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2013

Earlier Events

LWV Park Forest,
Park Forest Sustainability 101
Speaker: Sarah Coulter, Park Forest Sustainability Coordinator.
Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest, IL

LWV Elmhurst,
Film Screening: Electoral Dysfunction
Includes free popcorn and an online discussion with Bennett Singer, Writer/Producer/Director, after the show.
Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect, Elmhurst, IL

LWV Lake County,
Opening Doors - Wrongful Convictions of Women
Speakers: Opening remarks, Mike Nerheim, Lake County State's Attorney; Karen Daniels, Judy Royal, and Erin Topp attorneys with the Women's Project, Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University; State. Representative Scott Drury,legislative proposals.
Women fighting wrongful convictions face special challenges. Learn about the newly formed Women's Project at Northwestern University. Reception follows.
Lake Forest College, Holt Memorial Chapel, 555 N. Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL

LWV Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth,
Is There a Solution To Illinois' Fiscal Mess? Graduated Rate Income Tax: A Fairer Way to Tax?
Speakers: Theresa McGuire,Professor, Illinois Finance Expert, Northwestern University; State Senator, Daniel Biss, and State Representative Robyn Gabel.
The public is invited to this program.
Washburne Little Theater, 515 Hibbard Road, Winnetka, IL

LWV Homewood-Flossmoor Area,
Climate Change: The Earth Calls to Us
Speaker: Dr. Richard Treptow, retired professor of chemistry from Chicago State University.
The public is invited to this program.
Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy., Homewood, IL

LWV Lake Michigan,
GREAT LAKES SUSTAINABLE AND INVASIVE SPECIES DINNER
Speaker: Dirk and Terry Fucik.
$65 per person. Limited to 25 people.
Contact LWVFood@gmail to make reseravations and instructions on payment not later than April 18, 2013.
Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop, 2070 N. Clyborn, Chicago, IL

LWV Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area,
OBAMACARE, JUST THE FACTS!
Speakers: Julie Hamos, Dir. of IL. Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services, and Dr. Steve Potsic, Public Health Consultant.
A discussion of the provisions and impacts of the Affordable Care Act.
Lake Forest Recreation Center, CROYA Auditorium, 400 Hastings Rd, Lake Forest, IL

LWV Wheaton,
Demographic Changes and Challenges to Human Services in Dupage County
Speakers: Candace King, Executive Director of Dupage Federation of Human Services Reform and Tana Tatnall, Director of Literacy Dupage
Admission is open to the public.
Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard, Wheaton, IL

LWV Homewood-Flossmoor Area,
Cook County Matters
Speaker: Cynthia Schilsky, President of the Cook County League of Women Voters,
Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., Flossmoor, IL

LWV Chicago,
Chicago Government in Focus
Speaker: Michael Kelly, General Superintendent and CEO, Chicago Park District
Admission is free, cash bar, RSVPs appreciated, 312-939-5949 or League@LWVChicago.org
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago

LWV Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth,
Conversations, a monthly gathering for lunch and discussion
Speaker: Author Libby Fischer Hellman
$20 per person - pay at the door, RSVP required to lwv.wnk@gmail.com
Happ Inn, 305 Happ Road, Northfield, IL

LWV Evanston,
Let's Talk Solutions: A Fair and Graduated Tax for Illinois
Speakers: Elizabeth Kinney, Kathy Tate-Bradish, Betty Hayford, Cate Whitcomb
Event Room, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL

LWV Evanston,
JANE ADDAMS AND THE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
OF EDUCATED WOMEN
Speaker: Professor Elizabeth Kelly, De Paul University
$20.00 - Buffet luncheon: R.S.V.P. lwvevanston@att.net
North Shore Retirement Hotel, 1611 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL

LWV Chicago,
US Constitution Seminar
Admission is free, reserve by February 27: 312-939-5949 or League@LWVChicago.org
332 S Michigan, Room 430, Chicago, IL

