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Ethics In Government (LWV Palos Orland Area)

Palos Heights Public Library 12501 S 71st Ave, Palos Heights

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) [...]

Climate Solutions For All (LWV Elgin Area)

Hawthorne HIll Nature Center 28 Brookside Dr, Elgin

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.

Power of Protest in Global and Local Politics (LWV DeKalb County)

Visitor Center at Ellwood House Museum,420 Linden Place, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA, https://www.ellwoodhouse.org/calendar

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 [...]