Illinois

“As the education chairwoman of the Elgin Area [IL] League of Women Voters, Bault was invited to the American Association of University Women state convention in April for a workshop about the It’s My Vote: I Will be Heard campaign. Soon after, she connected with Nicki Skogfeldt, the Elgin AAUW contact for the campaign, and the pair launched a tri-county effort to get young woman millennials back into politics.”

“The League of Women Voters of Glenview [IL], along with other Leagues across the nation, believes we must preserve the integrity of our electoral process by increasing transparency and letting the sunlight shine in.”

“The Glenview League of Women Voters gave 11 incoming high school freshmen $10 movie coupons from Glenview State Bank as part of the 2012 Good Citizenship Awards.”

“A major focus of the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford is the registration of new voters. ... This year the League registered 492 area students.”

“Hoping to start high school students on a lifetime of voting, the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area [IL] is sponsoring voter registration May 23 at the Lyons Township High School...”

“Smackdown Your Vote! is a non-partisan effort supported by World Wrestling Entertainment, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Project Vote Smart... Its purpose is to involve young people in the political process.”

“The process for drawing new district maps for Cook County Commissioner Districts is underway. The League of Women Voters of Cook County [IL] urges citizens to become involved in this process as the 17 new commissioner district boundaries that will result will be in effect for the next 10 years.”