League of Women Voters-Wheaton host candidate forums Feb. 19
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the League of Women Voters of Wheaton will offer candidate forums and the opportunity to meet the candidates before the March 17 primary election at Cantigny Visitor's Center, 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton.
The meet-and-greet will be held in the restaurant and forums for contested races will be held in the auditorium.
The forum schedule will be: Democratic candidates for DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk from 5:30 to 5:50 p.m.; Republican candidates for DuPage County Recorder from 6 to 6:20 p.m.; Democratic candidates for DuPage County Auditor from 6:30 to 6:50 p.m., followed by the Republican candidates from 7 to 7:20 p.m.; and Republican candidates for U.S. Congress 6th District from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
No registration is required, and the event is free to attend.
On Thursday, Feb. 20, celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the League of Women Voters at the next "Civic Awareness Series" featuring a living history portrayal of Alice Paul on Thursday, Feb. 20. It will be at the Visitors Center at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton.
Enjoy a birthday cake at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., actress and scholar Leslie Goddard will portray suffragist Alice Paul, who arranged parades, organized the first picketing demonstrations outside the White House, lobbied politicians, and endured imprisonment for women's suffrage. After the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Paul authored the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, which has yet to be adopted. It is free. Register at my.lwv.org/illinois/wheaton/.
For information, visit my.lwv.org/illinois/wheaton or www.facebook.com/wheatonlwvil/.