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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League of Women Voters of Wilmette stands firm in its commitment to civil and informed discourse. We ask our community to recommit to engaging with each other and our civic leaders at all times with civility and respect. Read our full statement. |
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Wilmette Early Voting Starts
time to cast your ballotMore early voting sites are opening in suburban Cook County on October 19! The Wilmette location is Centennial Ice Rink, where you can vote in person or drop your mail ballot in a secure collection box. Not registered? No problem. This location offers same day registration and voting. (Check here for registration requirements) To minimize your time at the polls, check wait times at polling locations and use the League’s Illinois Voter Guide to prepare your ballot in advance.
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Serve Wilmette. Shape Our Future.
apply to serve on a village commissionYou can help shape the future of Wilmette and use your skills and talents to strengthen our community. After an extensive review of volunteer boards and commissions, the Village Board is eager to fill vacancies as soon as possible! Specifically, the Village plans to reinvigorate the Housing Commission and Human Relations Commission and needs multiple volunteers. Visit this page on the Village website to learn more and apply.
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Take Action For the Environment
Learn more about the clean energy jobs actWhat makes the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) so different from other clean energy bills and how can you support it? Find out by attending two upcoming virtual programs. Join the LWV Illinois on October 24 at 11 am, via Zoom, for a short video and Q&A with Andrew Rehn of the Prairie Rivers Network and Jessica Beverly of the Sierra Club. On October 27 at 7 pm, the LWV-Arlington Heights will present a webinar entitled, “Climate Justice, Climate Change and Your Vote,” focusing on climate change inequities and its disproportionate effects on minoritiy communities and indigenous people. Dr. Seth Moore, a national expert on the subject, and two local youth climate activists will discuss how supporting CEJA can address the issues. Registration for each event below.
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October 28 at 11:00 a.m.
virtual book discussion: american radicalsThe LWV-Wilmette and the Wilmette Public Library will hold a virtual book discussion event on October 28 from 11:00 a.m. to noon. We'll discuss American Radicals: How Nineteenth-Century Protest Shaped the Nation by Holly Jackson. This timely history of nineteenth-century activists explores the work of the lesser known dissenters that sparked the social revolution of the tumultuous Civil War era. Copies of the book are available at the library or through digital download on your device. Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the start of the program.
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Fight Voter Suppression
New ways to helpOur Voter Services team has identified a variety of ways to volunteer to protect the vote and fight voter suppression, both in Illinois and other states in need of help. Some of these efforts can be done virtually. One new opportunity is with the LWV-IL and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. Find out about that and other options on our Voter Outreach page. Sign up for what interests you!
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We Support the Fair Tax Amendment
CHECK “YES” ON YOUR BALLOT
It’s always important to vote, but this election is especially important for Illinois residents. The Fair Tax Amendment, recognizing that our tax system is unfair and broken, is on the ballot this November. The LWV-Wilmette, along with the LWV Illinois, and many other local Leagues, fully supports a graduated income tax and this constitutional amendment. Visit our Fair Tax Issue page to view a multitude of resources, including a new flyer that outlines the key facts. And vote YES this November!
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