• Home
  • About
    • About the League >
      • Our Herstory
    • Meet the LWVCC Board >
      • LWVCC 2021 Review
    • Our Newsletter
    • News and Announcements
    • League Documents
  • Calendar
    • LWVCC Events
  • About Voting
    • Learn about 2023 Municipal Election
    • Register to Vote
    • Prepare to Vote >
      • Learn About Candidates
    • Vote! >
      • Vote by Mail
      • Vote in Person (Early or on Election Day)
    • Voting QA
  • Election Resources
    • Handouts & Training Materials
    • Grow The Vote Graphics
    • Election News Graphics
    • Voter Education
    • Misinformation about Elections: Resources
    • Radio PSAs
    • Election Judges
    • Youth Video and Graphics
    • Precinct-Level Voting Data
  • Issues
    • Action Alerts
    • County Governance
    • Observer Corps
    • Our Positions
  • Get Involved
    • Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement >
      • Student Ambassadors Program
      • Spotlight on Student Ambassadors
    • Get Out The Vote
    • Help Voters Register and Vote
  • Join Renew
    • League Products
  • Donate
League of Women Voters
  • Home
  • About
    • About the League >
      • Our Herstory
    • Meet the LWVCC Board >
      • LWVCC 2021 Review
    • Our Newsletter
    • News and Announcements
    • League Documents
  • Calendar
    • LWVCC Events
  • About Voting
    • Learn about 2023 Municipal Election
    • Register to Vote
    • Prepare to Vote >
      • Learn About Candidates
    • Vote! >
      • Vote by Mail
      • Vote in Person (Early or on Election Day)
    • Voting QA
  • Election Resources
    • Handouts & Training Materials
    • Grow The Vote Graphics
    • Election News Graphics
    • Voter Education
    • Misinformation about Elections: Resources
    • Radio PSAs
    • Election Judges
    • Youth Video and Graphics
    • Precinct-Level Voting Data
  • Issues
    • Action Alerts
    • County Governance
    • Observer Corps
    • Our Positions
  • Get Involved
    • Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement >
      • Student Ambassadors Program
      • Spotlight on Student Ambassadors
    • Get Out The Vote
    • Help Voters Register and Vote
  • Join Renew
    • League Products
  • Donate

Martin Luther King Day, Walk for Peace

1/16/2023

 
Picture

Webinar: Affordable Housing in Champaign County: What are the Challenges? December 14

12/14/2022

 
This online event was part of LWVCC's Keeping It Local series, a monthly League program to discuss local issues.  The video of this session is available on the LWVCC YouTube site. 
You probably have read recent reports about the nationwide crisis in affordable housing. Is there a similar crisis in Champaign County?  What steps are being taken to make more affordable housing available locally? 

On Wednesday, December 14 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lily Walton, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Champaign County and Sheila Dodd, Interim Executive Director of
Urbana’s Department of Community Development Services, addressed these issues.  
Picture
Lily Walton is the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Champaign County. She was raised in Northern Illinois and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Eastern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Public Administration and Policy from Purdue.  Lily has led the resource development strategies for the Housing Authority of Champaign County, where she has raised over two million dollars in alternative sources of funding through grants and private donations.
Picture
​Sheila Dodd has over 30 years’ experience in community development and affordable housing.  She worked for 20 years for the City of Champaign in the Neighborhood Services Department and retired in 2011 to become the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County. She returned to local government in 2018 when she became Grants Manager for Urbana. She also serves as the Interim Community Development Services Director for the city.
View the video

Webinar: Evolving Police Practices in Our Community, November 16, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

11/16/2022

 
This online event was part of LWVCC's Keeping It Local series, a monthly League program to discuss local issues.  Attend by using this Zoom link.  Open to the public
Picture
What do you know about how police are trained?
How is training evolving?
What does a policing program that involves social workers look like?
What makes intervention important?
Picture
Picture
 This is a League program you will want to attend.  We are fortunate to be able to hear from two local leaders on evolving police practices: 
  • Michael Schlosser, Ph.D. Director of Police Training Institute, University of Illinois
  • Alice Cary, Chief of Police and Executive Director of Public Safety, University of Illinois

Dr. Schlosser is credited for his groundbreaking efforts toward improving police practices through implementing innovative curriculum.  These include courses such as Policing in a Multiracial Society, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) Ally Training, and Police Officer Wellness. 

