The League of Women Voters of the Palos Orland Area is hosting our next event for voter education: “Fair Voter Maps in Illinois" on Saturday morning, November 8, 2025 at 10am. Join us for conversations at 9:30am. At 10 am, after announcements, Dr. Kate Donovan, a member of the Redistricting Data Hub will join our in-person group by Zoom from New York State. Dr. Donovan will explain how and why maps for federal, state and local districts are created. In Illinois, a bi-partisan effort to draw fair maps for the state legislative districts has until this spring 2026 to get [...]

Join the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale for a discussion on faith and freedom. As our communities face growing divisions that strain both our social fabric and representative democracy, civic education is more important than ever. The principle of separation of church and state ensures government neutrality in religious matters—yet it is increasingly in the news. Recently, a federal judge ruled that Texas’s SB10 law, requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, likely violates both the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. At the same time, the Internal Revenue Service announced [...]

Ms. Santee, one of only a few women Superintendents of a major school district in Illinois, will discuss the critical importance of women’s leadership in education. This event is sponsored by LWV Glen Ellyn.