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Where: Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine, Urbana When: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Who:
 If you have questions for the candidates, please send to them to [email protected] by January 25. Cosponsored by NAACP Champaign County Branch, Independent Media Center and LWVCC. Open to the public. The Forums will be recorded and available afterward on the League's YouTube site.  When: Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Attend the presentation by using this Zoom link Who: The public is invited. There will be time for questions Champaign County is one of 14 counties that source their drinking water from the Mahomet Aquifer. Because there are no economically feasible alternatives to replace it, in 2015 the EPA designated the Mahomet Aquifer a sole source aquifer. A recent concern of elected leaders and environmental groups is the ability of industrial companies to inject carbon dioxide through the Aquifer to store it underground.
Panelists Andrew Rehn, Climate Policy Director at Prairie Rivers Network, and Pam Richart, Co-Director of the Eco-Justice Collaborative work locally to advance clean and sustainable energy policies. Rehn and Richart will share their expertise on the Mahomet Aquifer and the urgent need to protect it. This program is part of LWVCC's Keeping it Local series. These programs are free, open to the public, and available on the League’s website (after the meeting).
 Candidate information is being updated often so check back frequently.
The County’s 65+ population has grown by 67% in the last 20 years. Recent closures of three nursing homes has resulted in the County being short over 300 beds or 60% of the beds needed for the population. On November 20, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Lynne Barnes, a member of the steering committee of Advocates for Aging Care (AAC), discussed what AAC and others are doing to close the gap and to provide the care that is and will continue to be needed.
To see the video visit LWVCC's YouTube site. The video link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOF8wYcGi4 This presentation is part of LWVCC's series Keeping It Local.
LWVCC arranged for ads like these on several buses traveling around Champaign-Urbana. Some are on the tail end of the bus - like this one - and others are inside the bus. 
 On October 23, LWVCC President Emerita Trisha Crowley talked about the history of the Electoral College and why the national League has launched the campaign. “While the League does not endorse candidates, it does advocate for issues important to voters,” said Crowley. “The Electoral College is outdated. It disenfranchises voters by sending the message that their votes don’t count. It’s time to give the power back to the American people.” This presentation is part of LWVCC's series Keeping It Local.
Would you like to meet the candidates running for state and county offices in an informal setting? LWVCC and multiple community sponsors are hosting a Meet and Greet on Sunday September 29, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm at the Champaign Public Library, 200 W Green Street, Rooms A&B. All candidates running for state and county office in this fall’s General Election have been invited.
Community Co-sponsors of the Meet and Greet: News-Gazette, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter, NAACP Champaign County Branch, Champaign County Farm Bureau, Bend the Arc Champaign-Urbana, and Indivisible Illinois. More from LWVCC A voter information and voter registration table staffed by League members will be available. All League programs are free and open to the public. More information about this event and other voter education activities can be found on the League website at www.lwvchampaigncounty.org
Press release for this event. Video: <to be posted>  Before you vote - hear from Democratic and Republican candidates running for several local public offices. Attend in person at LWVCC's Candidate Forum on Thursday, September 26, 7:00 pm at the Champaign City Chambers, 102 North Neil Street. If you can't attend the public session:
For more details, see the press release for the event. The Candidate Forum is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC) and co- sponsored by the NAACP Champaign County Branch and the News-Gazette.
We make important decisions based on the information we read or hear. Yet, we do this in a world of mis/disinformation. How do we distinguish between truth and mis/disinformation? Attend this video program on Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at this Zoom link to get smart, doable, practical ways to fight back against the deluge of mis/disinformation during the remaining weeks of the Presidential Election season.
The program will be moderated by LWVCC President Emerita Trish Crowley. For more information, see this press release.
Learn About Referendums on Your Ballot - Attend a Voter Information Program on September 229/22/2024
Champaign County voters will be asked to decide on two key referendums in the upcoming 2024 General election. To inform voters, the League of Women Voters of Champaign County is hosting a Voter Information Program on 2024 Referendums on Sunday, September 22 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Champaign Public Library, Rooms A&B, 200 West Green Street. Briefly the two referendums are:
Information on the referendum to increase to the countywide sales tax by one-quarter percent for public safety purposes will be addressed by Steve Summers, County Executive; Stephanie Fortado, County Finance Committee Chair; JJ Farney, County Finance Committee Vice Chair; Elly Hanauer-Friedman, County Finance Committee Member; and Elisabeth Pollock, County Public Defender. Information on the referendum to abolish the elected County Auditor will be presented by Deb Busey, former Champaign County Administrator, and Trisha Crowley, President Emerita of the League of Women Voters of Champaign County For more details, see the press release for the event.
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