Chief Cary has leadership experience in developing and implementing innovative strategies for building solid community partnerships that respect the diversity of a community.

Both Dr. Schlosser and Chief Cary have served as police officers prior to their current positions.
  • Dr. Schlosser retired as a police lieutenant for the Rantoul Police Department after 20 years of service. 
  • Chief Cary has worked in just about every capacity of law enforcement, including police officer, sheriff's deputy, state trooper, and as a criminal investigator.
​
Attendees gained insight into police practices that are evolving in our community, especially given society's current challenges. This webinar is past but  now available on LWVCC's YouTube site. 
​
Watch the Video

LWVCC Book Club October 6

10/6/2022

 
Picture
The first book club meeting of the 2022-23 year will be October 6, 2022, from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Champaign Public Library. We will be reading The Credentialed Court: Inside the Cloistered Elite World of American Justice by Benjamin H. Barton.   For information contact Annette Lansford at  Programs.LWVCC@gmail.com
​The Credentialed Court begins by establishing just how different today's Justices are from their predecessors.  The book combines two massive empirical studies of every Justice's background from John Jay to Amy Coney Barrett with short readable bios of past greats to demonstrate that today's Justices arrive on the Court with much narrower experience than they once did. League member Lila Sullivan will lead the discussion.

Webinar: Preparing for the Nov 8 General Election September 21

9/21/2022

 
The November 8 general election is fast approaching!LWVCC and Alpha Kappa Alpha held a conversation about the shifting landscape around national and state elections, and the latest news about candidates and referendums.
The video for the session is available on the LWVCC YouTube site. 
Picture
James Manrique, League of Women Voters Champaign County, shared data from the June 28, 2022 priamry election. He shared the latest from the nonpartisan Candidate Guide, resource for all voters about federal, state, and county candidates in contested races at http://www.votechampaign.org
 
Special Guest Professor Brian Gaines, University of Illinois Department of History with appointments in the Department of Political Science and at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, shared  his research and thoughts on the current political landscape as we approach the November 8 election.
For more information on this series, see the Voter Education page. 

Judicial Candidates' Forum Sept 14

9/14/2022

 
Interested  in this event? 
  • Submit questions in advance by Monday September 12.  
  • Participate in the livestream Zoom session with Meeting ID: 817 2218 0267 and Password: 709008
Picture

A League Conversation: Nikita Richards, Vice Chair of Planned Parenthood of IL Board of Directors Aug 31

8/31/2022

 
Register in advance for the meeting
Picture
On August 31, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm,  LWVCC will have a conversation with Nikita Richards, Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Join the conversation  to learn how Planned.Join the conversation to learn how Planned Parenthood of Illinois is handling the new demands on its services and its plans for the future in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision. There will be time for questions. Ms. Richards, a US Navy Veteran, currently serves as Community Relations Manager for the city of Bloomington.
In 2019 Nikita Richards was appointed to the Illinois Council on Women and Girls, where she works alongside Lt. Governor Stratton on behalf of women and girls across Illinois to create policy that promotes equity and opportunity. She continues to serve on the Council as Chair of Leadership and Inclusion and as a member of the Academic and Economic Opportunity Committee. In 2022, Ms. Richards was recognized by the U.S House of Representatives for her leadership accomplishments. In addition, she was inducted into the Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.

