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Hybrid: Civic Awareness Series with The League of Women Voters

An Evening with Paul Lisnek

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Schaumburg, and Barrington Areas and various Illinois libraries are proud to partner on the kick off of our 2026 Civic Awareness Series, a program dedicated to the continued civic education and engagement of our patrons. We are thrilled to welcome back WGN-TV's Paul Lisnek to start our series off strong. Lisnek will speak about Illinois politics as well as help prepare participants for the upcoming Midterm Elections in November.

About the Speaker: Paul Lisnek, J.D., Ph.D. is a multi-Emmy, Cablefax, Telly, Communicator, and Beacon Award-winning television host and analyst. Paul has been the political analyst for WGN-TV since 2008, appearing on all its # 1 rated newscasts discussing political and legal issues of the day. He is the host of WGN-TV Political Report seen every Sunday morning at 9am, on which he interviews the leading political figures in the city, state and country. Paul has interviewed presidents, governors, senators, congressmen, local representatives and mayors too numerous to count over the last 38 years. Paul can also be heard on wgnradio.com, where he hosts a podcast called “Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain,” which addresses political, theatre and arts, and other areas of interest to Chicagoland. He is also a fill-in host on WGN Radio.

This program is presented in partnership with:

Algonquin Area Public Library District, Aurora Public Library District, Barrington Area Library, Blue Island Public Library, Cary Area Library, Clarendon Hills Public Library, Crystal Lake Public Library, Deerfield Public Library, Ela Area Public Library, Elmhurst Public Library, Fox River Valley Public Library District, Fremont Public Library, Gail Borden Public Library, Glenview Public Library, Grayslake Area Public Library, Highland Park Public Library, Huntley Area Public Library, La Grange Public Library, Lake Bluff Public Library, Lake Forest Library, Lake Villa District Library, Lincolnwood Public Library, McHenry Public Library District, Morton Grove Public Library, Mount Prospect Public Library, Northbrook Library, Oak Park Public Library, Palatine Library District, Prospect Heights Public Library, St. Charles Public Library, Thomas Ford Library, Vernon Area Library, Warren-Newport Public Library District, Wilmette Public Library, Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District, Woodridge Public Library.

You can choose to attend this program in-person or watch online on Zoom. Please indicate your preference when registering. After registering, you receive a link to the Zoom webinar at least three hours before the program. A recording of this program is sent out to patrons within 24 hours after the program.

Want to switch your attendance preference from online to in-person (or vice versa)? No problem! Just give us a call at (847) 923-3347 and we'll take care of that for you.

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