Events Calendar
A Safe Place EmpoweRun / Walk 5k
Join us before our May meeting to support A Safe Place at the 14th annual EmpoweRun / Walk 5k! Register to join team LCDW below. If you’re unable to attend the event, please consider making a donation. Additional details, including the event schedule are available on the race’s website.
Register for the 5k: https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-2035717?raceId=138270
Donate to help us meet our fundraising goal (don’t forget to choose team LCDW): https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/IL/Libertyville/EmpowerRun5k
LCDW May Meeting
Join us for our monthly membership meeting on Saturday, May, 2nd at 11 AM!
Please note that the May meeting will begin at 11 am due to LCDW’s participation in A Safe Place’s EmpoweRun / Walk 5k that morning. Donate or join the LCDW team at the link below. Thank you for supporting A Safe Place!
https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-2035717?raceId=138270
This event takes place at the LCDW Office: 10 N Lake St, Suite 101, Grayslake, IL
Stitch ’n’ Bitch
Come join LCDW members and friends at our Stitch ‘n’ Bitch events. We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and other craft projects to work on. Feel free to bring your own project or just show up and enjoy good conversation with incredible women!
This event takes place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake, IL
Stitch ‘n’ Bitch
Come join LCDW members and friends at our Stitch ‘n’ Bitch events. We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and other craft projects to work on. Feel free to bring your own project or just show up and enjoy good conversation with incredible women!
This event takes place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake, IL
LCDW April Meeting
Join us for our monthly membership meeting on Saturday April, 4th at 10AM!
Gary Schotz from Fair Vote Illinois will give a presentation about rank choice voting: what it is, how is works, where it's already being implemented, and its status here in Illinois. With RCV, voters cast a single ballot and rank candidates in the order they prefer (first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on). Voters’ first choices are then counted. If a candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, meaning more than 50%, that candidate wins. If no candidate has a majority of first-choice votes, the race is decided by an “instant runoff” (RCV is also known as Instant-Runoff Voting, or IRV).
*Stick around after the meeting for the opportunity to socialize and create a personalized craft with the help of our wonderful leader of Stitch ‘n’ Bitch.
This event takes place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake IL
Stitch N Bitch
Join LCDW members and friends at the LCDW Office for fun crafts, cool conversation, and amazing women! Feel free to bring your own craft or look through our variety of feminist coloring pages.
This event takes place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake st Suite 101 Grayslake, IL.
LCDW March Membership Meeting
Join LCDW members for our March Meeting on Saturday, March 7th at 10AM.
Ed Yohnka is the long-time Director of Communications and Public Policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU). As the primary spokesperson for the state’s largest civil rights and civil liberties organization, Yohnka will discuss current threats to civil liberties, including abuse of power by the federal government, and steps that the ACLU is taking to challenge these abuses. He also will highlight concerns about efforts by the federal government and the White House to meddle with state-run elections, a move seemingly designed to limit access to the ballot for millions of Americans. From urging the Congress to pass the SAVE Act – which could disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters – and public discussions about “taking over” state-run elections in jurisdictions that have not supported the President in past elections.
This event takes place at the LCDW Office 10 N Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake, IL. Additional parking available across the street.
Stitch N Bitch
Join LCDW members and friends at the LCDW Office for fun crafts, cool conversation, and amazing women! Feel free to bring your own craft or look through our variety of feminist coloring pages.
This event takes place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake st Suite 101 Grayslake, IL.
Stitch N Bitch
Join us for fun crafts, cool women, and great conversation! Feel free to bring your own crafts/projects, but we will also have fun feminist coloring pages available as well! This event is open to all LCDW members and friends.
This event will take place at the LCDW Office.
LCDW February Meeting
Join LCDW members for our February Meeting on Saturday, February 7th at 10AM. We will hear have our LCDW Board Elections and hear from those who are running and then we will vote on our. new leadership!
Before the elections we will hear from Joanna Jaimes from Mano a Mano Lake County. She will discuss Mano a Mano’s ongoing efforts to support our immigrant community.
This event is at the LCDW Office @10 N Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake, IL.
There is additional parking across the street.
Stitch N Bitch
Join us on Tuesday for fun crafts, cool women, and great conversation! Feel free to bring your own crafts/projects, but we will also have fun feminist coloring pages available as well! This event is open to all LCDW members and friends.
This event will take place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake St Suite 101
Stitch ’N Bitch
Stitch ’N Bitch is now twice a month! Come join LCDW members and friends at our January Stitch ’N Bitch events. We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and other craft projects to work on. Feel free to bring your own project or just show up and enjoy good conversation with incredible women!
Thursday, January 15th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This event takes place at the LCDW Office.
Stitch ’N Bitch
Come join LCDW members and friends at our January Stitch ’N Bitch events. We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and other craft projects to work on. Feel free to bring your own project or just show up and enjoy good conversation with incredible women!
Tuesday, January 6th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This event takes place at the LCDW Office.
LCDW January Meeting
Join us for our January LCDW Membership meeting on Saturday January 3rd at 10AM. We will be joined by Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega as he talks to us about he upcoming March Primary Elections and his office’s role in the election process.
