How to Obtain an Individualized
          Economic Impact Letter for your Illinois Legislators
          (See a sample letter-click here.)
         
    
    Go to the
                            bottom of the CTPF
                                      Legislative Action Center page and enter either
                                          your address
                                            including zip code or just
                                            enter your ten digit zip code and
                                                  the program will tell
                                                  you the name of your
                                                    state representative
                                                      and state
                                                      senator.  
                                                      After you have their
                                                        name(s), go back
                                                        to the Legislative
                                                          Action Center
                                                          page and
                                                          scroll down to "Pensions Matter - Economic
      Impact by Legislators"
                                                          then click on
                                                          either the
                                                          Senatorial
                                                          letter or the
                                                          Representative
                                                          letter. 
                                                          Finally, click
                                                          on your
                                                          legislator(s). 
                                                          This will
                                                          produce a
                                                          one
                                                          page "Pension
                                                          Fundamentals"
                                                          that is
                                                          addressed to
                                                          your particular
                                                          representative
                                                          or
                                                          senator. 
                                                          It includes the
                                                          number of
                                                          active CTPF
                                                          members and
                                                          the number of
                                                          retirees in
                                                          his/her
                                                          district. 
                                                          It also lists
                                                          the economic
                                                          impact on that
                                                          particular
                                                          district.  
                                                          You should
                                                          print these
                                                          and either
                                                          bring them to
                                                          the representative
                                                          or senator or
                                                          mail them with
                                                          a personal
                                                          note. 
                                                          Both
                                                          their local
                                                          and
                                                          Springfield
                                                          office
                                                          addresses and
                                                          phone numbers
                                                          are listed on
                                                          the printout.
                                                          
                                                          Back to the RTAC
                                                          CTPF
                                                          page.
                                                          Go to the CTPF website.
                                                          Back to the RTAC
                                                          home page.