[il-talk] Attention Public Relations Committee

Thu Feb 12 23:25:09 UTC 2009

Hello Public Relation Committee.  I have put this message in both the google group as well as il-talk because of the past problems.  

I have updated the master list as much as possible.  Where the asterisks are indicates something changed. I inserted page numbers at the top of each page and have put in e-mail addresses as late as today from call-backs. Please hold on to this list and be ready to discuss it on Monday.  Our list that previously had very few e-mail addresses is now full of them.

Thank you.

PUBLIC RELATIONS MASTER LIST

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773-553-1620 communications at the board of Ed

Frank Shuftan deputy press secretary Communications Department at Chicago Public Schools

773-553-1613 frshuftan at cps.k12.il.us  good contact

Schools:

Whitney Young 

www.wyoung.org

Elizabeth McKenzy Carter

fax-534-7261

phone-(773) 534-7500

211 S Laflin St

Chicago, IL 60607                                                                               

Peyton; 

Doug anzlovar

Fax--773-534-0035

(773) 534-0034

450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr # 1

Chicago, IL 60611-5502

2.  Willowbrook in Villa Park, IL 

Attn. Mr. Cortesi 

fax-630-530-3401 

phone-(630) 530-3400 

6021 Stewart Dr 

Willowbrook, IL 60527-3144 

Special education Shelly Canarah   left message 1-28-09

* nhildreth at dupage88.net

3.  Columbia college Services for students with disabilities 

Susan Saunders Office  Note:  she wanted the scholarships and not the parents seminar information

312-369-8296 

* ssaunders at columb.edu  must e-mail her  I know her through Mr. Thomas

fax 312-344-8005 

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4.  Susan M. Dalton, M.S.Ed., CVRT 

Transition Specialist TransVision 

- A Transition Program for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired 

19323 E. Grant Highway - 

P. O. Box 676 

Marengo, IL 60152 Office 815-923-7545 Fax 815-923-7547

*Susan Dalton trans_vis at att.net 

_________________________________________

                        AGENCIES

5. Blind Service Assn Inc. confirmed 

Debbie Grossman

fax-312-236-8679

phone-(312) 236-0808

17 N State St

Chicago, IL 60602-3315

6.  Carbondale Bureau of Blind Services Office: Loretta Golden, Rehabilitation 

Counselor 309 East Jackson Carbondale, IL 62902 Phone: (* 618-549-3383 (Voice) 

(888) 460-5124 (TTY) 

* Loretta.golden at illinois.gov  

7.  Chicago Lighthouse for the  Blind                             Jim Kesteloot retired on 1-15-09 

new executive Director:  Janet Szlyk janet.Szlyk at chicagolighthouse.org  

phone,312-666-1331   

fax-312-243-8539

8. Guild for the Blind     

David Tabak

312-236-8569

fax-312-236-8128

david at guildfortheblind.org

9.  ICRE Wood

* Derrick Phillips Superintendant

* Derrick.phillips at illinois.gov  sent to Mr. Phillips

ICRE Wood also

Tracey Loggins

312-633-3570

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fax--312-633-3805

tracey.loggins at illinois.gov

10.  ISVI

Principal 

Fax:  217-479-4507

217-479-4400

658 E. State St.

Jacksonville, IL 62650

* Linda Strader  Linda.strader at illinois.gov  

·         

11.  CPS Special Education 

Diane Dorsey see at top.  This is not a good contact.

773-553-1762

773-553-3342

12.  Susan M. Dalton, M.S.Ed., CVRT duplicate name here 
Transition Specialist
TransVision - A Transition Program for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
19323 E. Grant Highway - P. O. Box 676
Marengo, IL  60152
815-923-7545
Fax 815-923-7547

Southern Il- Marc Joplin, Rehabilitation Case Coordinator 601 South High Street 

Belleville, IL 62220 Phone: (618) 235-5300 or 5302 (Voice) (888) 460-5133 (TTY) 

* Susan Peters susan.peters at illinois.gov phone:  618-235-5302 or 618-258-9996 

Southern IL- Susan Peters, Rehabilitation Counselor or Rita Howells, Area 

Supervisor 606 West St. Louis Avenue East Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618) 258-9996 

(Voice) (888) 440-9008 (TTY) 

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Southern IL-Counselor Position Vacant; Tiana Sanders, Rehabilitation Instructor 

333 Potomac Blvd. Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 Phone: (618) 244-0331 0r 2650 (Voice) 

(888) 340-1009 (TTY) 

