Budget issues/pheasant hunting

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Hunters who want to address budget issues may voice their opinions at town hall meetings around the state listed below. Gov. Blagojevich’s proposal to cut the pheasant hunting program has ignited action from many hunters about ongoing problems with IDNR funding. These are a chance to be heard.

Joliet:03/20/08 at 6:00pm

State Representative McGuire (Host)

Joliet Township High School

West Campus

401 North Larkin

Joliet, IL

Rock Island: 03/24/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Boland, Verschoore (Hosts)

County Building

3rd Floor, County Board Room

1504 3rd Avenue

Rock Island, IL

North Suburbs:03/24/08 at 3:00pm

State Representatives Nekritz, May, Ryg, Hamos, Washington (Hosts)

Northbrook Village Hall

City Council Chambers

1225 Cedar Lane

Northbrook, IL

Kankakee:03/24/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Dugan, Gordon (Hosts)

Kankakee Community College-Auditorium

100 College Dr.

Kankakee, IL

South Suburbs:03/25/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Miller, W. Davis, Riley, Scully (Hosts)

South Suburban College

Kindig Performing Arts Auditorium

15800 State St.

South Holland, IL

Chicago: South 03/25/08 at 5:30pm

State Representatives Golar, Howard, M. Davis, Dunkin, Colvin, Jefferies, Flowers, Patterson, Rita (Hosts)

Kennedy-King College Theatre

6301 S. Halsted St.

Chicago, IL 60621

Rockford: 03/25/08 at 6:00pm

State Representative Jefferson (Hosts)

Zeke Giorgi Building-Auditorium

200 S. Wyman

Rockford, IL

Chicago: West:03/26/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Arroyo, Graham, Yarbrough, Ford, Turner, Collins, Soto,

Mendoza (Hosts)

Bethel New Life Auditorium

1150 N. Lamon St.

Chicago, IL

Metro East:03/26/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Beiser, Hannig, Holbrook, Reitz, Younge (Hosts)

Belleville West High School

Commons Area

4063 Frank Scott Parkway

Belleville, IL

Chicago: North 03/27/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives D’Amico, Lang, Lyons, Feigenholtz, Fritchey, Harris, R. Bradley (Hosts)

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Olson Auditorium

836 W. Wellington Ave.

Chicago, IL

Chicago: Southwest 03/27/08 at 6:00pm

State Representatives Brosnahan, Burke, Joyce, McCarthy, Molaro (Hosts)

Oak View Community Center

4625 W. 110th St.

Oak Lawn, IL

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