2019-2020 Programs have attracted members and community members.  We invite you to look at the Facebook links to the programs.  We can't wait to offer more exciting and educational programs in the future.  Stay tuned!

Speaker: Allison Flanagan, Research Associate, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

Illinois Fair Tax Amendment Program    Slides from Allison Flanagan's Presentation

The Fair Tax amendment, a binding referendum, will be on the November 3, 2020 ballot.

100TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY PARTY - FEBRUARY 2020

Remarks by Keynote Speaker - Audra Wilson, CEO of the League of Women Voters of Illinois

Remarks by Audra Wilson, CEO of the League of Women Voters of Illinois 

JANUARY 23 MEETING - "FAKE NEWS"  

Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project informed us on how to discern facts from fake when reading news. Watch the program.

Program by Peter Adams on "Fake News"

During the week of January 21 our voter registrars, in partnership with the AAUW and Lisle Women's Club, processed 262 new voter registrations. We held events at 6 local high schools, including Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove South HS, Lisle HS, Westmont HS, Hinsdale Central HS and Benet Academy. Thanks so much to those who helped: Margie Mohrhusen, Carol Davis, Nancy Peraino, Sue Khalaieff, Mary Wuttke Kranz, Liz Sullivan, Sue Stealey, Mary Ann Dion, Bea Fodor, Kathleen Palia, Hanna Benioff, Kay Nasvik, Amy Buonassisi, Susan Becker, Jackie Ziff, Erin James, Peggi Meyer, Mary-Jo Wolsky, Peggy Healy, Meg Marshall and Christine LeBlanc. Special thanks to the team leaders at each site!

Gun Violence Prevention: What We Should Know About the Illinois Firearms Restraining Order (Red Flag Law)

Gun Violence Prevention Program

View the 2020 Census meeting on Facebook. 

National Voter Registration Day events held Tuesday, September 24 were a huge success! Voter registrars from our local LWV and AAUW chapters held voter registration drives at 12 sites. Event sites included 7 local high schools including Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove South HS, Lisle HS, Westmont HS, Hinsdale Central HS, Hinsdale South HS and Benet Academy. Our teams also registered new voters at Benedictine University and Midwestern University, as well as the public libraries in Downers Grove, Woodridge and Hinsdale. Hinsdale South HS and the Hinsdale Public Library were new sites for us. We registered a total of 555 new voters during these events.

For link to program: Women in Politics