12/1/2018 First United Methodist Church, 424 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn. Local election polls open 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Meet the candidates for Village Trustee and Library Trustee. Candidate Speeches 10-11:30 AM.

November 11 Community Event with Amanda Vinicky of WTTW at the Glen Ellyn Police Station at 12:30 PM. We are in for a treat as Amanda shares her perspective on the election results.

After the midterm elections, come hear what the results may mean for our state from Amanda Vinicky, WTTW Correspondent and Segment Host for “Chicago Tonight”. Her reporting focuses on Illinois government and politics. Ms Vinicky has had her work featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition”, “All Things Considered” and “The Takeaway”, and she’s garnered top honors from the Illinois Associated Press and the Association of Capital Reporters and Editors. She will also discuss being a female journalist in these times, the proliferation of “fake news” and the responsibility, both by the public and journalists, of vetting reliable news sources. Open to the Public. Bring questions!

Read more about Amanda at https://news.wttw.com/about.

LWVGE Community Meeting

Guest Speaker Tim Elliott, District 4 DuPage County Board Member

County Board Member Elliott will provide updates on issues affecting DuPage County Residents and answer questions such as + What is the latest on the ACT Initiative? + What is happening with the Election Commission? + What do the 3 questions by the DuPage County Board on the November ballot mean? The Civic Betterment Party will also provide an overview of the upcoming elections at the Town Meeting

Women's March Chicago - March to the Polls on October 13th!

LWVIL is a sponsoring partner of the March to the Polls - Let's have fantastic LWV visibility at the March to encourage voter turnout and participation in our democracy.

Voter Village: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (new this year - a festival-style village for activist orgs and others)

LWVIL and LWV Chicago are hosting a booth in the Voter Village to talk to voters and promote the Illinois Voter Guide in the booth and around the village.  Our mission needs you Leaguers! 

Rally: 10:00 am   

Main Stage Rally activities begin

March: 12:30 pm 

March to the Voting Supersite and on to Federal Plaza

Are you interested in running for local office and want to know more about it? Here's your chance to ask those in-the-know! The training is for the consolidated election of municipal, park district, library district, school district, and fire district officials that will be held April 2019.
Learn how to get and stay on the ballot, and hear from local government public officials who went through the process. 

Continental breakfast, coffee, and tea will be provided. Please RSVP https://www.citizenadvocacycenter.org/training.html

WHERE:

College of DuPage
Culinary & Hospitality Center
425 Fawell Blvd., len Ellyn, IL 60137
Room 2001 (above the Waterleaf Restaurant)

This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Citizen Advocacy Center, Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, League of Women Voters, College of DuPage, Benedictine University, and Elmhurst College. The event is for educational purposes only and should not be considered to offer legal advice.

SCHEDULE

10:00 AM - 11:15 A

Getting and staying on the ballot plus what you need to know about campaign finance regulations

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

panel of Local Government Public Officials

Join us September 29 for a new and exciting State of the State event! This year there are some big changes: new location, new day and time. SOS will be held at the  Arlington International Racetrack, in Arlington Heights beginning at 6:00 pm.

• Keynote Speaker: Sheila Simon, former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

• Panel featuring Rep. Beth Coulson (Ret.) and State Sen. Karen McConnaughay, moderated by Rep. Elaine Nekritz (Ret.)
  

How do women manage the politics of politics
WHEN:  Saturday, September 29, 2018
WHERE: Arlington International Racecourse
Time: 5-11pm
2200 W Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

September 27 at Glenbard South Library. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Meet & Greet with all 4 candidates (confirmed) for DuPage County Judge (2 seats), including Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Karen M. Wilson, Linda E. Davenport and Jeff MacKay.  6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Candidate Forum begins; Moderator will welcome all guests, explain what to expect and how the evening will work; begins at 7:00 PM.

Illinois State Representative District #46: Deb Conroy (declined) and Gordon (Jay) Kinzler (confirmed) begins at 7:10 PM

Illinois State Senate District #23: Thomas Cullerton (confirmed) and Seth Lewis (confirmed) begins at 7:30 PM.

Illinois State Senate District #24: Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak (confirmed) and Chris Nybo (confirmed) begins at 8:00 PM.

Illinois State Representative District #48: Terra Costa Howard (confirmed) and Peter Breen (confirmed) begins at 8:30 PM.

