Letters to the Editor

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- SPREAD THE WORD The stories Karen Witter wrote about The Outlet are simply beautiful (“Mentoring young men,” Nov. 10). Thank you for taking so much time to help The Outlet spread the word about […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- VERY DESERVING I loved to see the article on the city cannabis grant program and the recent release of $622,000 in grant funds, plus another $400,000 or so in TIF money to 22 businesses, […]

NEW INFO I am a retired Illinois Trade Association executive and lobbyist. I enjoy Scott Reeder’s writing because he expends at least some effort to be objective in his political coverage.   The “Regan Deering takes on Nikki Budzinski” story was very well-written, but recent developments have changed that narrative (Oct. 20). Of course, I’m […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- NEED MORE VETS Amen to the Illinois Times cover story, “Not enough vets for pets,” (Oct. 6). I rescued an African grey parrot who was not socialized – he has calmed down a great […]

GREAT IDEA I recently visited Springfield and had an enjoyable time visiting family and touring the impressive Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. I have fond memories of my childhood visits to the Illinois State Fair, so I was very interested to read Karen Witter’s article on the Route 66 Experience at the fairgrounds (“Monarchs […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- EQUAL TREATMENT? One article in the Aug. 25 issue reports an IDOT study found Black people in our community are disproportionately pulled over for traffic stops (“Driving while Black”). Another article in the same […]

GOOD EXPLANATION I have read various articles surrounding the end of cash bail. The article in this week’s Illinois Times may be the clearest explanation of where the law stands, its goals and what has been and is being done to make it more workable (“What happens when cash bail ends?” Sept. 22). In a […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- NOT A NICE GUY He may be a MAGA neofascist and secessionist, but what a nice Christian family man he is (“At home with Darren Bailey,” Sept. 15). Give me a break. Don Hanrahan […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY I am writing in response to the article “City fined for housing discrimination” (Sept. 1). I would think the individuals voting against it should be ashamed of themselves. What thought […]

COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT I agree with Scott Reeder that the cost of college is too high and something needs to be done (“The real cost of a college education,” Sept. 1). I also agree that there is a differential distribution of costs and benefits in our economy that is unfair. Students nowadays are consigned to […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- NOT A VICTIM The last article Illinois Times posted in this regard had the officer playing loud country music as he pulled over a Black female (“Force to be reckoned with,” April 29, 2021). […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- EXPAND IT Let the craft-grow businesses expand all over the state (“Green growth,” Aug. 18). Have you seen what Colorado and California have done? No need for high taxes, either. If you allow places […]