This event will take place at the LCDW Office. 10 N Lake St. Suite 101 Grayslake, IL. Additional parking available across the street.
Meet Your Lake County Candidates!
Hear from our local Democratic Lake County candidates for the 2026 election and learn how you can help their campaigns!
Join us at the LCDW Office on Saturday, December 13th to learn more about LCDW member candidates who are running for office in the upcoming March Primary elections.
December Membership Meeting: Civics 101
Join us as we learn about local government and candidates in Lake County during our presentation Civics 101: Questions you always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask about government!
This meeting will take place at the LCDW Office: 10 N. Lake St Suite 101 Grayslake, IL
Additional Parking available across the street.
Stitch N Bitch
Join Us as we gather to chat while doing some fun crafts! Feel free to bring your own craft project or come and choose a coloring page from our side variety of feminist coloring pages! All are welcome!
POWER UP: Let’s Talk Walk Cards!
Join Us for our next session in our LCDW POWER UP series, POWER UP: Let’s Talk About Walk Cards! A Walk Card is one of the most power tools to reach voters! Ensure that yours is impactful, effective, and representative of your campaign.
This event is open to Candidates, their staff, and any of our LCDW Campaign Mentors. Register Here!
Registration is required. Space is limited.
This event will take place at the LCDW Office.
Stitch ’N Bitch
Come join LCDW members and friends at our November Stitch ’N Bitch event. We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and other craft projects to work on. Feel free to bring your own project or just show up and enjoy good conversation with incredible women!
This event takes place at the LCDW Office.
Round Lake Area Unidos Donation Drive
Round Lake Area Unidos is in need of essential items. LCDW will collect donations to help them provide support to families who need it most at our November meeting.
Urgently needed items:
Bread (any kind)
Diapers (6 & 7) or Pull Ups
Pasta & Sauce
Fruit (Preferably fresh could be oranges, apples, mangoes, grapes)
November Meeting
Join LCDW Members for our monthly meeting at the LCDW Office on Saturday, November 1st as we hear from Lake County State’s Attorney, Eric Rhinehart as he discusses how Lake County communities are being affected by current immigration issues.
Wine, Women, & Posters
Join LCDW Members and Friends as we get together to have fun and make posters for the October 18th No Kings Rally! We will provide some wine and some markers, pens, and poster board, but feel free to bring your own craft supplies and beverage!
October Stitch ’N Bitch
We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and some other craft projects to work on, bring your own project, or just show up and enjoy some good conversation with some cool women.
This event is at the LCDW Office.
Return & Notarize Petitions
Please bring any and all petitions (even if they are not filled out completely) to the October Meeting. After the meeting LCDW will have a notary available after the meeting to notarize petitions and LCDW staff will facilitate returning the petitions to the respective campaigns.
October Meeting
Join LCDW Members for our monthly meeting at the LCDW Office on Saturday, October 4th. We will hear from Joanna Jaimes, Engaged Citizens Program Manager & DOJ Accredited Representative at Mano a Mano. Joanna will share how to best support our immigrant neighbors during this uncertain and challenging time.
This event will take place at 10 N. Lake St. Suite 101 Grayslake, IL.
Overflow parking is available across the street.
Postcard Party
Join us as we write postcards to key elections in swing states across the country!
Walk with LCDW President Mary Edly-Allen
Our LCDW President Mary Edly-Allen is offering to knock doors with community members to help collect signatures, whether you need 10 for Precinct Committee person or 500! No experience required. Reach out to LCDW at lcdemwomen@gmail.com
You will be glad you did!
Postcard Party!
Join us to help write postcards to key elections in swing states across the country!
A Safe Place Lake County Donation Drive
LCDW will also be collecting donations for A Safe Place Lake County at our September Meeting. Please feel free to bring any of the following items to the meeting and we will bring them to A Safe Place.
Urgently Needed Items:
Specialty Hair Care for Diverse Hair Types
(e.g., oils, masks, leave-in conditioners)Baby Wipes
Paper Towels
Additional Items in Need:
Floor Cleaner
Fabric Softener
Clorox Wipes
Women’s and Men’s Deodorant
Baby Lotion
Laundry Pods
LCDW September Meeting
Join us for our monthly meeting on September 6th at 10AM. This meeting will feature our Campaign Guru Jennifer Clark who will provide a preview of our ongoing series POWER UP Your Political Impact. We will also go over updates from LCDW member’s and their campaigns and will have notaries available to notarize petitions for anyone who brings them to the meeting.
Stitch 'N Bitch
We have a wide variety of feminist coloring pages and some other craft projects to work on, bring your own project, or just show up and enjoy some good conversation with some cool women.
This event is at the LCDW Office.
LCDW Summer Social
Join LCDW at our Summer Social at the beautiful Independence Grove Beer Garden! Come spend a Sunday afternoon with LCDW members and friends! Feel free to bring your own food or snacks and there will be local beverages available for purchase.
Independence Grove is located at 16400 W Buckley Rd, Libertyville