The La Grange Area

Removing Toxic Lead Pipes from our Community

LWV drive at LTHS drive nets 386 new student voters

Learning to Participate in Elections

The La Grange Area

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.

Cook County Official Discusses Election Security at League Meeting

On October 13, Edmund Michalowski, deputy commissioner of elections for Cook County, discussed County election security, and answered questions from the audience. You can view an article from the Chicago Tribune detailing his program here.

Watch This Space for League Programs On Voting

Now that the election is over, the La Grange Area League will be presenting a three part series on how the way we vote could be improved. Topics include the following measures.

The January program will consider the arguments for transitioning from the current Electoral College system for electing the US President to a national popular vote.
The February program will consider the case for the National Popular Vote Compact
The March program will demonstrate how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) works and describe the movement to adopt the system across Illinois.

La Grange LWV Releases Plan and Goals for 2026

Wonder what the La Grange Area League is planning for 2026? Based on our member planning session from May, we have finalized plans and goals for the next year. Just go to the "Who We Are" menu selection at the top of the screen.

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.

Join Us for Lively Discussions of US Foreign Policy

Great Decisions is a program created and supported by the Foreign Policy Association which consists of eight units, each focusing on a timely topic in foreign relations from the US perspective. Meetings are held monthly on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except for July, August and December) at the Hinsdale Public Library and on-line via Zoom. A program book (available at the Library) is supplemented with two or three additional recent resources. Each meeting starts with a short video, followed by a facilitated group discussion. rblackwell [at] punshui.com (More information is available here).