Progress Illinois

The following was written by Ron Kurowski of MoveOn.org.

“Please tell him, we need good jobs in Joliet. This is the community he represents." That was the message Monica Morales of Joliet wanted U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s (R) aides to relay to the 11th congressional district congressman. Monica, who spoke passionately about the difficulty of finding good, well paying jobs and living on a minimum wage income, has been unemployed for over two years.

Steven Hausun has also been unemployed for over two years and is losing his house. He wants those “who ruined the economy to be held accountable”. His voice rising in anger, he said “Wall Street needs to go to jail”. For him, “the American Dream is over”.

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Residents of the 11th congressional district kept their promise to come back to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger's office with even more ralliers this week if the Republican legislator failed to respond to their hand-delivered letter calling for a town hall meeting to discuss the lack of good jobs in the area.

The residents are frustrated with the 15 percent unemployment rate in Joliet, so about 75 of Kinzinger's constituents met at the congressman's office in that town to chant, march, and rally for more help from the legislator they voted into office. But instead of getting help or some form of communication from their representative, the congressman's staffers reportedly called the police on the ralliers -- for the second time in a week. 

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