Observer Corps

The League’s Observer Corps functions as the eyes and ears of the League, observing public meetings and reporting back to the League. League action might result from some of these observations. Evanston’s Observer Corps consists of 13 members, who observe the City Council, the Rules Committee and the standing committees (Administration and Public Works, Planning and Development, Human Services, the Economic Development Committee, and the Community Development Block Grant Committee) on which the aldermen serve, as well as the local school boards, District 65 and 202. For Observer Reports for the calendar year 2007 click here.

If you are interested in being an observer for the League of Women Voters of Evanston please send email to Observers@lwve.org or call the League office at 847-866-7844.

On May 19, 2009, the Local Government Committee made a presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the League of Women Voters of Evanston entitled "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Evanston City Government....But Didn't Know to Ask." A summary of their presentation is now available.

 

Please click on the meeting date of the observer's report you would like to read.

City Council

Planning & Development

Administration & Public Works

Human Services

Rules Committee

Cook County Observer Corps

Cook County League members volunteer to attend and report on the various bodies of county government. At present the Cook County League of Women Voters is observing the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including their meetings about the Cook County Forest Preserve and the Cook County Board of Corrections. Click here for a link to their web site .