LWV Naperville candidate forums this week and next
The League of Women Voters of Naperville is holding live candidate forums on the following days:
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, Indian Prairie District 204 School Board;
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, Naperville Park Board;
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, Naperville City Council;
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7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, Naperville District 203 School Board.
To watch or all of the forums live, register at lwvnaperville.org. Anyone who forgets to register can watch them live via the League’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/leagueofwomenvotersnaperville.
Candidate questions and answers can be viewed at www.vote411.org/.
Early voting underway in DuPage and Will counties
Early voting for the April 6 general election has started in DuPage and Will counties.
DuPage voters can vote between now and March 19 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, Building 5, 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton.
Fairgrounds voting hours will expand to 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday between March 22 and April 4.
Other satellite early voting locations will open at a later date. Go to www.dupageco.org/Election/Voting/EarlyVoting for a list of those locations and for more information on early voting.
Anyone who wants to vote by mail should request a ballot by calling 630-407-5600 or going to www.dupageco.org/Election/VoteByMail.
In Will County, early votes can be cast from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through April 5 at the Will County Clerk’s Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet. Hours will be expanded to additional times and weekends later in March.
Another 21 satellite early voting locations throughout the county will open starting March 22.
For a complete list of early voting locations and hours, go to thewillcountyclerk.com.
Residents can also request vote-by-mail ballots through April 1 by completing an application at thewillcountyclerk.com or by requesting one by email at [email protected] or by phone at 815-740-4615.
Park district to resume youth baseball, softball
Naperville Park District’s youth baseball and softball programs will resume this spring, T-Ball, Coach-Pitch and Machine-Pitch baseball and softball leagues resume in mid-May for pre-K through second grade, and Girls’ Sliderz Softball leagues for grades 3-8 begin resume in late April.
Baseball and softball are among the youth sports considered to be low-risk activities relative to COVID-19, according to state guidelines, a park district news release said.
New this spring, those registering may register either as an individual or as a team. When registering their children, parents are asked to consider serving as a volunteer coach or assistant coach, the release said.
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“We provide training and support for volunteer coaches, who contribute so much to the team experience, which is focused on fun, learning and good sportsmanship,” program manager Fred Gusel said.
For the 2021 spring season, Coach-Pitch for second grade levels will include both Coach-Pitch and Machine-Pitch methods, the release said. The first grade program will remain exclusively Coach-Pitch.
Naperville Park District will continue to follow participation guidelines for recreational sports relative to coronavirus and participants are asked to review guidelines at www.napervilleparks.org/coronavirus prior to attending practices and games.
Detailed baseball and softball program information will be available online at www.napervilleparks.org/programguides beginning March 3. Online registration for baseball and softball programs begins at noon March 16 for residents and noon March 18 for nonresidents.