From: DanielCorderoFernandez Cordero Fernandez
To: againstslaughter@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: [againstslaughter] Contact information for IL Media: Send letters to the editor
 
Hi,

Here it is a list of contact information for all the newspapers and other media we have contacted on the media blitz. Please, send letters to the editor and story suggestions rebutting Pritchard´s, Black´s and IHC´s arguments and urging people to contact their Representatives asking them to support the bill.

Daniel

LIST #1

PAPERS

-Chicago Sun Times

Phone: 312-321-3000
Feedback webform:
http://www.suntimes.com/geninfo/feedback.html

-Chicago Tribune

435 N. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 1-800-874-2863
Public Editor, Don Wycliff: publiceditor @tribune.com

-Illinois Leader

Letters to the editor: letters @illinoisleader.com

-State Journal Register:

Newsroom
(217) 788-1513
sjr @sj-r.com
Letters to the editor:
sjr @sj-r.com

-DeKalb Daily Chronicle

Letters to the editor: jkelleher @pulitzer.net

Danny Allison; pressroom director:
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 255.
E-mail: dannyallison @pulitzer.net

John Kelleher; managing editor, newsroom operations: jkelleher @pulitzer.net
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 235

Inger Koch; news editor: ikoch @pulitzer.net
Phone: (877) 688-4841, Ext. 220

-Rockford Register Star

Letters to the editor webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/lettertotheeditor.shtml

Press release submitting webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/pressrelease.shtml

Newsroom contact webform:
http://www.rrstar.com/ezaccess/contactus/newsroomfeedback.shtml

Street Address:
99 E. State St.
Rockford IL 61104

-Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News-Democrat, 120 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL 62220-2130.
Main: (618) 234-1000
Letters to the editor: letters @bnd.com
Newsroom email: newsroom @bnd.com

-Benton Evening News

111-113 East Church,
P. O. Box 877,
Benton, IL 62812 call
phone: 618-438-5611
fax: 618-435-2413
e-mail: benton @neondsl.com

-Carmi Times
PO Box 190,
Carmi, IL 62821
phone: 1-618-382-4176
Fax: 1-618-384-2163
Composition: composition @carmitimes.com
Editorial: editorial @carmitimes.com

-Charleston-Matton Journal Gazette & Times Courrier

Phone: (217)238-6865 Bill Lair - Managing editor
E-mail: blair@jg-tc.com
Phone: (217) 238-6865
Pressroom Phone: (217) 238-6852
General Contact Info phones:
Journal Gazette: (217) 235-5656 or (217) 345-7025; Times-Courier: (217)
345-7085
Fax: Journal Gazette: (217) 238-6886; Times-Courier: (217) 345-7090
Press releases, letters to the editor, obituaries, general inquiries:
editorial @jg-tc.com

-Edwardsville Inteligencer

feedback @edwpub.com

-Harrisburg Daily Register

35 South Vine Street,
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7146
fax: (618) 252-0863
Managing Editor: editor @yourclearwave.com

-Ottawa Daily Times

110 W. Jefferson St.,
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: 815-433-2000
General Manager, James E. Malley: dtimes @udnet.net

-The Columbia Chronicle

Columbia Chronicle
623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 205
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 344-7253
Letters to the editor: Webform:
http://www.ccchronicle.com/back/2004-01-12/contact.html#
Story Suggestion Webform:
http://www.ccchronicle.com/storySuggestion.html

-The Bradley Scout

BU Scout
Sisson Hall 319
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
Phone: 309-677-3067
Fax: 309-677-2609

Editor
Chris Kaergard
editor @buscout.com

Managing Editor
Steve Depies
managingeditor @buscout.com

News Editor
Katy Hardy
news @buscout.com

-The DePaulia

Editor in Chief:
Michelle M. Valiukenas
mvaliuke @depaul.edu

Mark Seconsky
News Editor
dpnewsdesk @msn.com

Andy Daglas
Opinion/Editorial Editor
adaglas @depaul.edu

-The Daily Eastern News

Letters: Contact Webform:
http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/main.cfm?include=submit

