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Join our new Environmental Action Group for a conversation with State Senator Julie Morrison. Sen. Morrison will address environmental legislation, ethics reform in the General Assembly, and the 2021 Illinois budget.
This event is open to all LWV members.
Registration in advance is required to participate. Please register here:...
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The LWV-LF/LB needs you ... join our new Observer Corps and let the sunshine in!
"At every level, transparency and citizen participation are the critical ingredients to ensuring open and accountable government." —LWVUS President Wilson, 2010
Our new LWV-LF/LB Observer Corps will promote...
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All members are welcome to attend our annual Program Planning for 2021-2022. Over a cup of tea, we’ll get together virtually and plan next year’s work.
To receive a free tea gift box delivered to your home by our Hospitality Committee, please register by Tuesday, February 16. High tea apparel is recommended for this virtual event!
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Our first LWV-LF/LB book club gathering is on Tuesday, February 23, at 7:00 PM. Prue Beidler will lead a discussion of Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Audra Wilson, President and CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, will join her in leading the discussion, a part of our recognition of...
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Join us as the Lake Forest Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team and Student Resource Officers speak with LWV members about crisis management, youth mental health, and community trust.
Please note that this is a members-only event.
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Take part in helping our League to develop a new criminal justice position for the first time in 20 years! Our first Criminal Justice consensus meeting was filled with stimulating dialogue. Join us for Part 2 as we continue the conversation on Zoom on January 28 at 7 pm.
Our meeting this week will explore pre-trial...
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Does investment in underserved communities reduce crime and violence? In North Chicago, ReNew, a group affiliated with Christ Church in Lake Forest, has built community by...
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