* Delores Schauer delores.schauer at illinois.gov  618-241-6893 

____________________________________________

Associated Press Bureaus in Illinois                        

Champaign
Champaign News-Gazette Building 
15 Main St. 
Champaign IL 61820-3641

(217)-351-4094 left message

Chicago
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2500 
Chicago IL 60606-7407
(312) 781-0500 

* General e-mail:  chifax at at.org

Springfield
Press Room, State Capitol 
Springfield IL 62704-0001 
(217) 789-2700 very rude man

New 2008 contacts for Urbana updated by LeAnne

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Press for Champagne Urbana

1. The News-Gazette:      Dobrik, George   News Editor   (217) 351-5381gdobrik at news-gazette.com         Cook, Anne   Education Reporter   (217) 351-5217acook at news-gazette.com    2. WCFN-TV and WCIA-TV      Miller, Andy   News Director   (217) 356-8333   amiller at wcia.com    3. WICD-TV      Young, Ivanna   News Assignment Editor   (217) 351-8538iyoung at wicd.sbgnet.com    Press for Urbana:4. WILL-TV      Thiel, David   Program Director   (217) 333-1070   will-tv at uiuc.edu    Here's the contacts for Springfield: 5. The State Journal-Register      Department, News   News Desk Editor   (217) 788-1513       sjr at sj-r.com         Sherman, Pete   Education Reporter   (217) 788-1539pete.sherman at sj-r.com    6. WCUU-TV  SAME AS WRSP        Program Director   (217) 523-4410  jwaldeck at wrsptv.com    7. WICS-TV         (217) 753-5681   news at wics.com  Page 6.  8. WRSP-TV SAME AS WCUU         Program Director   (217) 523-4410   cwilliams at wrsptv.com  

New 2007 e-mail contacts from Cathy Randall e-mailed whole page 1-30-09

'ashlandsentinel at msn.com'       

'southco at royell.org'       

'stargazette at casscomm.com'    

'jcroessman at verizon.net' 

'ira at dtnspeed.net' 

'news at greenprairiepress.com'   

'guido_strotheide at journal-courier.net' 

'editor at illinoistimes.com'          

'news at journal-courier.net'        

'darrin_burnett at journal-courier.net'     

'mary_metcalf at journal-courier.net'     

'pikecountyexpressnews at yahoo.com'

'news at whig.com'

'visitors at jacksonvilleil.org'

'news at scottcountytimes.com'

'sjr at sj-r.com'

'Buford.green at sj-r.com'

'News7 at khqa.com'

'jwhitfield at khqa.com'

'news at wandtv.com'

'news at wcia.com'

jeffhofmann at neuhoffmedia.com

'news at wgem.com'

'news at wics.com'

'news at wgem.com'

'wjvonews at mchsi.com'

'wlds at wlds.com'

'wmaynews at wmay.com'

'IPRNews at uis.edu'

'lbostwick at mchsi.com'

'meccles at wtax.com'

'josh at springfieldbusinessjournal.com'

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'pblack at igrc.org'

'lamoineriverdistrict at verizon.net'

'ILAreaumc at aol.com'

New 2007 contact

Medill News Service 

Brittony Kaplan 

847 651 6684 left message 

New Quad Cities Contact

*Kim Brown Same number but different person

cell 563 505 6092 
fox 18 

* fox18news at kljb.com

New Chicago contacts 

Ashok Eashwaran 

Editor Desi Talk 

(773) 465-4736 

fax (773) 338-0688 

ashok3185 at yahoo.com

Fox news Channel 12

Larry Yolin 

773 565 5476 left message 

CONTACTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Austin Weekly: 773-626-6332

*Editor Terry Dean tdean at wjinc.com and  

* calendar editor   kmuriello at wjinc.com 

 Chicago Journal:  312-243-2696

* kmurello at wjinc.com  same person as the Austin Weekly.

