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League of Women Voters^®
of Wheaton

Timely Announcements and Reports

Candidates Forum. 2011-2012 Handbook. LWVIL Tours. More Ed Study Meetings. Meet Your Reps. Online Payments. Facebook Group. Education Study Materials. Annual Meeting. Tar Creek Film. Candidates Q&A. Park District Response. LWVIL supports tax increase. DuPage remap needs to be open. Housing Workgroup Report. Candidates Forum. Vote411.org. Upcoming Events. Natl. Convention Report. Redistricting Information.

Candidates Forums

Tuesday January 24 and Wednesday January 25, our League will co-sponsor two nights of Candidate Forums at the Wheaton Park District Community Center with the Wheaton Chambe rof Commerce and the Glen Ellyn League. The Primary Election will be on March 20th. Candidates and Video.

2011-2012 Wheaton LWV Handbook for Members

Look at our 2011-2012 Wheaton LWV Handbook for Members

LWVIL Sustainable Food and Water Subcommittee Tours

Take LWVIL Sustainable Food and Water Subcommittee Tours taking place Nov. 10th in Chicago. Tours include visits to the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in the morning and IIT Institute for Food Safety and Health in the afternoon. RSVPs are required.

Education Study Informational Meetings

Consider attending informational meetings provided by the Elgin and Central Kane County Leagues. More Information.

An Evening with Your Representatives

Press Release: The public is encouraged to attend "An Evening with Your Representatives" co-sponsored by the Wheaton League of Women Voters and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, September 22. We will start the evening with a meet and greet over light refreshment at 6:30 PM in the Memorial Room of the Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 Blanchard Road, Wheaton.

At 7:00, we will begin a town hall style meeting. Senator Carole Pankau, Senator Tom Johnson, and Representative Sandy Pihos will attend. These three Republican legislators all represent a portion of Wheaton, as well as the communities of Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago and beyond. Residents from a good portion of DuPage County can look to these representatives for answers to their Springfield questions. Topics will likely include redistricting, the state budget woes, and the issues facing the Illinois legislature in the upcoming veto session, such as pension reform and the freedom of information act.

For more information, you can contact Jane Hodgkinson or the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce at (630) 668-6464.

Online Payments for Donations and Memberships

You can use PayPal to join the League online. PayPal supports major credit cards and does not require membership in PayPal. You can also donate to the Wheaton LWV. Look for the Join Online and Donate Online sections of the following forms.

Join Online
Donate Online

Wheaton LWV Facebook Group

We have started a Facebook group "Wheaton League of Women Voters". If you are a member, just search for the group and request to join. If you are not a Facebook member, consider joining Facebook. We will send out timely announcements. Group members can also chat online, create documents and events and post photos plus all the usual posting and commenting. As of August 3rd, we had 21 members. If you have questions, email Liz, Diane or Denise. Check out Wheaton League of Women Voters Facebook Group. You won't see this if you are not a member.

LWVUS Public Education Study

The materials for the Education Study that will culminate in the consensus meeting on November 17th are now available. Please start reading them so you will be ready for the meeting.
Education Study

Annual Meeting - May 19th

Don't miss the Annual Meeting on May 19th at the Carol Stream Holiday Inn, Stratford Rm B, 150 S. Gary Ave, Carol Stream. Program will include:
6:30 Social Time with Cash Bar
7:00 Speaker Jeanette Neagu - Presentation: Parts 1 2 3 4 and Important Links
7:30 Buffet Dinner
8:30 Business Meeting
Jeanette Neagu is President of "Save the Dunes" whose mission is to preserve, protect and restore the Indiana Dunes and all natural resources in Northwest Indiana's Lake Michigan Watershed.
Read the Annual Report.

Tar Creek Film and Discussion

Don't miss the Tar Creek Program at Wheaton College on April 16, 2-5 PM. TAR CREEK is the story of the worst environmental disaster you've never heard of: the Tar Creek Superfund site. We will watch the video and then discuss the issues including the two Superfund sites near us.

April 5th Candidates Q&A

Read Q&As of candidates from PATCH and profiles from the Daily Herald. Be sure to look at all the pages.

Park District Response to LWV Positions (LWV Member Manual for 2010)

As part of the State of the Community program meeting, Ray Morrill, President, Wheaton Park District, sent this memorandum documenting how the Park District's activities align with the Wheaton LWV positions on the Park District.

Support for State Income Tax Increase

The Illinois LWV expressed its support for the new state tax increase.

a letter to the editor to the Daily Herald on the tax increase

Open Redistricting Process

The presidents of the LWV in DuPage County expressed their concern that the the redistricting process be open by sending

a letter to the editor to the Daily Herald on Redistricting
a letter to the members of the DuPage County Board.

Housing Workgroup Report - Jan Kay

Jan Kay presented a Report from the Housing Workgroup to the Board on Nov. 4th. The Board encourages all members to read this important report to understand the status of affordable housing in DuPage County. Jan also recommended members read section 9 of Funding Our Future, a publication of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.

Video of Candidates Forum (Oct. 20-21, 2010)

Watch Video produced by the Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters.

Important Resources

Use Vote411.org, a rich resource for voter and election information.

Look at our Wheaton LWV Handbook for Members.

Upcoming Events and Calendar Notes

10/28/2010 - What's Up with the Water Commission?

Report from National Convention 2010

Read Missey's Report

Redistricting and the IL Fair Map Amendment

02/14/2010 - Read these documents to understand the redistricting process in Illinois and how you can help to put to the Illinois Fair Map Amendment on the ballot in November.

Illinois Fair Map Amendment Site
Citizen's Guide to Redistricting from the Brennan Center
Steven Levitt's at the LWVIL Issues Briefing

Watch video of the program CENSUS 2010, Redistricting

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