League of Women Voters of Illinois

🚨Federal budget cuts to food programs, Medicaid, and education are already hitting many Illinois communities, but Illinois' proposed FY27 budget does not allow for the even bigger hits that are coming later this year. We need additional revenues for Illinois to cushion the blow for our most vulnerable Illinoisans.

Use our quick and easy form to contact your state lawmakers in support of four important budget bills: https://mstr.app/b822f93e-b217-49a0-b7e1-1908a177f4d2

Key dates to know:
📬 Aug 5 – Vote by Mail applications open
📅 Sept 24 – Early Voting & mail ballots begin
⏳ Oct 6 – Voter registration deadline
🖥️ Oct 18 – Online registration closes
📮 Oct 29 – Last day to apply for Vote by Mail
✅ Nov 3 – Election Day
Make a plan. Be ready. Vote! 🇺🇸

SCOTUS's Final Blow Dismantling the Voting Rights Act | League of Women Voters On April 29, the Court issued its opinion in Louisiana v. Callais. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits any voting rule or procedure that discriminates on the basis of race, color, or language minority status, to the point of inoperability. Th...

📢Calling all the young ✨🎨artists🎨✨ out there!⬇️⬇️⬇️

🗣️ FUND SCHOOLS, FUND DREAMS‼️

We’re calling all youth to submit a drawing that helps tell legislators we need to tax wealthy corporations and the ultra-rich – it’s time for the wealthiest Illinoisans to pay what they owe to our communities. You can submit a drawing that feels authentic to you. This could look like:

🎨A drawing of what your school could look like with more funding
🎨A poster with a catchy or fun message about taxing the ultra-wealthy and large corporations to fund schools
🎨A drawing of a thriving community
🎨Whatever else comes to mind, as long as it’s on-topic :)

We’ll hand these drawings directly to lawmakers so they can see why we should tax the ultra-rich: so we can fund our future.

Submit your drawing to [email protected] by Tuesday May 26, 2026 to ensure your art is hand-delivered to legislators when we head to Springfield next Wednesday on May 27!

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⚠️LEGAL INFO: All submissions are subject to be used for legislative visits, social media and other promotion purposes. Materials may be used for the purposes of promoting the activities of PEER Illinois, including on the Internet, for an unlimited number of times for an unlimited period of time.

All participants will be able to choose to share their name, age and school district if they are willing. All submissions can remain anonymous.

We had an amazing time gathering in Springfield for Lobby Day on May 13! Members from across the state met with their legislators to advocate for critical election protections, progressive tax bills, equity issues in healthcare and education, and important environmental bills. Thank you to everyone who joined us. 👏👏❤️

🎉Join us to celebrate democracy and honor the years of service of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at this very special fundraising event benefitting the critical work of the League of Women Voters!

We look forward to an exciting morning gathering with friends and supporters in beautiful Cantigny Park, where we will enjoy a delicious brunch and toast the League's efforts to make Illinois' democracy stronger every single day.

Senator Durbin will give the keynote address; also speaking will be Congressman Bill Foster and Consul General of Lithuania in Chicago Regimantas Jablonskas.

Come hungry. Leave inspired. Get your tickets now at bit.ly/cod612 🎟️

Champions of Democracy Brunch (LWVIL) — League of Women Voters of Illinois Support the vital work of the Illinois League at our 2026 Spring Brunch! We will gather to toast the hard work of our volunteers and present the inaugural ‘Champion of Democracy’ award, recognizing a distinguished Illinoisan who has served our state by exemplifying democratic values.

🗳️ Want to make a difference in your community?
Get involved in the election process this !
✅ Serve as an Election Judge
✅ Become a Deputy Registrar

Be the change. Take action.
Empower your community. 💪