Why would you contact a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator?
You would contact either you senator or member of the House of Representatives if you had a request for them. If you thought there should be a new law you could contact them. Also if there was something serious that couldn’t be handled by the local government they are there for you. If you need to contact a senator or House of Representative: https://www.opencongress.org/people/zipcodelookup
Why would you contact a member of the Illinois General Assembly?
You could contact a member of the Illinois General Assembly for many reasons. A few would be if you had a problem with the state government that needs to be sorted out. Or if you wanted to propose a new law or wanted to start an event or business that required the General Assembly’s approval. All these reasons work. If you need to contact a member of the Illinois General Assembly: http://www.ilga.gov/