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* WJBC Radio takes a look at the Farm Bureau’s “Adopt-A-Legislator” program…
A group of nearly 40 young people and their parents from the south side of Chicago visited the McLean County Fair Thursday as guests of the McLean County Farm Bureau through the Illinois Farm Bureau’s Adopt-A-Legislator program. The program pairs McLean County Farm Bureau with Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones in the 29th District.
“We are teamed up with them in their area just to try to learn about each other, and what we have in common and the differences that we have,” said Fred Grieder, a member of the government affairs committee and a county director with the McLean County Farm Bureau.
At the Farm Bureau’s invitation, Jones brought a group of nearly 40 children and adults from his district to tour the McLean County Fair as a part of his Y29 program. Y29 stands for “Youth 29th District” and the goal is to educate young people in the district about programs throughout the state of Illinois. Jones said this is the first time they’ve come to the McLean County Fair and worked with Farm Bureau members, but he hopes to do it every year.
* The Question: What other groups ought to start an “Adopt-A-Legislator” program? Explain how that might work.
Snark is heavily encouraged.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:12 pm
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The State Medical Society — oh, wait, they’ve already adopted many.
Comment by Anonymour Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:21 pm
Regional School Superintendents-But they need to “adopt” Governor Quinn-bury him under the state-mandated paperwork he doesn’t think they’re needed to do.
Comment by Downstate Commissioner Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:25 pm
The American Actuarial Society needs to have this program to help legislators understand how pensions work…
Comment by OneMan Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:27 pm
If they had more support, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) could adopt some for second hand smoke.
Comment by Smoke E. Chambers Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:30 pm
Mushroom Growers of America
Com Ed, the docs, the trial lawyers, etc., they don’t adopt legislators, they own them.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:35 pm
The inmates at Terra Haute Federal Correctional Facility…might as well get to know the future newbies…
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:49 pm
MENSA and/or The American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Their first adoptee should be Governor Quinn, so they can improve his brain or give him a new one, because the one he currently has is clearly not up to the task.
Comment by so... Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:55 pm
Is this like the Adopt-A-Highway program, where you bring in a squad of people to try to clean them up every few weeks?
Comment by soccermom Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 12:56 pm
The registered voters of Chicago. In this city, too many politicians are elected to serve in the Illinois General Assembly by voters who do not anything about the candidates that they are electing. In some districts it is considered a sign of astute political awareness if a Chicagoan can identify his representative or state senator by name. That is not good for our state.
Comment by Esquire Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:01 pm
Catholic Charities, but it can’t be funded by the state.
Comment by Cincinnatus Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:03 pm
Hey! …I liked my suggestion..
Comment by Solomon Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:09 pm
“Illinois mobsters and GA staffers for the legislative scholarship program”
Comment by Bring Back Boone's Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:18 pm
The U. S. Attorney General’s office.
Comment by One of the 35 Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:27 pm
The American Bar Association could work one-on-one with legislators to teach very complex legal topics such as “Single subject legislation”.
Comment by Casual observer Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:31 pm
Can we just send most of them off as “foreign exchange students” to Turkmenistan or Paraguay or something? I recall we shipped Carol Mosely Braun off to New Zealand a few years ago with little complaint.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:33 pm
CapFax…
replace your current interns with legislator interns….
Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:34 pm
Come to think of it, that idea might not be embraced by the President as he endeavors to improve international diplomatic relations.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:35 pm
I forgot to add…ig you putlegislators in as capfax interns they can interview themselves e.g. Woody Allen in Bananas
Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:35 pm
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board adopt-a-legislator program includes an editorial board visit for each legislator. While there, the Tribune will explain that legislators used to listen to what they said. They will use historical archives to demonstrate that at one point in the last century, the Tribune was actually relevant.
Siriusly though: I have heard from more than one GA member that the Farm Bureau program is great and clearly very meaningful. I think a lot groups try to emulate it.
Comment by siriusly Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:42 pm
Assimilated Beer Distillers of Illino….
Annulated Bear Distributer Caps of Illiopolis
Analysis of Beer Distinguished in Illinois….(hic)
ABDI
Comment by anonymoose Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:43 pm
Sir, my vote cannot be bought! However, it can be rented….
Comment by Knome Sane Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:48 pm
How about CIndy Redfield and Andy “Hand Out” Shaw. They could learn that nearly everyone is out for the special deal or fix. THey might see campaigns cost money since the media covers little that the polls and debates from the won/loss perspectivce.
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:50 pm
Planned Parenthood’s Adopt a Legislator Program would be refreshing.
Comment by Mike Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 1:57 pm
Illinois Pork Producers
Comment by Tim Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 2:05 pm
The ISRA should adopt City legislators. Get them out to the range. Probably wouldn’t do any good on the North side.
Comment by reformer Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 2:30 pm
The NRA could adopt legislators….whether the legislator was willing or not
Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 2:36 pm
The ISBA can fill out the adoption papers and handle the court work.
Comment by Anonymour Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 2:45 pm
The Chicago Cubs.
Comment by Wensicia Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 3:54 pm
Toastmasters. Especially with the Governor.
Comment by Cincinnatus Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 4:03 pm
The borrow pits along the Interstates could adopt Quinn’s jobs program…..naah….too much in common!
Comment by Justice Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 4:09 pm
“Illinois Pork Producers”
Are we talking about:
1) Being the Hogs
-or-
2) Slopping them?
If we are talking about “Being the Hogs”, that’s going to require hiring additional legal representation, as the current residents housed by the IL Pork Producers are sure to object and file lawsuits over the hygiene of the “new” arrivals.
As to adoptees:
a) Waste Management - Chemical Waste division
b) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear response team
c) American Bottoms Wastewater Treatment division
Comment by Judgment Day Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 5:02 pm
I’m not adopting any of them. I have enough problems with my own kids always demanding more money.
Comment by Pat Robertson Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 6:07 pm
Seems a silly exercise to adopt wards of Mike Madigan.
Comment by Boone Logan Square Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 7:55 pm
State Colleges , adopt a false applicant program.
Comment by railrat Tuesday, Sep 6, 11 @ 8:35 pm