Pre-trial detention in Illinois will now be based on community safety, not on the financial fitness of a defendant.
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Civic engagement doesn’t stop at the ballot box. Using your voice year round is crucial to a functioning democracy. Pay attention to how your legislators are advocating for your interests!
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In today’s information-rich world, finding information we can trust can require constant diligence. Read this quick review and make sure you know how to recognize what you can, and cannot, believe.
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Effective September 18, 2023, Illinois will be the first state to fully abolish cash bail. Learn more about LWV of Illinois’ rationale for supporting this measure.
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The Daily Herald recently published an Op-Ed by LWV of Illinois President Becky Simon, detailing the League’s opposition to extending “Invest in Kids,” Illinois’ private school voucher program.
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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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Students are headed back to school, and election season is around the corner. It is time to reach out to young people who are newly eligible to register and vote!
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The US Constitution simply does not ensure that all genders have the same rights and protections under the laws of our nation. It is time. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all ratification requirements and must be published as part of the US Constitution.
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In Illinois, the right to vote is a priority—and we have laws to prove it. Illinois laws provide some of the strongest voting rights protections in the country. And yet, until there are national voter protections and standards, federal elections are open to partisan manipulation. Which means the rights of all voters are at risk, even those in Illinois.
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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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LWVIL's 61st biennium Convention was held on June 10–11, welcoming delegates from 36 of the 42 local Leagues in Illinois.
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Celebrate the earth by taking action around three bills in front of the Illinois General Assembly.
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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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Once again, the LWV of Illinois' Illinois Voter Guide knocked it out of the park for Consolidated Elections. Voters could access nonpartisan candidate information for every school board race, as well as the municipal races for all communities with populations greater than 10,000.
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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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The 103rd Illinois General Assembly’s first session is underway and thousands of bills have been put forth in both the House and Senate. Make sure your legislators know what you want!
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Mayoral runoff candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas will face each other in the ABC 7 studios in front of a live audience on Thursday, March 16, in a debate using LWV of Illinois guidelines.
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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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Another successful mayoral debate for the books! LWVIL and LWV Chicago partnered with ABC7 and Univision to host all nine Chicago mayoral candidates on January 19.
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