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Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Central Kane County, Naperville, and Roselle/Bloomingdale continue their Civic Awareness Series on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7 pm. David Hiller, board member with the Campaign Legal Center and former President and CEO of the McCormick Foundation, will talk about the recently released report on (Dis) Trust in Elections – Identifying Who Distrusts the Election Process and Why. As a new election cycle dawns, CLC believes now is the time to educate, provide transparency and rebuild Americans’ confidence in our elections. With that goal in mind, CLC commissioned a study by the Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI) to determine Americans’ trust in the election process. Informed by a dual-phased, mixed-methods research study, ACRI and CLC targeted seven key states: Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia. The resulting (Dis)Trust in Elections report was released in May 2023.
Meet the Speaker: David Hiller is an experienced news media publisher, attorney, and philanthropic executive. He had a 20-year career with Tribune Company, where he started as VP & General Counsel in 1988. Mr. Hiller served in many leadership roles in that time, including President of Tribune Interactive, Publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and Publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Highly involved on the boards of various philanthropic and charitable organizations, Mr. Hiller also served as President and CEO of the McCormick Foundation from 2009 to 2020. His board involvement has included the Field Museum, Chicago History Museum, the Illinois Holocaust Museum, and Thrive Chicago.
Questions about the event? Contact blaimins [at] gmail.com (subject: CAS-Banned%20Books%20Question)
The program is offered as a hybrid. You will need to register for both in-person and zoom. To register in person, you will need to make a login account on the Cantigny site. You will use this account for all Civic Awareness tickets in the future.
You can submit your questions to blaimins [at] gmail.com (subject: CAS-Banned%20Books%20Question) . Please use the Q&A button located on the bottom of the Zoom screen when asking questions during the event.
Are you a teacher? Illinois teachers can earn 1.5 PD credits for watching the presentation and filling out a short PD activity.
Step 1: Register for the webinar above.
Step 2: Register to be on the teacher list for the PD activity and ISBE forms.