LWV-Lake County Participates in Lake County Women's Coalition Panel for Women's Equality Day

The Lake County Women's Coalition (www.lakecountywomen.org) held its annual Women's Equality Day program at Robert Morris University in Waukegan on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.  This year's program was a panel discussion about current issues that affect women.  The panel members were from some of the organizations that are included in the coalition. Barbara Joan Zeitz is a women's history historian, author, and AAUW member.  She spoke about the obstacles women overcame to acquire the vote and the remaining problems in achieving equity.   Cheryl Hudson-Jackson is Director of Operations and Human Resources at the Waukegan YWCA as well as owner of a consulting firm.  She spoke of the need for families to know their history as well as the importance of quality child-care and the need to remind our legislators of its importance.  Rosemary Heilemann is a member of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters - Lake County and of the LWV-Deerfield Area.  She explained the League's interest in getting citizens involved in their government and about the League's work against recent efforts in several states to make voting more difficult.  The moderator was Coalition President Debbie Larker who also read questions from the audience at the end of the presentations.

False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why? A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?
A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden will participate in a panel discussion titled, "False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College.

Juan Rivera is a former inmate who was convicted on the basis of a false confession. He was recently released after 19 years in prison when the Appellate Court overturned his 1993 rape and murder conviction of 11-year-old Holly Staker. Jed Stone is a criminal defense attorney and Rob Warden is the Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.

This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County, Lake Forest College Ethics Center, Lake Forest College Politics Department, Lake Forest College Legal Studies Program, and AAUW Waukegan Area Branch. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information contact lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

Press Release: False Confessions: A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

PRESS RELEASE

From the League of Women Voters of Lake County

For Immediate Release: March 29, 2012

For information, contact: lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

 

False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?
A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden will participate in a panel discussion titled, "False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College.

Juan Rivera is a former inmate who was convicted on the basis of a false confession. He was recently released after 19 years in prison when the Appellate Court overturned his 1993 rape and murder conviction of 11-year-old Holly Staker. Jed Stone is a criminal defense attorney and Rob Warden is the Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.

This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County, Lake Forest College Ethics Center, Lake Forest College Politics Department, Lake Forest College Legal Studies Program, and AAUW Waukegan Area Branch. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information contact lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

Photo: Candidate Forum Held March 5, 2012

March 5, 2012 Candidate Forum held at Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center

Candidates for the Lake County Board, State Senate and US Representatives participated in this candidate forum that was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County and the Round Lake Area Library District.

Photos: Countywide Offices Candidates Forum Held 2/12/2012

Photos from the candidate forum co-sponsored with The Daily Herald. The forum was held Sunday, February 12 at the University Center of Lake County. 

State's Attorney Candidates

(Republicans - Louise Hayes, Mike Neirheim, Bryan Winter
Democrats - Chris Kennedy, Reginald Mathews, Karen Boyd Williams)

Clerk of the Circuit Court Candidates

(Republicans -  Gerald Dietz , Keith Brin) 

Coroner Candidates
( Democrats - Thomas Rudd, Artis Yancey
Republicans - Steve Newton, Howard Cooper)

Welcome by Pete Nenni
Lake County Managing Editor
Daily Herald

• Also participating were Republican Lake County Recorder candidates, Bob Bednar and Marty Blumenthal.
• Candidates who were unopposed in the primary did not participate.

Candidate Forums

CANDIDATE   FORUMS

                                                                                                                                               

Come and question the candidates

Sunday, February 12

Where: University Center of Lake County, 1200 University Center Rd, Grayslake

When: 1:30 p.m. (doors open 1:00)

Details: Contested races for countywide elected officials - Clerk of the Circuit Court, Coroner, Recorder of Deeds, and State's Attorney.

Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Daily Herald, and University Center.

Sunday, February 19

Where: Lake Bluff Elementary School, 350 W. Washington, Lake Bluff

When: 1:30 p.m. (doors open 1:00)

Details: Contested races for State Representative 58th District, State Senate 29th District, and Lake County Board District 13.

Sponsored by League of Women Voters, and Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch.

Sunday, February 26

Where: Highland Park Country Club, 1201 Park Ave. West, Highland Park

When: 1:00 p.m. (doors open 12:30)

Details: Contested races for State Representative 58th District, State Senate 29th District, and 10th Congressional District.

Sponsored by League of Women Voters and Union League Club.

Sunday, March 4

Where: Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center, 100 E. Old Mill Rd., Lake Forest

When: 1:30 p.m. (doors open 1:00)

Details: Contested races for Lake County Board District 12, and countywide elected officials: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Coroner, Recorder of Deeds, and State's Attorney.

Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch, Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. For more information, please visit website www.lwv-lflb.org. Membership in the League is open to men and women of all ages. With more than 91 years of experience and 800 local and state affiliates, the League is one of America's most trusted grassroots organizations.

League of Women Voters

February 12, 2012 - Candidate Forum for Countywide Offices

A candidate forum, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County, the Daily Herald and the University Center of Lake County, will be held for the following offices:

• Clerk of the Circuit Court (Republican - Keith Brin, Gerald Dietz)
• Coroner (Republican - Steve Newton, Howard Cooper & Democrat - Thomas Rudd, Artis Yancey)
• Lake County Recorder (Republican - Bob Bednar, Marty Blumenthal)
• State's Attorney (Republican - Louise Hayes, Mike Neirheim, Bryan Winter & Democrat - Chris Kennedy, Reginald Mathews, Karen Boyd Williams)

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Time: 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., Doors will open at 1:00 p.m.
Place: University Center of Lake County
1200 University Center Drive
Grayslake, IL 60030
Located at the northeast edge of the College of Lake County campus
(north of Lancer Lane, south of Washington,
east of Rte. 83, west of Rte. 45)