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Chicago Tribune: 312-222-3232

fax is 312 222 467Chicago Tribune

* Gerould Kern News Senior Editor  

GKern at tribune.com  

Inside

Ron Roenigk

Fax: 773-878-0959

* inside at beannet.com and inside at britsys.net

Lakeview Newspaper

George Rimel

LKVWNEWS at aol.com

Lerner Community Newspapers

Amie Szymanski

Fax: 847-329-2075

aszymanski at lernernews.com

New City

Brian Hieggelke

Fax: 312-243-8802

brian at newcitynet.com

Pioneer Press

847-292-3210 

Mark Alberts 

malberts at pioneerlocal.com

Windy City Media Group

Suzanne Kraus

suzanne at windycitymediagroup.com

Southtown Daily

news at dailysouthtown.com

CHICAGO PRESS CONTACTS FOR MAILING

Luis de Gonzalez

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WOJO Radio        

625 N. Michigan

Chgo, IL 60611-3110

312-981-1800  left message 

Omar A. Duque

Mexican American Chamber of Commerce   

of Illinois, Inc        

122 S. Michigan ste 1449

Chicago, Il 60603

* 312-855-8783   left message 

Barbara Grayerson

Chicago Futures                                            

Located on Erie  now. 

Chicago, Il 60616                                         

*312-266-3600  left message 2-2-09

Inside Publications

On North Western 

Chicago, Il 606

          *773-313-2000     left message 

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Hermene Hartman  

*'NDigo Magazine

19 N. Sangamon  St. 

*312-822-0202  left message  with editor's office 7 on menu

N'Digo Magazine

 401 N. Wabash Ste 534

Chicago, Il 60611  

*312-321-2800 left message 

* Inside publications 

4159 N. Western 

* 773-313-2000   

inside at britsys.net   subject line: Attention Jeff 

Len Petrulis  

WPNA Radio        

408 S. Oak Park

Chicago, Il 60303  

* 708-848-8980  

* 708-524-9762 

* email at wpna1490am.com 

Louis Weisberg     

Chicago Free Press         

3714 N. Broadway 

Chicago, Il 60613  

*773-868-0005  left message 

The Chicago Crusader

6429 S. King Dr.

Chicago, Il 60637

·        773-752-2500 

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Crusaderil at aol.com 

Katelyn Devitt        

Hyde Park Herald/Lakefront Outlook

5240 S. Harper      

Chicago, Il 60615  

·        773-643-8533   

·        G.piemo at hpherald.com 

Ana Maria Ugalde  

El Dia          

4818 W. 23rd Pl    

Cicero, Il 60650     

·        708-692-6397  left message 

·         

Daniel Nardini

Lawndale News

5416 W. 25th Str

Cicero, Il 60804

·        773-277-0859  no answer

·         

Laticia Greggs

Chicago Defender  

200 S. Michigan     

Chicago, Il 60602  

·        * 312-225-2400  

·        Fax:  312-225-9231 

·        editorial at chicagodefender.com 

·         

Denice Myles

People's Weekly World

3116 S. Halsted

Chicago, Il 60608

* 773-446-9920  left message 

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Ernesto M. Guerra

Nueva Semana       

224 N. Genesee Str         

Waukegan, Il 60085         

·        847-360-7188  disconnected 

* Leader Media

On Wacker Drive

312-235-3295  left message 

Janice Racinowski 

Bridgeport News

3252 S. Halsted

Chicago, Il 60608

·        312-225-6311  

·        * 312-842-5883 for questions

Must fax: 312-842-5097 Note:  Do not accept e-mails.

·         

Lesley Chinn, reporter  

Citizen Newspapers

806 E. 78th str

Chicago, Il 60619  

* 773-783-1251   

lrchinn at yahoo.com 

New Horizons-Echo of the Planet

6600 N. Lincoln Ste 312  

Lincolnwood, Il 60712     

* 847-677-1503  left message 

·         

Miguel Zuno, Publisher

Acento Magazine

On Jackson 

Chicago, Il 

* 312-850-4130                                    left message 

Atten: Al Sillnski

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Brighton/McKinley Park Life

Pulp John Paul Drive 

Chicago, Il 

·        773-523-3663  

·        brightonparklife at aol.com  attention to person at top

Gila Wertheimer

Chicago Jewish

P. O. Box 268       

Skokie, Il 60076-0268

* 847-966-0606  

* Paulinecjn at aol.com                                                                 

Richard Muhammed

Final Call 

734 W. 79th St.

Chicago, Il 60620 

* 773-723-3318  No answer  

602-1632     no answer 

Fra Noi news

Italian American newspaper that focuses on that group

Stone Park, Il 60165

*708-338-0690  

franoinews at aol.com  Note:  they do not post general press releases.

