This summer, the League spoke out on clean energy, tax filing, reproductive rights and more.
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Last month, the League spoke out on education funding, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and more.
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Thank you to everyone who called their legislators and the governor and spoke up on behalf of these bills, which have now been signed into law.
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Thanks in part to the advocacy of League members, important legislation supported by LWVIL was passed by both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly this term.
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Join the LWV of Illinois online on Monday, April 24 to lobby for issues you believe in. Whether you have five minutes or two hours, you can take part!
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Issues Briefing is our annual look at current issues through an Illinois lens. Recordings from the February 2023 event are now available.
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In the final days of the 102nd Illinois General Assembly, legislators passed and Governor Pritzker signed into law legislation to ban assault weapons and protect reproductive care in Illinois.
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Members of the 102nd Illinois General Assembly will meet during Lame Duck session from January 4–10. LWVIL will be paying particular attention to activity on gun violence prevention and reproductive healthcare.
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Support legislation that the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) is likely to take up during either the Veto or Lame Duck sessions—before newly elected legislators take office in January.
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Every year, the League celebrates Women's Equality Day on August 26, the day the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution. This year it feels as though we have stepped back in time—to find ourselves only footsteps away from the beginning of the path we started on 102 years ago.
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With the repeal of Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey, Illinois became one of the only states in the midwest where abortion is safe and legal. What can we do as allies?
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