Know your federal, state, and local representatives and how to contact them.
- Be ready to call or email them to tell them what you think.
- Identify yourself as a constituent.
- Try to use your own words rather than copying a sample message.
- Add your representatives to your address book for easy reference
Put your reps on speed dial!
If you live in Chicago, your US senators are:
Dick Durbin
U.S. Senator for Illinois
- Chicago: (312) 353-4952
- Springfield: (217) 492-4062
- D.C.: (202) 224-2152
Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator for Illinois
- Chicago: (312) 886-3506
- Springfield: (217) 528-6124
- D.C.: (202) 224-2854
If you live in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, your US Representative is most likely:
Mike Quigley
U.S. Representative for Illinois District 5
- Chicago: (773) 267-5926
- DC: (202) 225-4061
Not sure who your US Representative is? Find out here.
If you live in Illinois, your governor is:
J.B. Pritzker
- Springfield: 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
- Chicago: 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
If you live in or around the Lincoln Square neighborhood, your Illinois State Senator and State Representative are most likely:
Sara Feigenholz
Illinois Senator, District 6
- Chicago: (773) 296-4141
- Springfield: (217) 557-0523
Ann M. Williams
Illinois Representative, District 11
- Chicago: (773) 880-9082
- Springfield: (217) 782-2458
Not sure who your Illinois state senator or representative is? Find out here.
If you live in or around the Lincoln Square neighborhood, your Chicago Alderman is most likely either Matt Martin or Andre Vasquez:
Matt Martin
47th Ward Alderman
Phone: (773) 868-4747
4243 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Andres Vasquez
40th Ward Alderman
Phone: (773) 654-1867
5620 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60659
Not sure who your alderman is? Find out here.