Ayesha Mustaffaa 

Muslim Journal

929 W. 171st St.

East Hazel Crest, Il 60429-1901 

708-647-9600    left message 

 fax: 708-647-0754  Editor  

Wojciech Bialasiewiecz

Polish Daily News

5711 N. Milwaukee 

Chicago, Il 60646

773-763-3343  

Page 14.

763-3450  fax  

* editorial at polishdailynews.com 

Martin Fahey 

WJOB Radio/Music of Ireland

6405 Olcott

Hammond, IN 46320

219-989-8500     no answer

Randy Erickson

Nadig Newspapers

4937 N. Milwaukee

Chicago, Il 60630

* 773-286-6100 

news at nadignewspapers.com  

Attention Alex

Polvision

3656 W. Belmont

* 773-588-6300  

radio at polskieradio.com 

WJYS TV/Channel 62

18600 S. Oak Park

Tinley Park, Il 60647

630-655-2457   no answer

Pamela Lewis 

Chicago Reporter

332 S. Michigan Ste 500 

Chicago, Il 60604   

·        312-427-4830 

·        editor at chicagoreporter.com 

David Moberg

In These Times/Reader

5731 S. Blackstone

Chicago, Il 60637

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*773-772-0100 

intern at inthesetimes.com 

WLTh radio 

Gary, IN 46409

219-794-1370 left message 

Fax:  219-794-1377  sent fax

Sauganash Sounds

6030 N. Hiawatha

Chicago, IL 60646

773-777-3337

soundsnews at comcast.net         

Matt Rooney 

Southeast Chicago Observer 

9204 S. Commercial, Ste 301

Chicago, Il 60617

773- 768-4386  

* observer at southeastchicago.org 

Mark Valentino

Near West Gazette

1335 W. Harrison

Chicago, Il 60607

 Fax:  312-243-4270   

773-536-0579  

* mark at gazettechicago.com 

Kate Pancero 

Chicago Journal

141 S. Oak Park Ave

Oak Park, Il 60302

* 773-243-2696 

kpancero at chicagoparent.com 

Joseph Boyle

Southwest News Herald

Page 16. 

6225 S. Kedzie

Chicago, IL   

* 773-476-4800 

vondrak at aol.com 

Kathryn Rosypal

Ms. Saman Sheikh 

WYCC TV/City Colleges of Chgo

7500 S. Pulaski

Chicago, Il 60652

* 773-838-7878 

ssheikh at ccc.edu 

* Jessica  Curry 

 Chicago Life Magazine 

773-528-2737

Jessica at chicagolife.net 

Editor and Publisher Co. Inc.

6505 W. Palatine

Chicago IL 

773-792-3512  left message

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Brad Cummings 

Austin Voice                                      

5236 W. North Avenue             

Chicago, IL 60639

(773) 889-0880

* tvoicenews at sbcglobal.net 

Carlos A. San Jose

Radio Unica

541 N. Fairbanks Ste 1260

Chicago, Il 60611

* 312-279-9040  stayed busy 

Michael Johnson

Windy City Word

5090 W. Harrison

Chicago, Il 60644

*773-378-0261

* jdenson at ameritech.net

Carlos Hernandez

Jerry Moore

Beverly Review

10546 S. Western

Chicago, Il 60643

*773-238-3366

pthomas at BeverlyReview.net

Lorenzo E. Martin 

Chicago Standard

615 S. Halsted

Chicago Heights, Il 60411

*708-755-5021   

standardnewspapers at sbcglobal.net 

La Raza

6001 N. Clark

Chicago, Il 60660

*312-870-7000

agenda at laraza.com 

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Nuevo Siglo 

3701 S. Paulina

Chicago, Il 60609

·        *773-890-1656 

ebanda at nuevosiglo.com 

·         

Hurley Green                                      

*Chicago Independent Media Center

773-384-8544  left message 

Elizabeth Vazquez

Mundo Hispano

2350 S. Cicero

Cicero, Il 60650

·        708-780-8808 no answer

·         

Susan Qualter

*Journal News  and sister paper 

The City News Hound 

4642 S. Damen

Chicago, Il 60609

*773-586-1300 

Susan Malone, Editor

myjournalnews at aol.com

media at citynewshound.com

Stephanie Gadlin

Director of Public Relations

Chicago Urban League

4510 S. Michigan

Chicago, Il 60653

*773-285-5800 

rhawkins at thechicagourbanleague.org 

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Young Kim

* Central Newspaper

312-263-5388 

design at central-news.com 

Loraino Forto

Catalyst Publication and 

*The Chicago reporter 

332 S. Michigan ste 500   

Chicago, Il 60610

*312-427-4830 

editor at chicagoreporter.com; editorial at catalyst-chicago.org; 