-The Chicago Flame

chicagoflame @chicagoflame.com

-The Daily Northwestern

Newsroom phone (847) 491-3222
E-mail: forum @dailynorthwestern.com

-The Daily Egyptian

Daily Egyptian
SIU M/S 6887
1247 Communications Building
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618) 536-3311 (all departments)
Fax: (618) 453-8244 (News)
Letters to the editor: http://newshound.de.siu.edu/office/letters

-The Aleste (Edwardsville-East St. Louis)

Campus Box 1167 SIUE
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1167
Phone: (618) 650-3528
Fax: (618) 650-3514


- Chicago Daily Southtown:

Main offices
6901 W. 159th St.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 633-6700

Editorial Department
Newsroom:
P: (708) 633-6777
news @dailysouthtown.com

News editor:
Jean Hodges
P(708) 633-6735
E-mail: jhodges @dailysouthtown.com

Editorial page editor:
Ed Koziarski
P (708) 633-6788
E-mail: ekoziarski @dailysouthtown.com

- Arlington Heights Daily Herald:

fencepost @dailyherald.com
editorial @dailyherald.com
Editorial Fax #: (847) 427-1301
Night News Desk Phone #: (847) 427-4440

Mailing addresses and local offices:

Office Center
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 280
Arlington Heights, IL 60006-0280
T: (847) 427-4300
Office Address:
155 E. Algonquin Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Lake County
50 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 104
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1578
T: (847) 680-5800
F: (847) 680-0189

DuPage County
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2497
Naperville, IL 60567-2497
Office Address:
4300 W. Commerce Ct.
Lisle, IL 60532
T: (630) 955-3500
F: (630) 955-0895

North Kane County/Fox Valley
385 Airport Rd., Ste. A
Elgin, IL 60123-9341
T: (847) 608-2700
F: (847) 608-0849

South Kane County/Tri Cities
3805 E. Main St., Suite A
St. Charles, IL 60174-2400
T: (630) 587-8500
F: (630) 587-8606

Springfield Bureau
T: (217) 782-6165


- Alton Telegraph

telegraph_pub @hotmail.com
Phone: (618) 463-2500 (Ask for a fax #???)

- Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph:

Address:
The Pantagraph
301 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 2907
Bloomington, IL 61702-2907
Phone: 309-829-9000
Toll free: 800-747-7323
Fax: 309-829-8497
Letters to the editor: bwills @pantagraph.com
You can use as well this contact webform:

http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/submitletter.html

- The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale):

Address:
The Southern Illinoisan
710 North Illinois Ave.
P.O. Box 2108
Carbondale, IL 62902
Press releases: news @TheSouthern.com
Letters to the editor: Jeff.Smyth @TheSouthern.com
Editor: Meta.Minton @TheSouthern.com

- The Centralia Sentinel:

Phone & Fax directory:

Centralia Office: 618-532-5604
Newsroom: 618-532-5601
Circulation depatment: 618-532-5606
Fax: 618-532-1212

Mt Vernon Office: 618-246-2000
Newsroom: 618-532-5601
Fax: 618-246-9902

Mailing Addresses:

Centralia Office:
Centralia Sentinel
P.O. Box 627
Centralia, IL 62801

Mt. Vernon Office:
Morning Sentinel
1808 Broadway
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864


- Champaign-Urbana News Gazette:

Press releases:
Champaign County--Mail to:
The News-Gazette
P.O. Box 677
Champaign, IL 61824-0677

Vermilion County--Drop off at 137 N. Walnut St., Danville
E-mail: news @news-gazette.com

Letters to the editor:
Mail:
The News-Gazette
P.O. Box 677
Champaign, IL 61824-0677

Drop off: 15 Main Street, Champaign.
E-mail: letters @news-gazette.com
Webform: http://www.news-gazette.com/nnews/editorial/

- Decartur Herald & Review

Bob Fallstrom (Community News Editor) - Phone: (217) 421-7981
Email: bob.fallstrom @lee.net
John Reidy (Herald & Review Night News Editor) - Phone: (217) 421-7968
Email: john.reidy @lee.net

Press releases:
Webform:
http://www.herald-review.com/Editorials/submitpressrelease.php

Letters to the editor:
Webform:
http://www.herald-review.com/Editorials/lettertoeditor.php

General Info Phone: 217-429-5151

- Freeport Jornal Register:

Mailing Address:

27 S. State Ave.
P.O. Box 330
Freeport, IL 61032

Phones:
(815) 232-1171
(800) 325-NEWS

24-Hr Fax Lines:
News (815) 232-0105
Office (815) 232-3601

Letters to the editor:
tim.crosby @journalstandard.com

You can also use the following webform:
http://www.journalstandard.com/forms/letters/

- Macomb Journal
Newsroom: 309-833-2114
or e-mail to news @macombjournal.com

- Quincy Herald-Whig

Press Releases, Letters to the Editor:
whig @whig.com

- Peoria Journal Star

Address:
Peoria Journal Star
1 News Plaza
Peoria, IL. U.S.A. 61643

General Switchboard:
309-686-3000

Newsroom directory:
Newsroom FAX 309-686-3296
Springfield Bureau 217-782-6292
Tel-An-Editor 309-682-5050, ext. 1212
State Desk 309-686-3153
Email: news @pjstar.com

Letters to the editor:
forum @pjstar.com

CAMPUS PAPERS

- University of Chicago´s Maroon

The Chicago Maroon
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 East 59th Street, Lower Level
Chicago, IL 60637
Newsroom Phone: (773) 702-1403
Business Phone: (773) 702-9555
Fax: (773) 702-3032
Email: garthj @uchicago.edu     (Letters to the editor)

- Champaign-Urbana Daily Illini

Letters to the editor:
opinions @dailyillini.com
Editor in chief:
eic @dailyillini.com
Managing editor:
news @dailyillini.com
News editor
news @dailyillini.com
Development editor
news @dailyillini.com

- NIU Northern Star

Main phone: 815.753.0101
Fax: 815.753.0708
Editor in Chief : Mark Bieganski (815) 753.0105
Managing Editor : Jaime Swanson (815) 753.0117
Campus Editor : Nicholas Alajakis (815) 753.9643
Metro Editor : Libby John (815) 753.9644
Letters to the editor: editor @northernstar.info


TV STATIONS

-WAND (ABC Ch. 17, Decartur)

WAND TV
904 Southside Drive
Decatur, Illinois 62521
Phone: 217-424-2500
Fax: 217-424-2583
news @wandtv.com (John McAll)
publicaffairs @wandtv.com (Ken Frye)

-WIFR (CBS Ch. 23, Rockford)

23 WIFR
2523 North Meridian Road
Rockford, IL. 61101
News: 815-987-5330
Fax: 815-987-5333

ndaaron @wifr.com
news @wifr.com

-WFLD (Fox Ch. 32 Chicago)

http://www.foxchicago.com/    (Click on Viewer Feedback and then select
Morning News Feedback on the box below)

-WQMAC (NBC Ch. 5 Chicago)

http://www.nbc5.com/contact/  (Select the box called News Comments)

-WREX (NBC Ch. 13 Rockford)

13 WREX-TV
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL  61105
Main phone: (815) 335-2213
Main Fax: (815) 335-2055
Newsroom email: news @wrex.com

-WEIU (PBS Ch. 51 Charleston)

WEIU-TV 51
1521 Buzzard Hall
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
Telephone: (217)-581-5956 or
1-877-PBS-WEIU
Fax: (217)-581-6650
General E-mail: weiu @weiu.net
News E-mail: news @weiu.net

-WTTW (PBS Ch. 11 Chicago)

WTTW11
5400 N. St. Louis Ave
Chicago, IL
60625-4698
(773) 583-5000
773.583.3046 FAX

Webform: http://www.wttw.com/about/contact.html

-WGN (WB Ch. 9 Chicago)

http://wgntv.trb.com/about/station/wgntv-about-contact.htmlstory?track=footer#

-WFLD (Fox Ch. 32 Chicago)

http://www.foxchicago.com/    (Click on Viewer Feedback and then select
Morning News Feedback on the box below)

- WLS 7 (ABC Ch. 7 Chicago)

ABC Network Webform:
http://abc.go.com/abc/help/contact.html

ABC News Programs Webform:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/service/Help/abcmail.html

- WQAD (ABC Ch. 8 Moline)

WQAD-TV
3003 Park 16th Street
Moline, IL 61265

Phone  (309) 764-8888
Fax  (309) 764-5763
News Fax  (309) 736-3306
General Email  wqad @wqad.com

