The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters has scheduled forums to give voters a chance to hear from the candidates running for village trustee and school board positions. Wednesday, March 1: Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 board, 7 p.m., H-F Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Voters will select three board members from six[Read More…]
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League of Women Voters hosts forums for Flossmoor mayor, District 233 candidates
The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters is hosting two virtual candidate forums for the April 6 election for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School board and the Flossmoor mayoral race. The forums will be accessible through the league’s Facebook page at facebook.com/LWVHFArea. The community is invited to submit questions in advance at[Read More…]
Local voter registration drive Monday
Local representatives from the League of Women Voters will be outside near the front entrance of Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s North Building, 800 Governors Highway, on Monday, Sept. 21, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to register those who will be age 18 or older on or before Nov. 3.
ERA Amendment topic for March 21 program
The League of Women Voters Homewood Flossmoor Area will welcome Michelle Fadeley as its March 21 speaker discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. The program is at 7 p.m. at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, Homewood. Fadeley is president of the Illinois state chapter of the National Organization for[Read More…]
Home rule forum Feb. 25 hosted by League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters Homewood-Flossmoor area is hosting an informational meeting from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, addressing the Village of Homewood’s home rule proposal. Homewood voters will consider the question in the March 20 election whether to approve home rule authority for the village. For[Read More…]
Candidates discuss what’s great in District 161, how to move forward
Seven of nine candidates running for the Flossmoor School District 161 board of education Thursday responded to questions at a well-attended political forum. In all, the candidates answered nine questions submitted by audience members in the Parker Junior High School gymnasium. The 90-minute forum was sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor League[Read More…]
LWV program looks at women presidential candidates
The Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters is presenting a 6:30 p.m. program on Wednesday, March 15, on the history of women attempting to serve as U.S. president. The free program is part of the group’s monthly meeting at the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. “Victoria Woodall[Read More…]
Tutorial on Feb. 15 focuses on internet searches of League of Women Voters sites
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area presents a tutorial at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 on doing internet research of LWV sites.LWV websites locally and across the country share information on voting rights, elections, registering and educating voters, money in elections, climate change, clean energy, ethics in[Read More…]
League of Women Voters Hosting Candidate Forums
The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters is offering a host of candidate forums to help voters make informed decisions for the April 4 municipal and school board elections. Forums are set for: Glenwood — 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, Calvary Baptist Church, 801 E. Glenwood-Dyer Rd.; mayoral candidates.[Read More…]
League of Women Voters speaks out against Trump immigration policy
The Homewood-Flossmoor chapter of the League of Women Voters has shared the following comments on President Trump’s executive order on immigration barring individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries. The statement is from national League of Women Voters President Chris Carson. “The League of Women Voters (LWV) is opposed to deportation[Read More…]
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