Empowering Voters - Defending Democracy

The League of Women Voters is a political organization that neither supports nor opposes candidates or parties and encourages informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area serves the people of Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, Riverside, Western Springs and Westchester.

La Grange LWV to Host Program on Affordable Housing

When: Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 7:00-8:30 pm

Where: La Grange Library, 10 W. Cossitt, La Grange

People in our western suburbs are clamoring for more affordable housing. Where are the reasonably priced homes, condos, and apartments? That’s our question for Tina Rounds, CEO of BEDSPLUS. Tina will help us all understand the extent of the concern, and the solutions she’s found. Since she began as Chief Executive Officer of BEDS PLUS in 2012, she’s gained a deep understanding of the housing challenges facing struggling area residents. With help from her board, staff, and donors she’s found accommodation for thousands of residents needing emergency, interim, transitional, and supportive housing in our local communities. Always resourceful, Tina has learned to dealwith landlords, building owners, and zoning boards to create, repurpose, or redevelop existing housing. This event is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, email us at league [at] lagrangearealwv.org.

Over 100 Attendees at La Grange League's Program on Understanding Project 2025!

On October 29 at the La Grange Library, Jack Bentley, Executive Director of the Citizen Advocacy Council, led an audience of over 100 attendees in a discussion of Project 2025: its historical origins, current goals, and potential impact on our daily lives, helping attendees understand the project’s current leadership and tools to implement its strategies. After a lively intereactive session, Bentley left his audience with key questions and possible actions steps we might undertake now. The CAC is a nonpartisan organization committed to pluralism and individual rights, representative government, and education.

La Grange League Members Turn Out for No Kings!

LaGrange Area LWV members joined with the thousands of people who lined LaGrange Road on October 18 for the NO KINGS rally.  Many members brought a friend or family member to the peaceful rally, where old and young waved signs, joined in chants, and stood up for democracy and the protection of our Constitutional rights! 

A Fair Way To Assess And Manage Stormwater: Learn from Western Springs and our MWRD

On Ocober 8th the League of Women Voters® of the La Grange Area sponsored a program on stormwater management and assessment.  Our suburban properties all generate stormwater runoff, some more than others.  But how to share the cost fairly?  Western Springs Deputy Village Manager Casey Biernacki helped us all understand how their village’s Stormwater Utility Fee was proposed, implemented, and received in their village. You can view details on the Western Springs Web site. How does the Fee equitably assess the cost of runoff, and then redirect the funds to improve the village stormwater management system?  Public Affairs Specialist Patrick Thomas of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District then zeroed in on other local stormwater initiatives and on regional stormwater management. Lots of good material is posted at https://mwrd.org/what-we-do.

LWV of Illinois Releases Fact Checking Resources

In recent years double checking claims made by candidates, PACs, and other information providers has become more necessary than ever. A task force of the Illinois League of Women Voters has released a very useful summary of Web sites and other resources you can use to double check the information that you encounter. You can download the document here.