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To the people of
Lincoln and Logan County – thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for
coming out on a cold, rainy evening to fill the LCU Chapel to
capacity in your red to show the members of COGFA that we are a
community united to Save Logan!
Thank you for
demonstrating the passion and spirit you have not only for Lincoln
and Logan County, but more importantly for your friends and
neighbors who would be directly affected by this closing!
Thank you for
showing to the legislators, to the Governor's office, to the media,
and to the outside world what it truly means to be a community!
Wednesday evening's
COGFA hearing was an amazing event. We heard how even the architects
of the Governor's plan to close Logan don't want it to close. We
heard our local legislators effectively question those officials and
strongly support Logan. We had dozens of local citizens beautifully
weave together testimony that described the impact the closing might
have, the realities of life in Lincoln these days, and, as a result,
the best things about Lincoln.
We are deeply
grateful to all who had any hand in making Wednesday evening the
special night that it was!
We delivered a
great message, and I am confident that message was heard.
Now that we've
delivered that message, we still have further work to do. COGFA
still needs to vote to keep Logan open. We are anticipating that
vote will come the week of November 7-10. If you'd like to continue
the momentum of Wednesday night, please call or write the members of
that Commission to thank them for coming to Lincoln to hear us and
to ask them to support Logan with their vote. Their
addresses and
phone numbers are shown below.
Once the COGFA vote
occurs, the General Assembly and the Governor still need to reach
consensus that enough money is available from some source to keep
Logan Correctional Center open. Senators Bomke and Brady and
Representatives Brauer and Mitchell all are adamant in their support
of Logan. Please reach out to the Governor by phone or mail to
encourage him to reach agreement with the General Assembly on making
funds available to keep Logan open. (His contact information is
shown below.)
Thank you again for
everyone's support of Logan and of this community. We all should be
proud of the giant step we took Wednesday evening. Let's continue
this united effort until we secure victory!
In deep
appreciation,
Keith Snyder
(End of mayor's letter)
Recently COGFA made a recommendation that four of the seven
facilities earmarked for closure by Gov. Quinn be kept open. They
are Singer Mental Health Center in Rockford, Chester Mental Health
Center in Chester, Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon and Illinois
Youth Center in Murphysboro.
Final recommendations on the three remaining targeted facilities
-- the Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Jacksonville Developmental
Center and Logan Correctional Center -- should be made known in the
next few days.
Although the COGFA findings are only advisory, no governor has
gone against the opinion of that board.
[Text from Mayor Keith Snyder;
LDN]
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Below is a list of names, phone numbers and addresses of COGFA
members and the governor:
COGFA members:
Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg, co-chair
820 Davis St.
Evanston, IL 60201
District phone: 847-492-1200
Capitol phone: 217-782-2119
Sen. Michael Frerichs
45 E. University Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
District: 217-355-5252
Capitol: 217-782-2507
Sen. Matt Murphy
Palatine Centre Atrium Offices
Palatine, IL 60067
District: 847-776-1490
Capitol: 217-782-4471
Sen. Suzi Schmidt
37908 N. Fairfield Road
Lake Villa, IL 60046
District: 224-372-7465
Capitol: 217-782-7353
Sen. Dave Syverson
200 S. Wyman St.
Rockford, IL 61101
District: 815-987-7555
Capitol: 217-782-5413
Sen. Donne Trotter
8704 S. Constance Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
District: 773-933-7715
Capitol: 217-782-3201
Rep. Patricia Bellock, co-chair
1 S. Cass Ave.
Westmont, IL 60559
District: 630-852-8633
Capitol: 217-782-1448
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
8951 W. 151st St.
Orland Park, IL 60462
District: 708-226-1999
Capitol: 217-782-3316
Rep. Elaine Nekritz
24 S. Des Plaines River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
District: 847-257-0450
Capitol: 217-558-1004
Rep. Raymond Poe
E-1 Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
District and Capitol: 217-782-0044
Rep. Al Riley
3649 W. 183rd St.
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
District: 708-799-4364
Capitol: 217-588-1007
Rep. Michael Tryon
1 N. Virginia St.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
District: 815-459-6453
Capitol: 217-782-0432
Governor:
Gov. Pat Quinn
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph, 16-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-2121 |