September 16, 2018 CANDIDATES FOR DuPage County Offices Glenbard South H.S. 23W200 Butterfield Rd. Glen Ellyn Doors Open at Noon 12:00 Meet and Greet the Candidates 12:30 Forum for County Board Chairman: Dan Cronin and Lynn LaPlante 1:00 Forum for Forest Preserve Bd. Pres.: Joseph Cantore and Dan Hebreard 1:30 Forum for County Clerk: Paul Hinds and Jean Kaczmarek 2:00 Forum forCounty Sheriff: Greg Whalen and James Mendrick 2:30 Forum for Candidates for County Board Dist. 4: Mary Fitzgerald Ozog Hadiya Afzal Grant Eckhoff Chris Zaruba

Kate M. Goettel, Litigation Attorney for the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) will discuss issues surrounding immigration. The NIJC provides direct legal services to and advocates for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, and public education. The NIJC has been setting positive precedents for those seeking human rights protections within our borders Bring your questions.

Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Glenbard South High School Library 23W200 Butterfield Rd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Ruth Bader Ginsberg Documentary – Join other Leaguers at The Glen Arts Theatre on Crescent on Thursday, June 7th at the 1:15 PM or 7:15 PM showings. Find a League member in the lobby who will have details about a discussion location after the movie. Contact Joyce atjhothan@sbcglobal.net with questions.

• Thursday, April 26, 2018
• 6:15 PM  9:00 PM
• Glen Oak Country Club (map)

Thursday, April 26th

Glen Oak Country Club, 21W451 Hill Ave., Glen Ellyn

Invitations will be mailed to members the first week of April.

Glen Ellyn Bike/Hike Trails Report Ginger Wheeler 4.7.18 Report on the 4.6.18 Social (See pictures at the end of the article) Along with Active Transportation Alliance (ATA), League helped to publicize a Friday afternoon social for trail enthusiasts around Glen Ellyn. Sid Kenyon, the “Trail Guy” from the DuPage County Department of Transportation was invited and brought some custom maps which show where the long-proposed East Branch DuPage River Trail may be plotted (if it is ever built). County Board District 4 representative Tim Elliott a long time Glen Ellyn resident attended and had some great conversations with Sid and also with a gentleman named Steve Johnson who has also been advocating for trails on behalf of ATA in this area for a long time. About 17 people attended the social including League members: April Sedall, Jo Turner, Amy Hohulin, Patti Denney, Steve Miller, and Kristin Malone. Many thanks to these Leaguers for attending and helping with a good turnout. The next step is to plan a “Progressive Field Trip” which can show people in the community where this trail might actually go. Ginger would like to ask for volunteers to brainstorm and plan how something like this might come together.

Dr. Keith Boeckelman, Professor and Chair of Western  Illinois Political Science Department, will discuss and respond to our questions regarding Illinois politics and governmental issues.  He will talk about some of Illinois' political/policy problems, particularly in the economic realm,reasons our state is in this situation, and some possible solutions-informing us about what other states have done and how Illinois compares to those other states.Dr. Boeckelman will also discuss the status of the governor's race and where the candidates stand on various issues. 

To view recording of the LWVGE DuPage County Board District 4 (Democratic)Forum from March 10, 2018 at Hadley Junior High please see the following link:  https://youtu.be/b0clZEGUw8o

LWVGE Candidate Forum March 10, 2018 // County Board District 4 (Republican).           YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/-3opOhPxV2U

LWVGE Candidate Forum March 10, 2018 // DuPage County Sheriff (Republican)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/dlffPYkhjIY

On Wednesday, February 28, 2018  at Glenbard South High School,  seven Democratic candidates, running in the March 20 Primary Election for Illinois 6th Congressional District participated in a forum hosted by LWVGE.  It was a great opportunity to meet the candidates and ask questions. To view a recording of the forum please go to:  https://1drv.ms/v/s!AgL0WW0fpfiAg6R12I8fRcJBrNSsDQ 

https://youtu.be/H6bDJ3VgLG4

or LWVGE Facebook page.

An estimated crowd of 300,000 came out for the second Women's March Chicago. We were so proud to be a part of it. Thank you for those of you who were able to come out and support this year's March to the Polls The energy created was incredible, from the speakers at the rally, to the posters displayed by the participants and observers, to the march through the streets of Chicago to the Federal Plaza. Please check the Photo Gallery to view more pictures of this event.