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Brian Hieggelko

New City Newspaper

770 N. Halsted Ste 208    

Chicago, Il 60622

·        312-243-8786  left message

·         

News Director:  Mr. Wes Bleed 

WGN AM Radio

435 S. Michigan

Chicago, Il 60611

*312-222-4700 

wesbleed at wgnradio.com 

Editor

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

415 N. State

Chicago, Il 60610

*312-644-7800 

editor at lbpc.com

Danute Dindokas

Draugas Newspaper        

4545 W. 63rd str   

Chicago, Il 60629

*773-585-9500 

Redakcija at Draugas.org 

Pioneer Press

130 S. Prospect

Park Ridge, Il 60068-4074

* malberts at pioneerlocal.com 

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Tom Snell

WHPK/University of Chicago Radio

5706 S. University 

Chicago, Il 60637

773-702-1234  left message 

·        * Chicago Magazine

·        Geoffrey Johnson 

Located on north Michigan

312-222-8999

gjohnson at chicagomag.com 

James Chang

Chinese American News  

2167-B S. China Pl          

Chicago, Il 60616

312-225-5600 very rude 

Jerome Williams

Gay Chicago Magazine

3121 N. Broadway

Chicago, Il 60657

·        773-327-7271  left message 

Prashant Shah

India Tribune                  

3302 W. Peterson  

Chicago, Il 60659

·        773-588-5077  left message 

·         

Outside of Chicago contacts via e-mail

Gary Scott, WLDS/WEAI

E-mail Address(es):

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  gscott at wlds.com

Sarah Hautala, WJIL/WJVO

E-mail Address(es):

  wjvosales at mchsi.com

Ted Roth, Editor 

Jacksonville Journal Courier

E-mail Address(es):

  ted_roth at journal-courier.net

Chris Terry, Jacksonville Journal Courier

E-mail Address(es):

  jjc_ag at hotmail.com

Julie Anne:  

wjvo at mchsi.com

Norma, Cass County Star Gazette

stargazette at casscomm.com

Other pres contacts in Illinois

Abe Magazine     Springfield                 (217)726-8831 no answer

AWS                                           Bob                                                                           (217)245-9855 no good 

Beardstown Newspaper               Newsroom                               Beardstown                

·        217-323-1010

·         

·        stargazette at casscomm.com 

·         

·         Bloomington Pantagraph                                                           Bloomington             

·        309-829-9000  

·        * newsroom at pantagraph.com 

·        (309)829-8497 fax 

Champaign News Gazette          Newsroom                               Champaign                

·        217-351-5252 

·        John Beck executive editor jbeck at news-gazette.com 

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·         

fax: (217)351-5374

Chicago Reader 312-828-0350 

fax:  312-828-9926 

mail at chicagoreader.com 

Chicago Tribune

* Gerould Kern News Senior Editor  

(312) 222-3597  

GKern at tribune.com  

Illinois Times                              Newsroom/Editorial                                                   

* 217-753-2226

Editor  

Fax:  (217)753-3958

* editor at illinoistimes.com

Indianapolis Star                        Newsroom                               Indianapolis               fax: (317)444-6600

Peoria Journal Star                     Newsroom                               Peoria                        

* 309-686-3000

* news at pjstar.com    

Angela Green asignment  editor agreen at pjstar.com

Tabitha Dorsey  over calendar  tdorsey at pjstar.com

SJR                                             Newsroom/metro                                                        

State Journal Registry  *(217) 788-1300  

  (217)788-1551

Gary.schieffer at sj-r.com

St. Louis Post Dispatch                                                               St. Louis                    *314-340-8888  Note:  Did not call Missouri

 (314)340-3050

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WAND TV                                    Newsroom                                                                 

Number from information is a fax: * (217) 544-0997  

WCIA TV                                     Newsroom/Scott                                                        

(217)782-2216  left message 

(217)373-3663

WICS TV                                     Newsroom                                                                  * (217)753-5620 

news at wics.com 

 (217)753-5681

WMAY                                         Newsroom                                                                  *(217) 629-7077 

Jim Leach News Director wmay at wmay.com 

 (217)629-7952 fax 

WSEC TV                                    Newsroom                                                                  *1800-232-3605 

wmorris at wsec.tv

(217)483-1112