In July and August, LWV-LF/LB members are gathering signatures on petitions to place the Independent Map Amendment on the November 2016 ballot. The League is part of a statewide coalition whose goal is to win voter approval of a state constitutional amendment. The amendment would create a non-partisan independent commission responsible for...
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Tuesday June 16, 5:00 pm
Come help us set our program, budget, and new officers for 2015-2016. A quorum is needed. We will enjoy dinner first, then get down to business.
The meeting and dinner will be at the home of Cindy Morehead, 14 Forest Hills Road, Lake Bluff (turn east from Green Bay Rd.). RSVP with $25 to...
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The League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area is partnering with the City of Lake Forest on a Sustainability Plan. The City, with support from the Lake Forest Collaborative for Environmental Leadership (LFCEL), has developed a Lake Forest Sustainability...
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Our Growing Threat from Guns in the 21st Century
Thursday, May 21 - 7 pm
Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest
Gun violence has so many impacts in America: making neighborhoods of our cities unsafe,...
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Campaign Finance: A Conversation With Senator Julie Morrison
Wednesday, April 8 - 2:00 pm
Nagel Room at Gorton Community Center (our first peek at this new space after the Gorton renovation!)
Please join us on Wednesday, April 8, to hear a legislator's view of the influence...
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In March a team of League members from LWV-LFLB Area, LWV-Deerfield, and LWV-Highland Park/Highwood interviewed State Senator Julie Morrison and State Representative Scott Drury on a variety of topics related to League positions. We learned their positions on questions of fiscal policy, education funding, criminal justice, redistricting,...
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On March 11, members will meet for Cake and Conversation at the Cains' home, 1720 Marquette Drive, Lake Forest, to plan what we and the state League will study and advocate for next year. Beginning at 1:30, while enjoying cake and coffee, we will consider money in elections, school funding, immigration, and other topics of concern.
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