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Every year under a little known program called the "Illinois General Assembly Legislative Scholarship" allows each Illinois Senator and Representative to give away 8 years of college education to a state school absolutely free to students who live in the district.

The program has been seriously abused over the years with the Chicago Tribune recently explaining, “We could fill this page with story after story after story of lawmakers who bestowed full-ride scholarships on the children of their staffers, campaign donors, business associates, political cronies, even their own kids. It's been going on for decades.

Unfortunately, despite the State’s serious financial problems and reputation for corruption the program still exists.

We need your help to end this program. Ask your legislator today if they have suspended participation program and report back to us what they say.


Contact Director of Outreach Brian Costin, at bcostin@illinoispolicy.org or 312-346-5700 x205 to report status of your legislators participation in the legislative scholarship program.

 

Status

Name

District

Party-City

District Phone

Primary E-Mail

Unknown

Sen. Antonio Munoz

1

D-Chicago

(773) 869-9050

munoz@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. William Delgado

2

D-Chicago

(773) 292-0202

delgado@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Mattie Hunter

3

D-Chicago

(312) 949-1908

hunter@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Kimberly Lightford

4

D-Westchester

(708) 343-7444

lightford@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Annazette Collins

5

D-Chicago

(312) 733-5009


Unknown

Sen. John Cullerton

6

D-Chicago

(773) 883-0770

john@senatorcullerton.com

Unknown

Sen. Heather Steans

7

D-Chicago

(773) 769-1717

hsteans@senatedem.ilga.gov

Unknown

Sen. Ira Silverstein

8

D-Chicago

(773) 743-5015

silverstein@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg

9

D-Evanston

(847) 492-1200

schoenberg@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. John Mulroe

10

D-Chicago

(773) 763-3810


Unknown

Sen. Steven Landek

11

D-Burbank

(708) 430-2510


Unknown

Sen. Martin Sandoval

12

D-Cicero

(708) 656-2002

sandoval@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Kwame Raoul

13

D-Chicago

(773) 363-1996

raoul@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Emil Jones III

14

D-Chicago

(773) 995-7748

jones@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. James Meeks

15

D-Calumet City

(708) 862-1515

meeks@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Jacqueline Collins

16

D-Chicago

(773) 224-2830

collins@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Donne Trotter

17

D-Chicago

(773) 933-7715

trotter@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Edward Maloney

18

D-Chicago

(773) 881-4180

maloney@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

19

D-Oak Forest

(708) 687-9696

crotty@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Iris Martinez

20

D-Chicago

(773) 463-0720

martinez@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Ronald Sandack

21

R-Lombard

(630) 792-0040


Unknown

Sen. Michael Noland

22

D-Elgin

(847) 214-8864

noland@senatedem@state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Carole Pankau

23

R-Bloomingdale

(630) 582-0390

carole@pankau.org

Ended

Sen. Kirk Dillard

24

R-Westmont

(630) 969-0990

senator@kdillard.com

Ended

Sen. Chris Lauzen

25

R-Aurora

(630) 264-2334

admin@lauzen.com

Ended

Sen. Dan Duffy

26

R-Barrington

(847) 277-7100

Dan@SenatorDuffy.com

Ended

Sen. Matt Murphy

27

R-Palatine

(847) 776-1490

senatormattmurphy@sbcglobal.net

Ended

Sen. John Millner

28

R-Bloomingdale

(630) 351-9340

johnmillner@aol.com

Unknown

Sen. Susan Garrett

29

D-Highwood

(847) 433-2002

garrett@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Terry Link

30

D-Lake Bluff

(847) 735-8181

link@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Suzi Schmidt

31

R-Grayslake

(847) 752-7004


Ended

Sen. Pamela Althoff

32

R-Crystal Lake

(815) 455-6330

pamela@pamelaalthoff.net

Unknown

Sen. Dan Kotowski

33

D-Park Ridge

(847) 797-1192

kotowski@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Dave Syverson

34

R-Rockford

(815) 987-7555

info@senatordavesyverson.com

Ended

Sen. Christine Johnson

35

R-Sycamore

(815) 895-6318


Ended

Sen. Mike Jacobs

36

D-Moline

(309) 797-0001

jacobs@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Darin LaHood

37

R-Peoria

(309) 693-4921


Ended

Sen. Sue Rezin

38

R-Peru

(815) 220-8720

suerezin@comcast.net

Unknown

Sen. Don Harmon

39

D-Oak Park

(708) 848-2002

harmon@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Toi Hutchinson

40

D-Chicago Heights

(708) 756-0882

hutchinson@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Christine Radogno

41

R-Lemont

(630) 243-0800

cradogno@sbcglobal.net

Unknown

Sen. Linda Holmes

42

D-Plainfield

(815) 609-3711

holmes@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Arthur Wilhelmi

43

D-Crest Hill

(815) 207-4445

wilhelmi@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. Bill Brady

44

R-Bloomington

(309) 664-4440

billbrady@senatorbillbrady.com

Unknown

Sen. Tim Bivins

45

R-Dixon

(815) 284-0045


Unknown

Sen. David Koehler

46

D-Pekin

(309) 346-4646

koehler@senatedem.state.il.us

Unknown

Sen. John Sullivan

47

D-Quincy

(217) 222-2295

sullivan@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. Thomas Johnson

48

R-Wheaton

(630) 682-8100


Ended

Sen. Sam McCann

49

R-Carlinville

(217) 854-4441


Ended

Sen. Larry Bomke

50

R-Springfield

(217) 782-0228

senator_bomke@yahoo.com

Ended

Sen. Kyle McCarter

51

R-Decatur

(217) 428-4068

mccarter51@att.net

Unknown

Sen. Michael Frerichs

52

D-Champaign

(217) 355-5252

senator.frerichs@gmail.com

Ended

Sen. Shane Cultra

53

R-Onarga

(815) 268-4090

cultrash@ilga.gov

Ended

Sen. John Jones

54

R-Mt. Vernon

(618) 242-9511

jojones@mvn.net

Ended

Sen. Dale Righter

55

R-Mattoon

(217) 235-6033

drighter@consolidated.net

Unknown

Sen. William Haine

56

D-Alton

(618) 465-4764

senhaine@cbnstl.com

Unknown

Sen. James Clayborne Jr.

57

D-East St. Louis

(618) 875-1212

clayborne@senatedem.state.il.us

Ended

Sen. David Luechtefeld

58

R-Okawville

(618) 243-9014

sendavel@midwest.net

Unknown

Sen. Gary Forby

59

D-Benton

(618) 439-2504

forby@senatedem.state.il.us

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