How to Register & Vote in Illinois’ General Election
Women’s Equality Day 2022
Categories: General
Today, August 26, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, marking the date in 1920 that the Nineteenth Amendment established that an American citizen’s right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of sex. The Nineteenth Amendment is a major achievement for American women’s democratic rights. But it’s important to recognize that the amendment alone was …
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Statement from YWCA Metropolitan Chicago on July 4 Weekend Gun Violence in Chicago and Highland Park
Categories: Policy & Advocacy
Across the Chicagoland area, this year’s July 4 weekend was plagued with gun violence. On July 4, a mass shooting in Highland Park occurred during an Independence Day parade, killing at least seven and wounding 35. And in the city of Chicago, 71 people were shot, at least eight fatally, over the holiday weekend. The …