Non-partisan FORUMS  allow the public to hear candidates in the upcoming election present their positions on important and timely topics:

Click here to watch the

Candidate Forum for Illinois House of

Representatives: 17th District

Recorded on Zoom: September 15, 2020

Click here to watch the

Candidate Forum for Congressional District 9
Candidates Jan Schakowsky and Sargis Sangari
Recorded on Zoom: September 26, 2020

​​The General Election is November 3, 2020

Annual Legislative Luncheon (Virtual)

At this year's Legislative Luncheon we were joined by Illinois State Senators Heather Steans and Laura Fine, and State Representatives Kelly Cassidy, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, and Robyn Gabel. See it here.

Please help by reviewing the 14 Consensus Questions on this Criminal Justice Reform Summary.

Join the League! 
Membership renewal and dues for current members

are due July 1, 2020. Pay online or by check.

Get Involved with the New Local Program
At LWVE’s annual meeting in May 2020 on Zoom, members approved five areas of focus for the 2020-2021 local program. Leaders in each area will be taking steps in the coming weeks to define plans for the year, and they need your involvement!

​Welcome 2020-2021 Board of Directors 
Thank you to these LWVE members who have volunteered to serve as officers and directors for 2020-2021, beginning July 1.

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​Welcome!

The Evanston League is a non-partisan political organization with the rich history of voter and citizen education in the Evanston community.

Our members are women and men of every age, race, background, and political perspective who believe that informed citizens are the key to effective government.

Serving the people of Evanston & Skokie, Illinois, since 1922.

​​Illinoisans will be asked to vote on a Constitutional Amendment to change our state income tax from a flat tax to a graduated rate tax. Find About the Fair Tax for Illinois, and why the League of Women Voters thinks it’s a good idea.

Watch a recent episode of Inside the Skev, with League of Women Voters of Evanston members, Kathy Tate-Bradish and Michelle Jordan. They discuss the history of the League, its role in American Democracy and its interest in seeing the Fair Tax in Illinois passed in the November elections.​