our attendees at this year's LWVIL Convention learned about. In addition, LWVUS CEO Wylecia Wiggs Harris, Ph.D., spoke about diversity in the League. EBONY magazine Editor-in-Chief Kyra Kyles addressed the group on changing the narrative in discussions of race. Don't miss this event [...]
