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PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: April 24th, 2025

PEORIA, IL — Speak Out Illinois LLC is proud to release the findings of our 2025 Citizen Feedback Survey, which engaged over 50 residents across the state in sharing their concerns and policy priorities. The results offer a candid and someti...

24.04.25 09:39 PM - Comment(s)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2025

Contact:
Speak Out Illinois LLC
Email: support@speakoutillinoisllc.com
Phone: (309) 981-7233



SOUTH PEKIN, IL — We are heartbroken, frustrated, and ashamed. Another Illinois community is in mourning after the recent double homicide in South Pekin — and once again, ...

24.04.25 09:13 PM - Comment(s)

PEORIA, IL — Speak Out Illinois LLC stands with the family, friends, and communities mourning Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was tragically shot and killed in her own home by a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy. The trial for the former deputy has been relocated to Peoria County, ...

09.04.25 11:45 AM - Comment(s)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, IL — In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Speak Out Illinois LLC is sounding the alarm and taking immediate action to protect the future of public education in America.

“This is more t...

24.03.25 06:37 PM - Comment(s)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY MARCH 24TH, 2025


Speak Out Illinois LLC Launches “In Your City” Summer Advocacy & Outreach Tour

Free Community Resource Events Coming to Cities Across Illinois This June

Illinois  – Speak Out Illinois LLC is proud to announce the launch of its “In Your City” Summer ...

24.03.25 02:07 PM - Comment(s)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2025


Statement from Jake Partee, CEO of Speak Out Illinois LLC


At Speak Out Illinois LLC, our mission has always been to serve our community with integrity, fairness, and dedication. Regardless of whom our organization or its leadership chooses to endorse in the Peoria...

13.03.25 09:05 PM - Comment(s)

Peoria is at a crossroads. As we move through 2024 and into 2025, our city continues to be plagued by an unacceptable level of violence that has torn apart families, shaken neighborhoods, and left our community searching for solutions. Under the leadership of Mayor Dr. Rita Ali and Peoria County Boa...
13.03.25 11:35 AM - Comment(s)

We are thrilled to announce the return of Our Community Day Fair to Tower Park in Peoria Heights on Saturday, September 13th, 2025, from 11 AM to 4 PM!

13.03.25 12:20 AM - Comment(s)

Peoria Illinois – March 9, 2025 – Speak Out Illinois LLC is excited to announce that we have expanded our coverage beyond Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Stark, Putnam, McLean, Sangamon, Fulton, Knox, and Logan Counties. We are now officially a STATEWIDE Limited Liability Company, making significant str...

10.03.25 03:32 PM - Comment(s)
After many requests over the last few months of 2024, Speak Out Illinois has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting for March 26th, 2025 at 5:30PM with the meeting being hosted at Washington District Library inside Five Points Washington inside the Library's Large Meeting Room. 

Speak Out Illinois has in...
22.01.25 12:35 AM - Comment(s)

Please find the below release from Our Chief Executive Officer

18.12.24 04:11 PM - Comment(s)

Over the last several weeks, Speak Out Illinois LLC, has taken time to conduct a survey with Citizens of the City of Peoria on Safety in Their Neighborhood and Rating Local Officials. 


Our Chief Executive Officer took some time to write a letter to Mayor Rita Ali. 

You can find the letter by...

30.10.24 01:17 PM - Comment(s)