November 25, 2023

Action Alert regarding Lake County Forest Preserves!
Make sure the lands purchased and paid for with your tax dollars for decades are preserved IN PERPETUITY as promised.
Contact your Lake County Forest Preserve Commissioner and tell them “DO NOT SELL OUR PUBLIC LANDS”!

Currently, Lake County Forest Preserve Commissioners are considering selling 52 acres of the Waukegan Savanna. Last week, the League of Women Voters of Lake County gave testimony at the Lake County Forest Preserve meeting as to why the Commissioners, as guardians, must not sell the public’s land. If you would like more information, please contact Mary Mathews (timmary747@aol.com or 847-295-1494).

LWV-LC is asking for grassroots help from our local league members. It is easy and fast to contact your commissioner. After you have done so, please let Mary know.

Lake Forest is divided into 3 districts, Lake Bluff and Knollwood are in another district. Your Lake County Board district is listed on your voter registration card. Also, your district for your address can be looked up here: https://lakecountyil.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=c33f0644269c42f0b22120d7806d319d 

Paul Frank, Commissioner District 11, Lake Forest.  
Email: PFrank@lakecountyil.gov
Office phone: 224-707-1101

Paras Parekh, Commissioner District 12, Lake Forest   
Email: PParekh@lakecountyil.gov
Phone: 847-946-6832

Ann Maine, Commissioner District 3, Lake Forest
Email: AMaine@lakecountyil.gov
Phone: 847-857-1732

Sandy Hart, Commissioner District 13, Lake Bluff and Knollwood 
Email: smhart@lakecountyil.gov
Office phone: 847-377-2300  
Cell phone: 224-545-6591

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HB4194 (Invest in Kids Act) - November 7-9 (legislative session)
Use your voice TODAY, whether you have five minutes or two hours. Say NO to "Invest in Kids" and make an impact on issues that are important to you! 

The Invest in Kids school voucher program diverts up to $75 million from public education and sends public dollars to unaccountable, untransparent private schools, while over 80% of our public schools in Illinois are underfunded.

All children deserve access to a good public education. Public dollars should be used to support public schools, which open their doors to all kids without discriminating on the basis of religion, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Invest in Kids diverts scarce state funding and undermines public education, a cornerstone of democracy. The state’s 874,000 low-income students are harmed by the public school funding shortfall.

The Invest in Kids Act, passed in 2017, contains a sunset date of January 2025. The fall veto session is the last opportunity for the Illinois legislature to preserve this program. Your legislators need to hear now that the program must end.

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HB4194 (Invest in Kids Act) - November 7-9 (legislative session)
Use your voice TODAY, whether you have five minutes or two hours. Say NO to "Invest in Kids" and make an impact on issues that are important to you! 

The Invest in Kids school voucher program diverts up to $75 million from public education and sends public dollars to unaccountable, untransparent private schools, while over 80% of our public schools in Illinois are underfunded.

All children deserve access to a good public education. Public dollars should be used to support public schools, which open their doors to all kids without discriminating on the basis of religion, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Invest in Kids diverts scarce state funding and undermines public education, a cornerstone of democracy. The state’s 874,000 low-income students are harmed by the public school funding shortfall.

The Invest in Kids Act, passed in 2017, contains a sunset date of January 2025. The fall veto session is the last opportunity for the Illinois legislature to preserve this program. Your legislators need to hear now that the program must end.

Click Here for more information on this issue!

Together we RAISE THE VOLUME!

Use your voice TODAY, whether you have five minutes or two hours. Go to the LWV of Illinois Lobby Day Center for everything you need to make an impact on issues that are important to you!