President and General Manager
Marion Meginnis
Office Direct: 309-736-3201
E-Mail: marion.meginnis @wqad.com

Controller
Chris Russell
Office Direct: 309-736-3211
E-Mail: chris.russell @wqad.com

Vice President and General Sales Manager
Trent Poindexter
Office Direct: 309-736-3221
E-Mail: trent.poindexter @wqad.com

News Director
Don North
Office Direct: 309-736-3310
E-Mail: don.north @wqad.com

- WBBM (CBS Ch. 2 Chicago)

CBS 2 Chicago
630 N. McClurg Court
Chicago, IL 60611

Main Number: 312-202-2222
News Tip Hotline: 1-800-CH2-NEWS
Assignment Desk: 312-202-3601; FAX 312-202-3878
Planning Desk: 312-988-1675; FAX 312-202-3878

CBS2 Morning News Mailbag Webform (Select Morning News):
http://cbs2chicago.com/feedback/

- (WMBD CBS 31 Peoria)

WMBD-TV
Bloom/Normal Newsroom

3131 N. University
Peoria, IL  61604
(309) 688-3131

2714 E. Lincoln
Bloomington, IL  61701
(309) 827-3791

News director email (Chris Manson): chrism @wmbd.com

FAX NUMBERS:

WMBD-TV
(309) 686-8650

WMBD News
(309) 686-8658

Bloom/Normal Newsroom
(309) 829-4083

- WRSP TV Fox 55
3003 Old Rochester Road
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Phone: 217-523-8855
Fax: 217-523-4410

- WCCU TV Fox 27
201 West Springfield, Ste 208
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-403-9927
Fax: 217-403-1007

- WQRF (FOX 39 Rockford)

ContactUs @FOX39

Need volunteers to submitt the press release to this channel by FAX to
815-964-9974

- WMAQ (NBC 5 Chicago)

http://www.nbc5.com/contact/

- WICS (NBC Ch. 20 Springfield)

news @wics.com (News Director Susan Finzen)

Needed volunteers to fax the release to 217-753-5681

- WILL (PBS Ch. 12 Champaign-Urbana)

will-tv @uiuc.edu

Needed volunteers to fax the release to 217-333-7151 and to 217-244-6386

- WTVP (PBS Ch.47 Peoria)

General Correspondence:
WTVP
101 State Street
Peoria, IL 61602-1547

Main Office 309-677-4747
Viewer Response Line 309-495-0590
Office Fax 309-677-4730
Master Control Fax 309-677-3518
Program Director: LindaMiller; phone: 309-495-0591 Email: linda.miller
@wtvp.org

- WMEC/WQEC/WSEC-PBS (West Central IL)

Postal Mail:
WMEC/WQEC/WSEC-PBS
PO Box 6248
Springfield, IL  62708

1475 E. Plummer Blvd.
Chatham, IL  62629

Phone/Fax:
217-483-7887
217-483-1112 -fax
800-232-3605

email
General Information:
viewer @wmec.pbs.org

-WCIA Channel 3 CBS (Champaign-Urbana)

WCIA
509 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356.8333

Phone directory (ask for a fax#):
3 News........(217) 373.3650
Decatur Newsroom: (217) 422.9242
Springfield Newsroom: (217) 782.2216
e-mail: news @wcia.com

-KHQA Channel 7 CBS (Quincy)

KHQA-TV
301 South 36th Street
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone: 217-222-6200
News Fax: 217-222-5078
newsroom email: news7 @khqa.com

-WYZZ Fox 43 (Peoria-Bloomington)

Peoria

3131 N. University
2714 E. Lincoln
Peoria, IL  61604
Phone: 309 688-3131
General Fax: 309 686-8650
News Fax: 309 686-8658

Bloomington-Normal

2714 E. Lincoln
Bloomington, IL  61701
309 827-3791
Fax: 309 663-4374
News Fax  309 664-9400

Newsroom email: news @wmbd.com

-WFLD Fox 32 (Chicago)

WFLD/FOX 32
205 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601

Email: http://www.foxchicago.com/navbar.asp?category=Viewer+Feedback

-WDFC 38 (Chicago)

http://www.tv38.com/   (Click on contact us at the bottom of the site)

