November 8, 2022 Election

A referendum to support the Cook County Forest Preserves will be on the November ballot at the very bottom of the ballot.

​The Cook County Forest Preserves is a separate unit of government that civic leaders over a 100 years ago had the foresight to protect. Because they are a separate unit of government, they need to come to the voters to ask for an increase in the property tax levy. 

The Cook County Forest Preserve Commissioners voted unanimously to put the referendum on the November ballot.
 
After reviewing the LWV national and state positions, the LWV Cook County and all the Cook County chapters voted to support the referendum.    

Supporting the Forest Preserve Referendum will offer Cook County residents the following benefits:
*       Clean water and capture water and thereby minimize flooding 
*       Clean air and minimize pollution
*       Protect wildlife habitat and native flora and fauna and remove invasive species
*       Offers jobs for our communities particularly in disadvantaged communities
 
The minimal increase to property taxes of about $20 a year for an average Cook County homeowner pays dividends to all of Cook County with a healthier environment.

Information is available on the Vote Yes website.

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                                                 Opportunity to Learn More
​           Guided Nature Walk with Cook County Forest Preserve Naturalist
                                             Wednesday, October 12   10 am
Join the Chicago LWV for a walk, through Schiller Woods to learn about the resources and benefits for our County.  We’ll meet at Schiller Woods (W Irving Park Rd, east of Des Plaines River Rd). Onthis walk, you will visit the Serpent Twin Mound (Pokto Činto), a contemporary earthwork by Indigenous artist and architect Santiago X. This monument reflects the ancestral tradition of mound building and reflects on the rich cultural history of Indigenous place-making here in Illinois and beyond.  Click HERE for more information and to register for this walk.

Submit Your Vote by Mail Application Now.

Early Voting Starts

Cook County Suburban Voters 
Oct 12   69 W. Washington Pedway and Suburban Court Houses 

Chicago Voters
  Oct 7  Super Site  191 N. Clark 
Board of Elections 69 W. Washington
6th floor

Oct 24  More sites 


See the Voter Info page for details.

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Eyewitness​​​​ 

Read observer reports on what is happening in Cook County

The League of Women Voters of Cook County has observers at most board meetings of:

• The Cook County Board of Commissioners
• The Cook County Forest Preserve District (FPD) Board of Commissioners
• The Independent Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board
• The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Board. ​​

Cook County League Newsletter

​August  2022 Edition​


 
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