Conversations with Elected Officials: Webinar June 15

6/15/2022

 
Picture
On June 15, 6:30 pm, LWVCC and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) presented a webinar with  recently elected council members: Grace Wilken, Urbana Ward 6, Chaundra Bishop, Urbana Ward 8, and Daniel Iniguez, Champaign District 3.
Council members shared information about running for office, discussed how their roles have developed once in office, and responded to questions. Citizens shared effective strategies for contacting elected officials based on their experience.  Also LWVCC Voter Ready co-chair Ann Prisland provided  a last-minute primary election voting information.

The webinar video  is available here on the LWVCC YouTube site.
This event is part of a series designed to help voters prepare for the 2022 primary and midterm elections. Series Sponsors are League of Women Voters Champaign County (LWVCC) and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter (AKA).
 
For information about the series, see LWVCC Voter Education page

Debate Video: Republican Candidates for the 13th District

6/7/2022

 
Picture
​Want to hear from the candidates for the 13th Congressional District race?  Illinois Public Media, WAND News, and the League of Women Voters of Champaign County have hosted debates between primary candidates in the 13th Congressional District. The debate between Republican candidates is now available on video. Read more about this debate at this announcement.)
 
Also see the announcement for the debate between Democratic candidates and the video of that debate.

Vote in Every Election: Local Groups Join to Encourage Voting

6/7/2022

 
This announcement was adapted from this Facebook event. 
Picture
Are you ready to vote in the June 28 Illinois Primary Election? RSVP to join us and share this event! #VoteInEveryElection #ILPrimary #ILVote

From now until Election Day, June 28, 2022, ILVOTE of Champaign County, the League of Women Voters of Champaign County, Illinois Student Government, the Student Advocacy Coalition at the University of Illinois and When We All Vote of Champaign County plan to increase voter turnout by making it easy for citizens to register to vote and learn about candidates.
 
We want to invite you and your organization to participate in this 2022 IL Primary Election and help inform voters about elections and increase voter turnout across race, age, gender, income, and education group in every election!
 
Please help us share this Facebook Event!
The Facebook event suggests that groups can make pledges to vote (and sharing pictures of their members on the site). It also has information on making a plan to vote, early voting, researching candidates and helping others to get involved. 
<<Previous
Forward>>

    League Events: About this page

    Here you'll see recent and upcoming LWVCC events. These are public events for which the League provides some kind of presence such as help with voter registration. You may also see event information elsewhere on the site (Calendar, home page, etc.) 

    Archives

    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021

Contact Information

League of Women Voters of Champaign County, Urbana, IL 61803-201   
   Website: lwvchampaigncounty.org 
   Email:  info@lwvchampaigncounty.org 
   Feedback form:  Contact Us
Visit Us on Social Media
Picture
Facebook
Picture
Twitter
Picture
YouTube
Picture
Instagram
Picture
Email
Just for Members

  • Home
  • About
    • About the League >
      • Our Herstory
    • Meet the LWVCC Board >
      • LWVCC 2021 Review
    • Our Newsletter
    • News and Announcements
    • League Documents
  • Calendar
    • LWVCC Events
  • About Voting
    • Learn about 2023 Municipal Election
    • Register to Vote
    • Prepare to Vote >
      • Learn About Candidates
    • Vote! >
      • Vote by Mail
      • Vote in Person (Early or on Election Day)
    • Voting QA
  • Election Resources
    • Handouts & Training Materials
    • Grow The Vote Graphics
    • Election News Graphics
    • Voter Education
    • Misinformation about Elections: Resources
    • Radio PSAs
    • Election Judges
    • Youth Video and Graphics
    • Precinct-Level Voting Data
  • Issues
    • Action Alerts
    • County Governance
    • Observer Corps
    • Our Positions
  • Get Involved
    • Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement >
      • Student Ambassadors Program
      • Spotlight on Student Ambassadors
    • Get Out The Vote
    • Help Voters Register and Vote
  • Join Renew
    • League Products
  • Donate