Low voter turnout is proof the U.S. needs to expand, not reduce, voting options. Read LWVIL Vice President Kathy Cortez's comments in the Daily Herald's recent article on threats to mail-in voting.

We oppose any effort to usurp the voice of the voter by attempting to use redistricting to predetermine the outcome of an election. Read LWVIL Vice President Kathy Cortez's comments in the Daily Herald's recent article on redistricting in Illinois.

LWVIL joined LWVUS to file an amicus brief supporting access to justice for voting rights organizations in the Supreme Court case Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, and more!

Professor Steven Schwinn joined us to speak on major decisions made by the Supreme Court this year—and the impact those decisions are likely to have on the future of democracy in the United States.

Three bills that LWVIL lobbied for in 2025 passed the General Assembly and are now awaiting the governor’s signature. 

Over the last few months, the League spoke out against the SAVE Act and traveled to Springfield to advocate for bills in the state legislature.

How, when there is such close alignment in our beliefs and values about voting and elections—Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike—how could we end up with Congressional legislation as bad as the SAVE Act? And more importantly, how do we stop it?

How can we protect natural areas from chemical pesticides? This Earth Day, we sat down with Kim Erndt-Pitcher of Prairie Rivers Network.

We gave expert testimony at the Illinois House Ethics and Elections Committee’s hearing in Springfield to explain the potential implications that the federal SAVE Act could have on Illinois elections and ballot access. 

The Chicago Tribune published a letter to the editor from LWVIL President Becky Simon in response to a recent call for consolidation of Illinois local governments.

Many voters travel for work, don’t drive, can’t drive or walk to polling places, live overseas or simply know who they want to vote for and want to “get voting out of the way.” These circumstances know no party.

Over the last few months, the League spoke out on the SAVE Act as well as many bills moving through the Illinois state legislature.

We convened a panel of academics and activists committed to public institutions that empower young citizens with critical knowledge and skills of analysis and discernment.