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Voter Information from the League of Women Voters
Wednesday, February 11, 12–1pm Central via Zoom
The November midterms are coming! Voting is your right; being informed and prepared is your responsibility! Catherine Mardikes of the League of Women Voters will discuss the League’s activities and share useful information for voting in the midterms this November as well as the municipal elections this Spring. We will also explore how best to evaluate judicial candidates and what impact the new Ward map will have for Chicago voters.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.
|  OUR SPEAKER
Catherine Mardikes PhD, Vice President of the League of Women Voters of Chicago and South Side Unit Co-Leader
Since 2017 Catherine has served as Acting President, Executive Vice President, and co-leader of the South Side Unit of the League of Women Voters of Chicago. She is especially active in Voter Services, where she has not only organized many voter registration drives, but also put together a number of candidates’ forums. She is Senior Humanities Bibliographer at the University of Chicago Library, specializing in Classics and the Ancient Near East. | |
Chicago Hyde Park Village's free Zoom Drop-In series is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. All are welcome! Invite a friend!
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| | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Wednesday, February 4
Friday, February 13
Friday, February 27
Wednesday, March 4
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more! | CHPV Men's Group
CHPV's Affinity Groups are an excellent way to get to know other people with similar interests and concerns. CHPV's Men's Group meets the first through fourth Thursdays every month typically at 4pm. Join the Men's Group for socialization and a cuppa java.
NOTE: Men's Group starts at 3:30 on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
• 1st Thursdays of the month in-person at Augustana Lutheran Church
• 3rd Thursdays of the month in-person at Capital One Café
• 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month via Zoom
| | Silver Screen Society
Movies at Hyde Park Art Center
With CHPV & UChicago Service League
Monthly on the first Friday
Friday, February 6, 1:30
Screening beings at 2
Time
Directed by Garrett Bradley
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If you are a CHPV member, please verify and update your contact information so you'll be listed correctly our Member Directory. Log in at chpv.org/profile and verify your details under Basic Information. | | | Has your membership lapsed?
If so, you will not be listed in the 2025 Member Directory. Login at chpv.org to renew.
The PDF directory will be published annually and available to members for free. The print directory will be available on request at select events.
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CHPV's Online Member Directory is always available and always current. Find it at chpv.org/directory. | CHPV MONTH AT A GLANCE
Schedule subject to change. Please visit chpv.org/calendar to confirm prior to attending.
| MONDAYS
- Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell
- StrongerMemory (through February 2)
- Declutterer's Support (2nd & 4th Monday)
TUESDAYS
- Mindfulness-Awareness Meditation with Alice Dan, PhD
- Memoir Writing Class (scheduled periodically)
- Dinner Salon (1st Tuesday)
- Hearing Loss Support Group (3rd Tuesday)
WEDNESDAYS
- Zoom Drop-In (2nd Wednesday)
- Lunch Gathering (4th Wednesday)
- Tech Café with U Chicago Tech Savvy Friends (periodically during the academic year)
THURSDAYS
- Yoga for Balance with Janèe Powell
- AKARAMA & CHPV Memory Café (3rd Thursday)
- Men's Group (in person 1st & 3rd Thursdays; Zoom 2nd & 4th Thursdays)
FRIDAYS
- Exercise for Strength, Flexibility, & Balance with Wesley Pulphus
- Women's Group
- Movies at Hyde Park Art Center (1st Friday)
- Tech Café with U Chicago Tech Savvy Friends (periodically during the academic year)
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In preparation for last summer's No Kings protests, League of Women Voters Chicago hosted a free webinar to about how to protect your rights, stay safe while exercising free speech, and be prepared for peaceful civic action. With the widespread protests against the administration's ICE tactics, it's no less important now to Know Your Rights & Protest Safety. | |
JOIN THE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY MOVEMENT!
Dementia Friends is a global movement to support those with dementia in local communities. Learn about dementia, how it affects people, and the small things you can do to make a difference in the lives of your neighbors and friends with the disease.
DID YOU KNOW?
Hyde Park was Chicago's first certified Dementia-Friendly community! Re-watch CHPV's 2021 Zoom Drop-In:
Chicago Public Library Edgewater Branch is offering an in-person informational session on the Dementia Friendly Movement and becoming a Dementia Friend:
Become a Dementia Friend
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
6:30PM – 7:30PM
Edgewater Branch, Chicago Public Library
6000 N. Broadway, Chicago IL 60660
Betty A. Barclay Community Room, 2nd floor
|  Girl Scout Cookies For Sale!
Get your annual Girl Scout cookie fix and support our local Girl Scouts. Place your order online with Hyde Parker Girl Scout Zoe Oakes.
Visit Zoe's Digital Girl Scout Cookie Store
Orders must be placed before March 1. If you need help placing an order or if you have any questions, contact local Girl Scout troop leader and Zoe's mom Kate Oakes at katevolkman@gmail.com or 415-307-2174.
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 Please join the University of Chicago Public Safety Advisory Council for its upcoming meeting on Thursday, February 5 at 6 p.m. The virtual meeting will include an update from UChicago Chief of Police Kyle Bowman on the results of crime reduction efforts throughout the extended patrol area; a presentation from Mike Kwiatkowski, assistant vice president for campus safety, on the hiring, training, and deployment of Allied Universal personnel who address security on and off campus, such as safety ambassadors and “Green Light" car operators; and an overview from Katie Martin Peck, associate director for campus environment, of pedestrian safety improvements made to the Midway Plaisance and 55th Street over the past several months.
RSVP
Zoom details will be shared with registered attendees prior to the meeting.
To learn more about the Public Safety Advisory Council—an independent body that seeks community input on issues impacting safety and security on campus and in the UCPD extended patrol area—visit psac.uchicago.edu. | | ASA Chicagoland Roundtable: Illinois has a Multi-Sector Plan for Aging: What are the Next Steps?
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The ASA Chicagoland Roundtable, along with Health & Medicine, invite partners and community members to join us on Friday, February 6 for our next roundtable to learn about the newly released Multi-Sector Plan for Aging, discuss implementation considerations, and connect the plan to ongoing community-level efforts across the state.
We hope you can join us as we hear from Mary Killough, Director, Illinois Department on Aging, and Michelle Hoersch Chief Planning Officer, who will present the plan itself. Diane Slezak, CEO and President, AgeOptions, and Phillipe Largent, State Director, AARP Illinois will share their thoughts on the plan and what we can all do to make sure we achieve its laudable goals.
Provided by Rush University and American Society on Aging
Visit this website to access recent ASA Chicagoland Roundtable sessions. | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
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