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• Leagues throughout the US are now studying Immigration Issues:
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• Check our calendar of upcoming Illinois League Events

• Also, view our listing of Local League Events

Illinois Leagues Plan Fall Events:

October 30: The Highland Park League will hold a "Greener City" Town Hall Meeting with the City of Highland Park as part of its Climate Matters project.

November 2: The Oak Park / River Forest League will have a panel of experts discuss "Healthy Moms, Healthy Children: A Conversation about How Maternal Depression Impacts Families and Communities."

November 7: The Cook County League's plans include a talk on Cook County Health Care and a tour of Fantus Clinic and Stroger Hospital. To make reservations, call the Cook County League at 312-939-5935 x 28 and leave a message.

November 7:Leagues of Kane County (Elgin Area, Carpentersville Dundee Area, Geneva-St. Charles and Batavia) will hold a Consensus Meeting on Mental Health. The consensus follows a Kane County Mental Illness/ Developmental Disability Study.

November 9: The League of Women Voters Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth is presenting a program entitled "Our Lake Has Reached the 11th Hour," a panel discussion on Lake Michigan Water Quality.

November 13: The Naperville League is planning a meeting on "Funding Schools for All Our Children" with Ralph Martire, Director of the Center for Tax and Government Accountability, as speaker.

November 15: The Collinsville League is sponsoring a public forum on the Show Us Amendment with Jim Broadway of the IL Democracy Project as one of four panelists.

November 27: McLean County League members will tackle the topic, "Fighting Terrorism: Effective Alternatives to Military Solutions."

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You can vote in the Presidential Primary as long as you are 18 by February 5th. Want to organize a voter registration day at your high school or college? Contact us at voterservice@lwvil.org

Register online at www.vote411.org. Be sure to bring a picture id with you the first time you vote.

Be an election judge! High School Seniors can serve as election judges as long as they meet the following requirements: U.S. citizen; minimum 3.0 GPA; permission of principal and parent. College Students who are not entitled to vote in the precinct or county where they go to school, can still be an election judge in that county. Contact the County Clerk's office. Find your local contact information at www.elections.il.gov

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Illinois Leagues Plan Fall Events:

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