Get to know your politicians!
Not sure what your elected officials think? Project Vote Smart provides a wealth of infornmation on federal, state, and local politicians: voting records, positions, and public statements; ratings from various interest groups; campaign financing, and more. Check out their website here [1].
Contact information for your elected officials
Contact U.S Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth here [2]. [Please note that as of 2/5/18, the Senate.gov website has a broken link for contacting Senator Duckworth. This [3] link should work for now. Editor.]
Identify and contact your U.S. Representative here [4]. (Enter your zip code in the upper right corner.)
Identify your Illinois state senators and representative here [5] and click on the name to find contact information. You can also find contact and other information for them on the Illinois General Assembly website here [6].
For local officials, google the name of your city or county and find its website.
Know your zip +4!
Some 5-digit zip codes include more than one electoral district. The 9-digit code will allow you to find all of your elected officials. Look it up here [7].