-WEEK NBC 25 (Peoria)

2907 Springfield Road
East Peoria, IL 61611
Phone (309) 698-2525
fax (309) 698-9335

Newsroom
phone (309) 698-3737
fax (309) 698-2070

Email: webform:
http://week.com/email/default.asp

-WGEM (NBC 10, AM-1440, FM105.1; Quincy)

P.O. Box 80
513 Hampshire Street
Quincy, Illinois 62306
TELEPHONE (217) 228-6600
FAX (217) 228-6670

Email: News Director, Les Sachs: lsachs @wgem.com

-WREX NBC 13 (Rockford)

13 WREX-TV
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL 61105
Main phone: (815) 335-2213
Main Fax: (815) 335-2055
Newsroom email: news @wrex.com
General station email: wrex @wrex.com


RADIO STATIONS

-WGN (Chicago 720 am)

WGN Radio
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Call-In Line: 312-591-7200
WGN Switchboard:312-222-4700
Fax: 312-222-5165
Tom Petersen, news director: TomPetersen @wgnradio.com
Wes Bleed; assistant news director: WesBleed @wgnradio.com
Paul Green, political analyst: PaulGreen @wgnradio.com

-WLS (Chicago 890 am)

190 N. State St.
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Call-In Number- 312-591-8900
Fax Number-312-984-5283
Business Office-312-984-0890

-WYLL (Des Plaines 1160 am)

P.O. Box 56889
Chicago, IL 60656-0889
phone: 847-956-5030
fax: 847-956.5040
Call in Line: 847-956-5042
Dave Santrella, General Manager: santrella @salemcomm.com
Kevin Robinson, Program Director: krobinson @wyll.com

-WJJC (Chicago 1530 am)

5629 St. Charles Road, Unit 208
Berkeley, IL 60163
Phone Number: (708) 493-153
Station Manager Dane Neil ... Gasolinealley8 @aol.com

Program Director Mike Baker... Forgotten45sTM @aol.com

HORSEMANSHIP PUBLICATIONS

-The Blood-Horse
www.bloodhorse.com
news editor: tlamarra @bloodhorse.com
online editor: Ron Mitchell: mitchell @bloodhorse.com

-Daily Racing Form
www.drf.com
editor @ddrf.com

-Thoroughbred Times
www.thoroughbredtimes.com
letters @thoroughbredtimes.com
859-260-9800 (fax 859-260-9814)
VP and Editor: Mark Simon
Exec. News Editor: Michele MacDonald
Ass't. Managing Editor: Amy Owens
Deputy News Editor: Tom Law
Web editor: Myra Lewyn

-Chicago Barn to Wire (Janine Starykowicz)
www.barntowire.com
jrstark @barntowire.com

-The Horse (Lexington, KY) 800-866-2361
www.thehorse.com
news @TheHorse.com
editorial @TheHorse.com
Editor: kherbert @TheHorse.com

-Horse Illustrated
www.horseillustratedmagazine.com
or www.horseillustrated.com
horseillustrated @fancypubs.com

-The Horsemen's Journal (Kentucky)

The magazine for the National HBPA =
Horsemen's Benevolent & Protection Association
www.nationalhbpa.com
racing @hbpa.org

-Conquistador (The World of Spanish Horses, California)
www.conquistador.com
Editor: amigo @conquistador.com

-Young Rider
www.youngrider.com
yreditor @fancypubs.com

-American Farriers Journal
www.lesspub.com
Editor/Publisher: lessiterf @lesspublic.com

-The Gaited Horse
www.thegaintedhorse.com
tgheditor @thegaitedhorse.com

-Arabian Horse Times
Phone: 800-248-4637
www.ahtimes.com
Editor: kevin @ahtimes.com
Publisher: wrm @ahtimes.com
General Manager: mikev @ahtimes.com

-Performance Horse
www.performancehorse.com
Editor: betsylynch @performancehorse.com


-WFLD (Fox Ch. 32 Chicago)

http://www.foxchicago.com/    (Click on Viewer Feedback and then select
Morning News Feedback on the box below)

-WQMAC (NBC Ch. 5 Chicago)

http://www.nbc5.com/contact/  (Select the box called News Comments)