Current pending legislation such as the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act), executive orders, and court cases could negatively impact your ability to vote. Join AAUW Naperville Area and League of Women Voters of Naperville for a timely community webinar on Wednesday, January 14, at 7 PM. Our panel of experts will share the possible effects and what can be done to counter these measures.
Registration info is coming soon.
AAUW Naperville Area is pleased to announce $15,000 in local scholarships to be awarded in 2026:
For complete criteria and applications, please visit AAUW Naperville Area Scholarships and Grants. Recipients will be selected in Q1 2026.
Find the perfect holiday gift for someone special (or yourself)! Join us for an evening of light sips, sweets, and browsing at Kendra Scott, 167 Oakbrook Center, Oakbrook, IL, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 6 – 8 p.m. Or shop online at kendrascott.com and use code GIVEBACK-KTMFL. 20% of your purchase will support AAUW Naperville Area.
Kendra Scott is a lifestyle brand known for its fashion jewelry and customizable options.
AAUW Naperville Area hosts a casual morning meetup for members and prospectives on the 1st Thursday of most months.
Note new location for December 4: Meet us at Nature’s Best Cafe, 1904 Brookdale Rd., Suite 104, Naperville, from 10:30 – 11:30 AM.
Stop by and have a morning coffee or tea. It’s a great way to meet other members, introduce a friend to AAUW or learn more. We like to support local businesses while we chat about whatever comes up. Find the full meeting schedule, including location changes, here.
Join us for Building a Stronger Community Together, a virtual community webinar, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7 – 8:30 PM CT via Zoom.
ACLU of Illinois, along with co-sponsors AAUW Naperville Area, Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs (ALMAS), Illinois NOW, National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore (NCJW), and Naperville Neighbors United (NNU) are pleased to present a virtual, non-partisan community town hall responding to the pivotal moment that our country is in.
This conversation will focus on the nationwide civil liberties landscape, highlight state and local responses, and explore the role we can each play in our communities in the fight ahead. This event is designed to bring together current supporters in the Western Suburbs area while welcoming new voices to the movement.
Participants will hear directly from the ACLU of Illinois, local community members, and activists. And, you will have the chance to ask questions, connect with others virtually, and take action to help build a stronger, more informed, and more engaged community.
RSVP for Zoom link on ACLU event page**Please note that we also will livestream the program on the ACLU of Illinois’ YouTube channel. The livestream will be in English and does not require prior registration to view.
The ACLU of Illinois strives to create inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to fully engage with programming. We are planning for this program to be in English with an option for live translation in Spanish available to participants. We also will have live captioning in English and will monitor requests for additional accommodations to better participate in the event.
Questions? Please reach out to events@aclu-il.org.
Members and friends are invited to join AAUW Naperville Area at Hopvine Brewing Company, 4030 Fox Valley Center Dr., Aurora, Ill., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at 6:30 PM to mingle and support a great cause! Tickets are $30 and include hot and cold appetizers and sweet bites. A cash bar will be available.
Our party will benefit Aunt Mary’s Storybook, a project of Companions Journeying Together (https://cjtinc.org/), to help Illinois children and their incarcerated parents.
When a parent is incarcerated, a child’s whole world changes. Aunt Mary’s Storybook helps bridge that distance by recording parents and relatives reading stories, and then sending the recordings (and the books) to the children so they can hear their loved ones’ voices, feel their love, and know they are not forgotten.
So come for the festivities and fun — and bring a NEW, unwrapped book (or two) for children from newborn to 18 years old. Many Aunt Mary’s Storybook clients are African American and Hispanic families and they always need books sensitive to these cultures. They also need softcover books in addition to board books for babies and toddlers.
We encourage you to purchase books from local independent book stores. They will have good suggestions about current favorites. Some ideas:
The Membership Team is excited to invite you to a Fall Meet & Greet on Tuesday, October 21st! Whether you are a new member looking to meet fellow members and board members, or a prospective member with questions about AAUW, we’d love to welcome you all and share more about who we are and what we do.
Join us for one of two in-person gatherings on Tuesday, October 21 for casual conversation over light treats and beverages:
10-11 AM – Nature’s Best Cafe, 1904 Brookdale Road, Naperville
5-6 PM – Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 110 S. Washington St., Naperville
Click the link below to let us know you are coming, or email aauwnaper.mbr@gmail.com with questions.
Are you interested in learning about and discussing U.S. foreign policy? Each year the Foreign Policy Association researches and presents Great Decisions study guides on eight international policy topics of importance to the United States. AAUW Naperville Area sponsors two Great Decisions discussion groups, AM and PM, that meet weekly from mid-January through mid-March.
Discussions are open to AAUW and community members. If you signed up for Great Decisions at a recent AAUW Naperville Area event, you are on our notification list for 2026. Anyone who participated in Great Decisions in the past also will remain on the list. Contact info for sign-ups.
On October 7 we will start taking orders for the Great Decisions Briefing Book and you will receive an email with details for ordering. The cost is approximately $29. We purchase books in bulk to receive a discount. If you don’t receive the pre-order email, please contact one of the group leaders, Liz Kruk, kruk5@att.net, or Becky Glimco, beckyglimco@gmail.com, to be included in the bulk order. You can also order a book directly from the Foreign Policy Association.
Welcome to Liz Kruk, the new coordinator for AAUW Naperville Area’s AM discussion group. And sincere thanks to Lee Eastman for her years of leadership.
The community is invited to attend American Healthcare: A Conversation with Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at 7 PM CT.
AAUW (American Association of University Women) Naperville Area and Aurora Area branches are pleased to present this informative and timely webinar with Rep. Underwood, 14th District of Illinois. As a healthcare professional and policymaker, Rep. Underwood is a passionate advocate for effective healthcare.
AAUW members and potential members — you are invited to join AAUW Naperville Area for an engaging morning Sat., Sept. 13, 9:30 – 11:30 AM at the DuPage River Park Picnic Shelter (south side of Royce Road – look for the farm silo).
Get ready to connect with like-minded individuals who are passionate about promoting equity for all women and ensuring that education remains a powerful path to equity and opportunity. Bring your rally poster examples and ideas — we’re making posters so we’ll all be ready for the next rally!
This in-person event is a great opportunity to learn about AAUW, network, share ideas, and get inspired to make a difference. Morning refreshments and beverages will be served.
Please RSVP by September 9, 2025, 5 PM.
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