Crain’s Chicago reporter Judith Crown interviewed Reform for Illinois’ Executive Director Alisa Kaplan about ranked-choice voting (RCV). Reform for Illinois spearheaded the movement to get RCV passed in Evanston, where it was approved by 82 percent of voters in a…
Read MoreChicago’s contentious mayoral race has grabbed the biggest headlines this election season, but Chicagoans are also headed to the polls today to elect fourteen city council members. In February’s primary, no candidate secured a majority in the 4th, 5th, 6th,…
Read MoreCheck out who’s funding – and influencing – candidates for yourself with Reform for Illinois’ Sunshine Campaign Finance Tracker. See Chicago mayoral and city council candidates’ positions on campaign finance reform, elections, and ethics issues in our good government questionnaire. …
Read MoreWho’s funding Chicago’s mayoral race? Not everyday Chicagoans. Our analysis of contributions in this year’s contest shows that small donors – defined as individuals who contribute up to $150* – play a tiny role in most candidates’ fundraising. Meanwhile, megadonations…
Read MoreBelow we’ve compiled highlights of the six responding mayoral candidates’ answers to our good government questionnaire. See their full answers and city council candidates’ answers here. Campaign finance reform Fair Elections (public campaign financing) Question: Running a political campaign is…
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With nine candidates and polls showing no clear front-runner, the race for Chicago mayor is all but certain to head to a costly, divisive runoff. In the meantime, many voters are struggling with whether to vote for the candidate they…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan joined John Howell of WLS Radio to discuss the role of dark money in electing the only Republican Cook County official and how Illinois could adopt laws to increase campaign finance disclosure. “If you want to…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Crain’s Chicago Business about the involvement of dark money in reelecting Cook County’s only countywide Republican and the need for Illinois to implement laws to address these mysterious donations. “It shouldn’t be this hard…
Read MoreAs November 8 approaches, big money is flooding races across Illinois. Party leaders are spending heavily to support their candidates, Dick Uihlein is stepping up to (maybe) fill Ken Griffin’s shoes, and labor is fighting for a state constitutional amendment….
Read MoreWhile the race for governor is attracting the lion’s share of attention this election season, two of the most important elections in Illinois are for the state Supreme Court. With a rare pair of open seats and the Republican party…
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