“Yes” For Illinois

What is the latest News on the Convention. Keep an eye on the stories that make the case for a Convention stronger. If it’s an Illinois Headline about a government official, it makes the case for a “yes” vote.

Yes for Illinois in the News
“Americans this weekend are celebrating the Declaration of Independence, but some folks say it’s also a good time to start thinking about the Illinois Constitution.
While not quite as old as the document signed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams in 1776, the Illinois Constitution hasn’t been reformed in [...]

All across the state, people are starting to sense the importance of the fall election. Join the movement and set up a local campaign to take Illinois back !
Email wobrien2@gmail.com to get involved in the Yes for Illinois campaign!

A coalition of Edgewater citizen groups sponsored a forum on the Illinois Constitutional Convention vote. “Yes for Illinois” and Illinois Citizens Coalition was there to advocate strongly for a “Yes” vote.
Should Illinois hold ‘Con-Con’ in 2010?
Others saw holding a convention as being less dangerous than doing nothing.
Raila, co-author of “Taxation without Explanation: The Illinois [...]

It looks like Obama’s rhetoric is getting more empty by the day, as his high-powered strategists take $2-3 million from entrenched interests to fight against Illinois citizens’ chance to fix their state.

Celebrate our day of Independence by telling everyone you know about Illinois’ rebirth of freedom this fall. Tell them to vote yes for a con con!

This just in! This just in! Governor Blagojevich announces more special sessions for Illinois this summer-again - proving that our state cannot operate the way it is suppose to and that a serious overhaul is needed.

Read This Article
This story adds to the case for a constitutional convention ; a serious re-examination of our state’s financial operation is in order. For one thing, Illinois already has a balanced budget clause, but has we read here it has to be strengthened. As we dive further and further into debt-nearly $108 [...]

Great Op-ed in the Chicago Tribune

Wanna send a message to Springfield? Better yet, wanna change the way they do business there?
We can. I’m talking about one of the state’s best-kept secrets. On Nov. 4, we’ll decide in a referendum whether to hold a state Constitutional Convention. The Con Con, as it’s informally known, is on [...]

Many of the issues that make the other speakers believe that the constitution should be reviewed include the disparity in property taxes, the inequality in education for Illinois children and even the option to recall or impeach elected officials - a topic recently in the news when the senate did not pass a bill that would allow such a measure to become law.

If not now, when?
I’m talking about one of the state’s best-kept secrets. On Nov. 4, we’ll decide in a referendum whether to hold a state Constitutional Convention. The Con Con, as it’s informally known, is on the ballot every 20 years, thanks to the foresight of the people who drafted our state constitution in [...]