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.
Mark your calendar now for Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30pm for our big Fall Kick-off event in the Veterans Room at Oak Park Main Library: Make Every Vote Count: Ideas for Electoral Innovation.
Our speakers will be Andrew Szilva, Fair Vote Illinois, who will discuss Ranked Choice Voting, and Sylvie Doppelt, Institute for Political Innovation, who will explain Final Five Voting. The presentation will include a demonstration of the suggested changes to our voting system, followed by questions and answers. Free and open to the public. Invite your friends!
Our speakers will be Andrew Szilva, Fair Vote Illinois, who will discuss Ranked Choice Voting, and Sylvie Doppelt, Institute for Political Innovation, who will explain Final Five Voting. The presentation will include a demonstration of the suggested changes to our voting system, followed by questions and answers. Free and open to the public. Invite your friends!
Drinks & Dialogue
Drinks and Dialogue presents Civility in Political Discussions, on Thursday, October 19 th at 6:30p at
Friendly Tap 6733 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn. Appetizers will be provided by the League. Cash bar.
Many believe that fighting to save our country begins with a ceasefire among our friends and family.
Braver Angels is an organization that “brings conservatives and progressives together on equal terms to
understand differences, find common ground where it exists, and help the country find a better way”.
Chuck Stone, State coordinator for Braver Angels Illinois, will be our speaker at Drinks and Dialogue. He
will discuss ways that we can bridge the partisan divide. This discussion should provide an injection of
hope into this polarized time.
Stay and continue the conversation, as live music starts at 8p, provided by Friendly Tap. Bring a friend. Free and open to the public.
Drinks and Dialogue presents Civility in Political Discussions, on Thursday, October 19 th at 6:30p at
Friendly Tap 6733 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn. Appetizers will be provided by the League. Cash bar.
Many believe that fighting to save our country begins with a ceasefire among our friends and family.
Braver Angels is an organization that “brings conservatives and progressives together on equal terms to
understand differences, find common ground where it exists, and help the country find a better way”.
Chuck Stone, State coordinator for Braver Angels Illinois, will be our speaker at Drinks and Dialogue. He
will discuss ways that we can bridge the partisan divide. This discussion should provide an injection of
hope into this polarized time.
Stay and continue the conversation, as live music starts at 8p, provided by Friendly Tap. Bring a friend. Free and open to the public.
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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