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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Fifty-one years ago, the US Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. We’re still waiting. Here in Illinois, you can support HJR20, a resolution calling on Congress to affirm the ratification of the ERA.
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Civic engagement is at the heart of local elections. Here is where those running for office are often, quite literally, the neighbors of those who will cast ballots for or against them, and voters will be similarly affected by the election outcome.
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The bicameral resolution introduced this week would ensure the ERA’s place as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, finally guaranteeing equal protections under the law regardless of gender or sex.
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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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It's time to ban assault weapons in Illinois! Take a minute to submit a witness slip supporting HB 5855 by Tuesday, December 20.
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It's time to ban assault weapons in Illinois! Take a minute to submit a witness slip supporting HB 5855 by Monday, December 12.
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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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Email or call your state legislators to tell them the budget for FY23 must include an increase of $350 million for education Evidence Based Funding & more.
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Ask your state senator to vote YES in support of HB2775 so that a renter's source of income cannot be used as grounds to deny them a lease.
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Ask your state senator to vote YES in support of HB4093, which requires potential polluters to hold public meetings prior to applying for a permit to operate in an Environmental Justice Community.
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Ask your state representative to cosponsor and vote YES in support of SB828, which permits all qualified Illinois residents to vote—even if they are incarcerated
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Ask your state representative to vote YES in support of SB829, which provides for accessible vote by mail for Illinoisans with print disabilities
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