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It’s not your Mother’s League of Women Voters anymore (And it hasn’t been for some time)

Posted in Barrington Education Association, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Ethics, Fat Bastard, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois State Board of Elections, Immigration, League of Women Voters, Look For The Union Label, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Unions on October 13, 2025| 4 Comments »

What follows is from the League of Women Voters of Palatine, Barrington and Schaumburg Area’s website:

“No Kings 2 Rally — Unite and Rise for Democracy

The League of Women Voters is an official, national partner of the No Kings II rally. We are marching on October 18 to support the Bill of Rights, oppose federal overreach, and reject cuts to essential services. Join us!

We are calling on friends, neighbors and the community at large to unite at a nearby protest and rise up for our democracy.

This is our time. It’s our time to be present, brave, and loud, working together as a concerned community to speak out for our neighbors and the Constitution.

The League has made simple signage that you can print and take along.

And if you can’t attend, we hope you’ll raise your voice with a window sign, or by helping us promote the event and encourage others to attend via social media or a good old fashioned phone call!

There are three nearby locations:

  • Palatine — Volunteer Plaza at the Clocktower — 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
  • Arlington Heights — Recreation Park (NOTE new location!) — 3:00 pm – 5:00 p
  • Schaumburg — North Roselle and Schaumburg Roads — 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Look for a member of LWVPA holding an LWV sign at the Palatine and Arlington Heights locations to meet up. In Schaumburg, look for an LWV member holding purple and gold balloons. If you are able, try to attend more than one event. For example, Palatine at 11:00 am and then Arlington Heights at 3:00 pm. Help us make these rallies the largest yet!”

Note: The LWV website states: “The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington, and Schaumburg Areas is a nonpartisan political organization and does not support any political party or candidate.” Really? This may have been true at one time, but we’ll leave it up to readers to decide if it is today.

And it should be noted there is no disclosure statement revealing who or what is funding this political campaign, and that is what it is. The staggering of the rally hours provides partisan candidates the opportunity to appear and speak at all three rallies.

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A sample of trans-genderism taught in Illinois 4th-grade classrooms

Posted in 220, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Countryside Elementary School, District 220 referendum, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, His Master's Voice, League of Women Voters, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, School Districts, Springfield, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)?, Wirepoints, WTF on March 10, 2025| 2 Comments »

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Wirepoints

Take a good look at the book recently read by a teacher to her 4th-grade students at my neighborhood public school in Wilmette. You’ll quickly understand why DEI, and trans-activism in particular, have become so objectionable and divisive, particularly in school settings. And why the backlash at the national level to remove such content from our schools, even among Democrats, has become so powerful.

The book that the Wilmette Central School teacher read out loud is called “It Feels Good to be Yourself.” The teacher begins by describing Ruthie, who at five years old determined that she was a he. Her younger brother was just three-and-a-half years old when he announced he was a he. Both kids inform their parents of the gender decisions they’ve made. The decisions are accepted without question.

The teacher reads on:

“You might feel like a boy. You might feel like a girl. You might feel like both a boy and a girl – or like neither. You might feel like your gender changes from day to day or from year to year. Your feelings about gender are real. Listen to your heart.”

Really? Day to day? To ten-year-olds?

As if that wasn’t enough, the book adds this: Doctors and your parents looked at your “body” and just guessed at your gender when you were born. “Maybe they got it right, maybe they got it wrong.”

It’s hard to reach any conclusion other than this one: This book is being read to 4th-graders only to create gender confusion among impressionable young minds. 

Here is a link to a Youtube reading of the book. I encourage you to stick with the six minutes it takes to get through the video.

By any measure, the book’s views are extreme to an overwhelming share of Americans. Normalizing these ideas to little kids in a public school setting – that gender can change day to day and year to year, and that little kids have self-determination – is an extreme proposition. Such ideas don’t belong in our schools.

Read more here, and please vote wisely on April 1st for District 220 Board of Education.

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So-called voter education group — League of Women Voters — says don’t attend, engage or watch Trump speech to Congress – Wirepoints Quickpoint

Posted in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, League of Women Voters, Look For The Union Label, Organizations, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, The Chicago Way, Unions, Wirepoints, WTF on March 5, 2025| 2 Comments »

“Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.” League of Women Voters claims to serve those goals by educating voters.

But when it comes to one of the most important presidential addresses in memory on Tuesday night, just close your eyes and ears. That’s the League’s message, as you  can see in its Facebook post reproduced here. “DO NOT ATTEND, ENGAGE, OR WATCH THE STATE OF THE UNION,” say the champions of voter education.

More here.

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Barrington District 220 School Board candidate forum recordings released

Posted in 220, Barrington Area Library, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on March 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The District 220 School Board of Education candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington & Schaumburg Areas March 2, 2025, at the Barrington Area Library was recorded, and it is now available on Youtube.

Click here to view the forum recording.

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Reminder: Forums slated tomorrow  for Barrington area candidates

Posted in 220, Barrington Area Library, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, School Districts, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on March 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Candidates for the Barrington Area Library board will meet from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway in Barrington.

The forum for Barrington Area Unit District 220 board candidates is from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at the Barrington Area Library.

Due to limited capacity at all the venues, advance registration of attendees is required at lwvpalatinearea.org.