LWV Oak Park/River Forest,
State of the Villages Evening
Leaders in local government from Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park respond to questions. We will interview Grace Wilbur Trout, Oak Park suffragist, instrumental in obtaining vote in 1913 for women in Illinois.
Tickets $85. R.S.V.P. 708-342-0803.
The Nineteenth Century Club, 178 North Forest Ave. Oak Park, IL

LWV Homewood-Flossmoor Area,
How Will It Play in Peoria (and the rest of Illinois)? Replacement of the Flat Tax With a Graduated Income Tax
Speaker: Claire McIntyre
Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy., Homewood, IL

LWV Chicago,
Chicago Government in Focus
Speaker: Ben Joravsky, Reporter, Chicago Reader – TIFS
Admission is free, cash bar, RSVPs appreciated, 312-939-5949 or League@LWVChicago.org
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL

LWV Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area ,
Annual Grassroots and Goodies
Annual Valentine's Day Tea/League's Birthday/ProgramPlanning meeting.
Email contact@LWV-LFLB.org for information.

LWV Park Forest Area ,
Schools Funding Update
Chris Slowik, South Cooperative Organizations for Public Education
Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL

LWV of Oak Park and River Forest,
Second Tuesday
Speaker: Pamela Brookstein, Energy Impact Illinois
Open to all free of charge.
Nineteenth Century Charitable Ass., 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL

LWV Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area,
Nutritious or Malicious?
Speakers: Bill Kurtis, news anchor and conservationist, and Bill Kurtis, news anchor and conservationist, and Dr. Ruchi Gupta, professor and food allergy researcher professor & food allergy researcher
$10 for adults, $5 for members of LWV-LFLB or LFOLA, students free
Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd. Lake Forest, IL

LWV Homewood-Flossmoor Area,
State and Local Program Planning -- Breakfast
18253 Perth Avenue Homewood IL

LWV Evanston,
Eat, Drink and be Prudent: Food and Water Sustainability
Speakers: Sheri Latash, Henrietta Saunders, Joan Ziegler, LWVIL Issue Specialists
$20.00 for luncheon - Reservations by January 18 at (847) 866-7844 or by email to lwvevanston@att.net
Koi Restaurant, 624 Davis Street, Evanston, IL

LWV La Grange Area,
The $6 Billion Dollar Question: Campaign Finance Reform
Speaker: David Melton
In 2012 candidates for President, Governors and Congressmen spent a combined $6 Billion on campaigns. The recent Supreme Court case of "Citizens United" opened the floodgates of unprecedented spending by corporations and interest groups. Are there solutions to this problem that can be considered constitutional? David Melton, is a Chicago area attorney who has successfully defended campaign finance laws in IL courts.
LaGrange Public Library, LaGrange Rd & Cossitt Ave, LaGrange IL

LWV Chicago,
Chicago Government in Focus
Speaker: Amer Ahmad, Comptroller, City of Chicago.
Admission is free, cash bar, RSVPs appreciated 312-939-5949 or League@LWVChicago.org
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL

LWV Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth,
Conversations, a monthly gathering for lunch and discussion.
Speaker: Bill Lustig, Chief of Northfield Police.
Topic of discussion: Scams and What you can do to protect yourself, cost of event $20, RSVP required.
The Happ Inn, 305 Happ Road, Northfield,IL

LWV Elmhurst,
Status of Women in Cuba: Report from the LWV Sisters Across the Straits Delegation
Speakers: LWV Elmhurst President Susan Rose and LWV member Peggy Tschetter
Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect, Elmhurst, IL

LWV Park Forest Area ,
Local and State LWV Program Planning Meeting
Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL

LWV Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area,
FIELD trip - Maharaja at the Field Museum
Speaker: Happie Datt, LWV member and Field Museum docent
personal group tour of the special exhibit "Maharaja-the Splendor of India's Royal Courts" on loan from the V & A London, RSVP required, email contact@lwv-lflb.org
Field Museum, Chicago, IL

LWV Park Forest Area ,
Annual League Social Fundraiser
Tickets available in mid-December; contact larmarke@att.net for information.
Tall Grass Arts Gallery, 367 Artists Walk, Park Forest, IL