The Fine Print:

1) Release Waiver

Photographs and videotape may be taken of participants during meetings, courses and special events. Please be aware the photos/videotape are for LLI use and may be published in various LLI promotional materials. If you  do not want to be photographed, you must give us written notice by sending an email to LLI@waubonsee.edu 

2) Refund Policy

The Membership fee ($25) and Course fees ($10) are nonrefundable. If a course is cancelled by LLI, only payments made by credit card will be reimbursed. Outing and trip fees (priced individually) are refundable if cancellation occurs by the stated registration deadline.

3) Holiday Luncheon Refund Policy

Because we have a contractual agreement with our vendor regarding minimum attendance, any individual cancellation request is non-refundable.

In the event that the Holiday Luncheon is cancelled by LLI, all registrations will be refunded regardless of the method of payment.

 4) Membership

Membership is required to attend classes at LLI.  Membership is also required to register for the Holiday Luncheon and to bring guests. Guests are NOT required to have membership.

5) To Withdraw from a Class or for General Information

Please call: 630-466-2593 and a volunteer will return your call.

Now is the time to sign up for your annual membership, valid from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027. 

Proceeding to register indicates that you have read the above information.

Due Now: The annual membership fee of $25.00 covers 9/1/26 - 8/31/27.

Membership is open to adults ages 50 and older who are actively engaged in the pursuit of knowledge. Your membership provides the opportunity to register for courses, trips, and social events.

The membership fee ($25) and individual course fees ($10) are nonrefundable except in the case of a course cancellation by LLI. (Payments by check cannot be refunded) Outing and trip fees (priced individually) are refundable if cancellation occurs by the stated registration deadline.

Luncheon fees are nonrefundable except in the event that LLI cancels the luncheon, in which case, all registrations will be refunded.

Co facilitator:  Jo Ann Gryder

Christine will walk attendees through the basics of American Mah Jong. One of the most interesting of board games, Mah Jong can seem daunting. Join this class for beginners and learn from a seasoned player.

Book:  A beginners Guide to American Mah Jongg by Elaine Sandberg-available at libraries and online.  (Not required)

Speaker:  Christine Hepinstall

Co-facilitator:  Jo Ann Gryder

Christine will walk attendees through the basics of American Mah Jong. One of the most interesting of board games, Mah Jong can seem daunting. Join this class for beginners and learn from a seasoned player.

Book:  A beginners Guide to American Mah Jongg by Elaine Sandberg  Available at libraries and on line.  (Not required)

Speaker:  Christine Hepinstall

Co-facilitator:  Carl Hays

A tense historical thriller follows FBI agent's race to stop a Nazi plot to abduct Albert Einstein, who Hitler believes can unlock the atomic bomb. Nazi sympathizers across 1930's America hold rallies in Madison Square Garden and covert operations on Long Island. The FBI protects Einstein from Germany operatives' effort to capture him in order to derail Einstein's warning to FDR.

Book:  The Einstein Conspiracy by Steve Israel (not required)

The works of Aurora artist Dr. Charles Smith will be exhibited from 8/17- 9/18 in Waubonsee’s Arrowhead Gallery. Join Dr. Smith in an Artist Talk on 8/27 at 2pm to learn how he spent more than fifteen years building an art environment on his property in Aurora, Illinois that was unlike anything else in America. Working in concrete and found materials, he created over 600 sculptures that resulted in a sprawling, self-made monument to African American history, from its most celebrated figures to its most forgotten ones.

Join LLI members attending the talk at a self-paid lunch at Burnt Barrel restaurant prior to the talk at noon on 8/27.

Speaker:  Dr. Charles Smith

Co-facilitator:  Kelly Knorst

This fun, beginner-friendly class is designed especially for newcomers! You'll learn basic steps and movements first, then sequence them together to create easy to follow dances. No experience needed - just a willingness to move and have fun. Line dancing is more than exercise- its a full brain and body workout. Learning and recalling rhythmic, sequenced movement supports memory, attention, and executive functioning. It also improves coordination, balance, and overall fitness. Line dancing boosts mood and builds social connection in a welcoming, encouraging environment.

Come move, learn, laugh, and give your brain and body a joyful workout!

Six Nations: Presented in roughly chronological order of their entering the war: Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Soviet Union,  United States. Each examined in terms of history, government, resources, demographics, recent experience of war, war aims, and how those came together to produce success or catastrophe.