Events and Programs
All of our programs are free and open to the public.
All of our programs are free and open to the public.
Drinks & Dialogue
Drinks and Dialogue will return to the back room at Shanahan’s Irish Bar & Creole Restaurant, 7353 Madison Street in Forest Park, on Thursday, March 30, at 6:30pm. The speaker will be Jan Goldberg, Cook County and LaGrange League Member and Chair of the Criminal Justice Interest Group. The topic is the SAFE-T Act, including the Pretrial Fairness Act, which became law on January 1 but was put on hold by a Kankakee County Judge. Please come and bring a friend for appetizers and a cash bar. RSVP Belinda Lutz-Hamel no later than March 23.
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Drinks and Dialogue will return to the back room at Shanahan’s Irish Bar & Creole Restaurant, 7353 Madison Street in Forest Park, on Thursday, March 30, at 6:30pm. The speaker will be Jan Goldberg, Cook County and LaGrange League Member and Chair of the Criminal Justice Interest Group. The topic is the SAFE-T Act, including the Pretrial Fairness Act, which became law on January 1 but was put on hold by a Kankakee County Judge. Please come and bring a friend for appetizers and a cash bar. RSVP Belinda Lutz-Hamel no later than March 23.
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Candidate Forums for contested 2023 municipal races in Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park began in February. This list has all the videos for the contested elections and also recorded candidate statements for the uncontested elections.
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Our League's Environmental Committee members reached out to the community every Saturday at the Oak Park Farmer's Market during the month of “Plastic-free July.” They spoke to many people about the elimination of plastics, collected signatures on a petition for the Village to legislate an ordinance for restaurants to replace plastic containers and utensils with compostable ones, and encouraged the use of wax paper and paper towels in place of plastic wraps and bags. They also asked people to vote “Yes”on the Cook County Forest Preserve Referendum that will be on the ballot at the November 8 election. Beverly Graham and Marsha Borders are pictured. |
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Mills Park Tower Resident Council Election
On Wednesday, June 15, the League of Women Voters of Oak Park & River Forest monitored the Resident Council Board Election for Mills Park Tower, an Oak Park Housing Authority Building. As a non-partisan organization, our League was asked to ensure this election was run efficiently and fairly. Five candidates were elected from a field on nine, with 64% of the residents participating in the election. We wish this new Board good luck in engaging and representing tenant interests with the housing authority.
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