An important notice for the ethnic news media


folks,

I am writing to you about a very important change that has taken effect as a result of a new state law.

As of January, all public notices in Illinois must also be listed on a website. If you do not list your public notices on this website by December 2012 you will no longer be able to receive public notices after that date.

Again, this is important because you could lose the money that comes from these notices after December 2012. And as you know this can be important to your business.

But adjusting to this new system should be not be difficult. And I would not wait to make the change.

By now you should have received a letter from the Illinois Press Association explaining how you can post your public notices.

I am working with the Illinois Press Association to help make these changes easy for the ethnic news media. And so, we will hold a meeting soon to explain the changes and how you can make this change.

In meantime, you can contact me to learn more about this change.

Stephen Franklin, Community Media Workshop, 312 369 7782 or steve@chicagoistheworld.org

The contact at the Illinois Press Association is Lynne Lance, 217 241 1300 or Llance@illinoispress.org.   Please call me, or the Illinois Press Association if you have any questions or need more explanation.

In the meantime, I need your help.

I want to learn how many ethnic news outlets receive public notices.

Please write or call me to let me know if you are currently getting public notices from a community, county or state agency. They are also known as legal notices.

Also, please let me know if you have tried to get these ads and have been turned down and what was the reason.

This will help us see whether the ethnic news media is receiving its fair share of this revenue.

Best wishes

Steve, 312 369 7782



Written by on January 26, 2012

Filed Under: ETHNIC MEDIA

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