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emailThe more often people hear about single-payer health care, the more support it will get. When you see an article about health care in a newspaper, online publication, or blog, don’t hesitate to respond with a letter or comment mentioning single-payer and why you support it. (And don’t forget to link to it through your Facebook or Twitter account!)
See tips on writing letters to the editor and op eds here. Be sure to check the guidelines of the paper you’re writing to, usually found on their Opinion or Letters page. "Tips for Aspiring Op-Ed Writers" from the New York Times, 2017, here.
Below are some examples of letters from Illinois single-payer activists. Note that letters can be either personal (the first) or general (the second). For other examples on our website, use the search term “letter to the editor.”
Be sure to let us know if your letter or op ed is published! Send us a link, or a copy of the letter, along with the name of the publication and the date it was published.
Contact info for national newspapers
- Instructions and contact info for letters to the editor here.
- Instructions and contact info for op-ed pieces here.\
- May 2019: The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com.
- Instructions and contact infor letters to the editor here.
- Instructions and contact info for op-ed pieces here.
- Contact information here.
Contact info for Illinois newspapers
- Instructions and form for submissing a letter to the editor here.
- Email your letter to the editor:
letters@chicagotribune.com - Chicago Sun-Times
- Email your letter to the editor or your opinion piece to: letters@suntimes.com
- Please include your neighborhood or hometown and a phone number for verification purposes.
- Surface mail address here; click on "Opinion" in the menu to read examples of published submissions.
- Mail letters to Crain's Chicago Business, 150 N. Michigan, Chicago IL 60601
- Email letters to: letters@chicagobusiness.com. Instructions here.
- Include complete name; city; and telephone number. Letters should be as brief as possible and may be edited.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
- Contact information here.
- Scroll to bottom of this page for comment submission form.
Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon County, and Central Illinois)
- Information on letter submission here.
The Herald-News (owned by the Chicago Sun-Times; Joliet area, Will County)
- Contact information here.
Illinois Times (Springfield)
- On-line submission of letters to the editor here.
The News-Gazette (Central Illinois, including Champaign-Urbana)
- Information on submitting a letter to the editor here.
Northwest Herald (McHenry County)
- Submit a letter to the editor here.
Pekin Daily Times (Peoria metro area)
- Contact information here.
- Column in support of single-payer health care here.
- Op ed in support of single-payer health care here.
- Opinion sectioon here.
- Letters to the editor: forum@pjstar.com
- Submit a letter to the editor here.
Southtown Star (owned by Chicago Sun-Times; covers parts of south suburban Cook County and Will County)
- Information on submitting a letter to the editor here.
State Journal-Register (Springfield; covers state government)
- Information on submitting letters to the editor and guest columns here.