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District 220 Board of Education meets this evening

Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, District 220 referendum, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, Ethics, His Master's Voice, Illinois State Board of Elections, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), League of Women Voters, Look For The Union Label, Open Meetings Act, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, School Districts, Taxes, Unions, Video Recordings, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on February 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The District 220 Board of Education meets this evening at 6:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. Items on their agenda include:

  • FOIA Reports
  • Personnel Report
  • Consideration to Approve Instructional Materials Report for 2024-2025
  • Consideration to Approve Project Work Order #11 to the Pepper Construction Company Master Agreement for Barrington High School Piping Replacement Project in the amount of $3,454,669
  • Consideration to Approve a Resolution Authorizing Non-Renewal of Non-Tenured Teacher Final-Year Probationary Teacher

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be live-streamed on the district YouTube channel.

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Forums slated for Barrington, Palatine, Schaumburg area candidates ahead of April 1 election

Posted in 220, Barrington Area Library, Board of Education, Elections, Frau Blücher, League of Women Voters, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on February 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

By Eric Peterson | Daily Herald

Several candidate forums are scheduled to allow voters in the Barrington, Palatine and Schaumburg communities to hear firsthand from those seeking elected office in the April 1 election.

The upcoming forums are organized and moderated by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington & Schaumburg Areas. Due to limited capacity at all the venues, advance registration of attendees is required at lwvpalatinearea.org.

Candidates for the Barrington Area Library board will meet from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway in Barrington.

The forum for Barrington Area Unit District 220 board candidates is from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at the Barrington Area Library.

Candidates for Barrington village board trustee are slated from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 at the Barrington Area Library.

Read more here.

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League of Women Voters Illinois House 52nd District candidate forum recordings released 

Posted in Barrington Area Library, Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Springfield on October 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

On Thursday, October 10th, candidates running for Illinois House 52nd District participated in a Q&A forum/debate hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV) at the Barrington Area Library. Recordings of this forum have recently been posted to the LMV website.

To listen to the recordings, click here.

Related: “Local League of Women Voters announces new name and Candidate Forums in the Northwest suburbs“

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Local League of Women Voters announces new name and Candidate Forums in the Northwest suburbs

Posted in Barrington Area Library, Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Resident Spotlights on October 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Submitted by Elaine Doremus

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington and Schaumburg Areas will co-host two upcoming Candidate Forums for IL House Districts 51 and 52.

The former League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area recently changed its name to the League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington and Schaumburg Areas (LWPBS-Areas), which now encompasses residents from 25 local ZIP codes, including Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, and Schaumburg.

The LWVPBS-Areas also announces the upcoming nonpartisan, in-person Candidate Forums listed below. These forums are presented as a service to voters so that they can hear directly from candidates prior to the Nov. 5 and make informed choices. All League candidate forums are run by trained, nonpartisan moderators.

“Our League takes pride in facilitating informative, respectful, and inclusive candidate forums,” says Camille Basak, copresident of LWVPBS-Areas. “The goal is to help candidates be seen and heard by their constituents.”

Upcoming Candidate Forums:

Illinois House 52nd District

Candidates: Martin McLaughlin and Maria Peterson
Date: Thursday, Oct. 10
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington.

Capacity is limited. Register at: balibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/candidate-forum-51st-district-207138

Sponsored and moderated by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Illinois House 51st District

Candidates: Nabeela Syed and Tosi Ufodike
Date: Thursday, Oct. 10
Time: 7:45- 8:45 p.m.
Location: Barrington Area Library 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL 60010

Capacity is limited. Register at: balibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/candidate-forum-52nd-district-207137

Cosponsored by the Barrington Area Library and the League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Barrington and Schaumburg Areas.

Source

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It shouldn’t be so hard to become an educated voter

Posted in 220, Barrington Education Association, District 220 referendum, League of Women Voters, News Media, OP/Ed, Organizations, Politics, School Districts, Unions on March 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

What’s really needed is to shore up local news. Voters say they don’t have access to clear, unbiased information on candidates amid a well-documented decline of local newspapers and news media.

By  CST Editorial Board | Chicago Sun*Times

Early voting has begun for the March 19 primary, and if you’re hesitant about heading to the polls because you don’t know much about the candidates, you’re not alone.

Most voters have found themselves in this situation at some point: Checking their ballot and seeing names of candidates whom they know little or nothing about. Determined to do their civic duty, maybe they pick the first name on the list for a particular office, something research has found can give candidates who are fortunate enough to win the first-on-the-ballot lottery a measurable advantage, based on sheer luck.

Or maybe a voter selects a candidate strictly along party lines, or opts for the person whose name sounds like he or she is from the same ethnic or racial background. Perhaps their vote is based on something a neighbor told them two weeks ago, or something they saw on social media, where misinformation sprouts like dandelions in the spring. Maybe a voter just shrugs and goes by a hunch.

“It’s hard. I’m familiar with some of the names, but you don’t have time to research every single one of them,” one early voter told the Sun-Times’ Mitchell Armentrout for his report last Sunday examining voter frustration and apathy over lack of access to candidate information. “Sometimes, I guess it’s just a choice.”

Luck, last names or “just a choice” are no way for voters to make crucial decisions at the ballot box. Clear, factual information on candidates and policy issues is essential to a thriving democracy. Access to information is especially needed for so-called down-ballot races that typically get little publicity.

There are candidate websites, campaign brochures, newsletters from public officials and political parties out there, but they’re hardly known for unbiased information. Community websites have information, too, but they might well depend on people with little time or training in fact-gathering.

More reliable options — think established groups like the League of Women Voters — do exist, along with newer initiatives such as BallotReady and Nonprofit VOTE that aim to provide nonpartisan information.

Read more here.

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