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Editorial Support for IRC Reform Proposals
Daily Herald Calls for Public Action in Support of Reform
In a series of articles addressing recent reform efforts in the state of Illinois, the Daily Herald has called upon Illinois' citizens to contact their legislators and voice support for reforming Illinois politics. After publicly endorsing the Illinois Reform Commissions' recommendations for comprehensive legislative reform, the Daily Herald is now encouraging its readers to do the same. "Spend just 20 minutes or so today calling or writing your legislators and the legislative leaders who control so much in Springfield," a recent article urges. To assist readers in contacting their elected officials, the Daily Herald has also published a contact list for state legislators. For full Daily Herald coverage, please see the links below.
Fed up with graft? You're obligated to weigh in - Chicago Daily Herald, May 11, 2009
How to contact your lawmakers - Chicago Daily Herald, May 11, 2009
Additional coverage of the Illinois Reform Commission's recommendations for reform can be found below in the "In the News" section of the homepage.
Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune Endorse Illinois Reform Commission's Call for Reform
Editorials appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune have endorsed the Illinois Reform Commission's call for swift and comprehensive reform. Both editorials called upon the General Assembly and the State's citizens to take action, underscoring the 100-Day Report's warning that apathy and cynicism is a silent endorsement of corruption.
The Sun-Times editorial includes contact information for Illinois legislators and reform groups. The Tribune editorial also praised the Commission and its staff, composed of volunteers from the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, for embracing--and achieving--the daunting goal of proposing meaningful reform in just one hundred days. Additional coverage of the Commission's 100-Day Report can be found below in the "In the News" section of the homepage.
Give your Illinois legislators an earful on ethics reform - Chicago Sun-Times, May 6, 2009
Give lawmakers your ultimatum. And do it now. - Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2009