By The Leader-Chicago Bureau (admin@illinoisleader.com) CHICAGO -- In the aftermath of a tumultuous political season, Illinois Republicans have begun searching for ways to reconstruct their party. They compare their plight to the Democrats at the national level.As the party rank-and-file meet in various venues throughout the state, one theme comes through loud and clear: there is an urgent need for Republican party reform in Illinois.Party reform has different meanings, however. For some it means finding a new party chairman to lead the party out of its mire. For others there is a growing consensus that the part of the...