The House is Looking Sad

As October 1st approaches the Home is harder to look at each day as artifacts are being packed up and put into storage, furniture is being moved. It's a sad state of affairs. Andrew, the Site Specialist continues to plug away by himself trying to catalog artifacts as they are moved around for storage and still do the daily business of keeping up the cleaning in the Home and still give tours (when the volunteers aren't there to help out). Personally, if I hear one more person ask him if he's losing his job I'm going to scream.

On the bright side the Illinois House met yesterday and restored the budget, which restores funding for IHPA, which restores funding to the Menard Home. On the downside Emil Jones says he refuses to call the Senate back into session until the scheduled November session...what a jerk. On another bright note it's my understanding that all the members of both the House and Senate are starting to feel the heat and they want to get this monkey off their backs. So keep those letters going out to our elected officials to let them know how you feel.

In case you haven't found addresses here are the pertinent people to send a letter to. If you send letters to Luechtefeld or Reitz be nice because they are trying their hardest to help the Home. However if you feel the need to really tell dear ole' Rod, Madigan and Jones how you really feel, well to right ahead. They deserve all the heat we can give them for what they are doing to the state.

Senator David Luechtefeld
700 North Front Street
PO Box 517
Okawville, IL 62271

Representative Dan Reitz
128 A West Main
Sparta, IL 62286

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706

Representative Michael J. Madigan
300 Capital Building
Springfield, IL 62706

Senator Emil Jones Jr.
327 Capital Building
Springfield, IL 62706

The Friends of the Menard Home are choosing to be optimistic and we hope this will all get sorted out, with your help of course, and that we may be able to pull off a Christmas event. Keep your fingers crossed and keep those letters heading to Springfield.