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Affordable Housing
celebrate cleland placeHousing Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC) is hosting a virtual groundbreaking event on Tuesday November 17 at 11:30 AM for Cleland Place – the 16-unit affordable housing development being constructed on the former American Legion site. The program will be live-streamed from HODC's Facebook page and will include remarks from Village Board President Bob Bielinski as well as members of Jean Cleland's family and HODC leadership. LWV-Wilmette has a long history of support for Cleland Place, and we are thrilled to be celebrating this milestone! Click below for details.
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Cook County Needs Your Help
become an election judgeDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an expected shortage of poll workers nationwide and here in Suburban Cook County. Nationally, the LWV has partnered with Power the Polls to address this issue. Locally, Suburban Cook County residents can contact the Cook County Clerk’s office directly to sign up.
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Attention Prospective Candidates
consolidated election filing process has begunThe consolidated election for our local government boards will be held April 6, 2021. If you've ever thought about running for local office, now is the time! Visit our Local Government page for links to filing information for each government board. There is a wealth of information available for prospective candidates on the Illinois State Board of Elections website and in their candidate guide.
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Co-Sponsored Candidate Forums
recordings for two forums now availableOn September 15th, a forum was held for the candidates vying to represent the 17th Illinois House District. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D) and Christopher Kruger (G) participated; Yesoe Yoon (R) was unavailable. On September 26th, a forum was conducted for the two candidates competing for the 9th Congressional District seat in the US House of Representatives. That race features Jan Schakowsky (D) and Sargis Sangari (R). Bookmark our Voter Guides page for the latest information on all candidates, including judges.
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Join Our Criminal Justice Team
MEMBERS needed for criminal justice studyWe are now seeking members who are interested in joining the Criminal Justice team at the local level in Wilmette to participate in the study. The action foci leaders will work with interested individuals to schedule the meetings in the fall/winter of 2020 and 2021 to turn in our results by January 31, 2021. Visit our Criminal Justice page to learn more or to volunteer.
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Suburban Voter Q&A
election update from the cook county clerkRepresentatives from the 12 Suburban Leagues recently participated in a Town Hall with the Cook County Clerk's office. Topics included vote-by-mail, Election Day voting, newly registered voters, election judges, election security and more. A special report on the LWV-Cook County website summarizes critical questions & answers. Stay up to date with the LWVW Election Information page and by following us on Facebook.
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