Thursday, December 18, 2008

Home Birth Safety Act assigned to committee

SB 385, the Home Birth Safety Act, has been assigned to the Health Care Availability and Access committee. This this is a very favorable development and the best sign yet that House leadership is supporting the bill! Please look this list over to see if you or any of your supportive family, friends or acquaintances live in these districts, and ask them to take immediate action!

Now is the time to ask that person you hesitated to ask before. We have to pull out all stops, call in all favors, and appeal to everyone to help us ask their state reps to vote yes on SB 385.

Illinois House Healthcare Availability Access Committee

Chairperson :
Mary E. Flowers (D, 31 district)
South side of Chicago. from approximately 71 St. to 87th. St. From the Dan Ryan to parts of Oak Lawn, Bridgeview and Hickory Hills. Please thank her leadership over the years

  Springfield Office:
  251-E Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-4207
  (217) 782-1130 FAX

  District Office:
  2525 W. 79th Street
  Chicago, IL 60652
  (773) 471-5200
  (773) 471-1036 FAX

Vice-Chairperson:
Karen May (D, 58th district)
North Shore suburbs, including: most of Glencoe, Northbrook, Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff. Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385 and stress that the nurses agree that the educational requirements meet the necessary standards.

  Springfield Office:
  255-S Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-0902
  (217) 557-7214 FAX

  karenmay58@aol.com

  District Office:
  427 Sheridan Road
  Highwood, IL 60040
  (847) 433-9100
  (847) 433-9111 FAX



Republican Spokesperson:
JoAnn D. Osmond (R, 61st district)
Far Northern Suburbs (by the Wisconsin border), from Zion to unincorporated Lake Co. to about the Fox River, including Beach Park, Wadsworth, and Lindenhurst.Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385.

  Springfield Office:
  201-N Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-8151
  (217) 557-7207 FAX

 reposmond@aol.com

  District Office:
  976 Hillside Avenue
  Antioch, IL 60002
  (847) 838-6200
  (847) 838-2060 FAX

Fred Crespo (D, 44th district)
Includes Hoffmas Estates, Streamwood, Hannover Park and small sections of some surrounding towns. Please request his "YES" vote for HB 385.

  Springfield Office:
  250-W Stratton Office Bldg
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-0347
  (217) 557-4622 FAX

  repfredcrespo@um.att.com

  District Office:
  1014 E. Schaumburg Road
  Streamwood, IL 60107
  (630) 372-3340
  (630) 372-3342 FAX


Lisa M. Dugan (D, 79th district)
Includes University Park and Monee. The western edge of district runs mostly along U.S. 45. Please request her "YES" vote for HB 4440 and explain to her how the current situation of no licensure for home birth midwives is bad for home birth families, who need access to legal providers.

  Springfield Office:
  260-W Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-5981
  (217) 557-7643 FAX

  District Office:
  150 N. Schuyler Avenue
  Suite 205
  Kankakee, IL 60901
  (815) 939-1983
  (815) 939-0081 FAX


Esther Golar (D, 6th district)
South side of Chicago. From the Dan Ryan Expressway to a little bit west of Western Ave. And from I-55 to approximately 65th St. Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385.

  Springfield Office:
  244 Stratton Office Bldg
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-5971
  (217) 558-6370 FAX

  District Office:
  4926 South Ashland
  Chicago, IL 60609
  (773) 925-6580
  (773) 925-6584 FAX


Greg Harris (D, 13th district)
North side of Chicago. From Lake Michigan to Lincoln Ave., and from approximately Irving Park Rd. to Foster Ave. Please request his "YES" vote for SB 385.

  Springfield Office:
  258 - W Stratton Office Bldg
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-3835
  (217) 557-6470 FAX

  Greg@GregHarris.org

  District Office:
  1967 W. Montrose
  Chicago, IL 60613
  (773) 348-3434
  (773) 348-3475 FAX


Constance A. Howard (D, 34th district)
South side of Chicago. From the Dan Ryan to approximately Cottage Grove, and then Torrence Ave, and includes parts of Burnham, Calumet City, and Lansing. Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385 and emphasize the nurses dropping their opposition.

  Springfield Office:
  270-S Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-6476
  (217) 782-0952 FAX

  District Office:
  8729 S. State Street
  Chicago, IL 60619
  (773) 783-8800
  (773) 783-8773 FAX


Carolyn H. Krause (R, 66th District)
Northwest suburbs. Some or all of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village, Rollilng Meadows and far Northeastern sections of Schaumburg. Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385 and emphasize the nurses dropping their opposition.

  Springfield Office:
  203-N Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-3739
  (217) 557-7208 FAX

  District Office:
  200 E. Evergreen Ave.
  Suite 122
  Mount Prospect, IL 60056
  (847) 255-3100
  (847) 255-3184 FAX


Member: Jack McGuire (D, 86th district)
Most of Joliet and continuing south from there, including Elwood and Manhattan. Please thank him for his leadership on this issue by cosponsoring of SB385.

  Springfield Office:
  239-E Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-8090
  (217) 557-6465 FAX

  District Office:
  121 Springfield Avenue
  Joliet, IL 60435
  (815) 730-8600
  (815) 730-8121 FAX


Member: Rosemary Mulligan, (R, 65 district)
Near Northwest suburbs including Maine, Elk Grove, Niles, and Norwood Park Townships, and portions of the municipalities of Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles, Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Norridge, Harwood Heights, and Chicago.  (District map at http://www.repmulligan.org)
Please request her "YES" vote for SB 385 and emphasize the nurses dropping their opposition.

  Springfield Office:
  218-N Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-8007
  (217) 782-4533 FAX 

  repmulligan@usa.net

  District Office:
  932 Lee Street
  Suite 201
  Des Plaines, IL 60016
  (847) 297-6533
  (847) 297-2978 FAX 


Member: Keith P. Sommer (R, 106th district)
Central Illinois.Tazewell County (southeast of Peoria) Please request his "YES" vote for HB 4440.

  Springfield Office:
  216-N Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-0221
  (217) 557-1098 FAX

  District Office:
  121 W. Jefferson
  Morton, IL 61550
  (309) 263-9242
  (309) 263-8187 FAX

Member: Michael Tryon (R, 64th district)
Far Northwest suburbs. Most of Crystal Lake, Lakewood, Lake in the Hills, Cary, Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Trout Valley, Barrington Hills, and  Huntley, http://michaeltryon.com. Please request his "YES" vote for SB 385.

  Springfield Office:
  214-N Stratton Office Building
  Springfield, IL 62706
  (217) 782-0432 

  District Office:
  1 N. Virginia St.
  Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  (815) 459-6453
  (815) 455-8284 FAX

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