ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The Southern “Rank-and-file Illinois legislators make $67,836 a year, plus per diem. But the job application process can costs millions. Between just three legislative races in Southern Illinois, six…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Crain’s Chicago Business “It’s a new world. As the sun rises today, Donald Trump is the president-elect of the United States—Hillary Clinton conceded in the overnight hours even…
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The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this artice via Chicago Sun-Times “The two parties just spent about $60 million in 15 political battlegrounds across the state — and for Republicans the spoils of that war wound up…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via The Southern Illinoisan “Let’s assume that you are the governor of a diverse state but not terribly sympathetic to everyday people. Inconceivable, I know, but hear me out….
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “For months, state Republicans said they had amassed enough campaign funds to go toe to toe with House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Democrats. When the results…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “Rep. Michael McAuliffe, the only Chicago Republican serving in the Illinois House of Representatives, will head back to Springfield. McAuliffe won one of the most closely…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was interviewed in this article via NBC5 “Campaign money in Illinois this year is being spent quicker than an Aroldis Chapman fastball. It has reached, according to an expert who monitors money raised and spent,…
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The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via The Daily Herald “Two years ago, a state Senate race in western Illinois shattered spending records when it crossed the $4 million mark, with the next closest being the…
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ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Peoria Journal Star “SPRINGFIELD — Kent Redfield has been looking into campaign finances in Illinois for many years, and hasn’t seen anything like this. Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via Crain’s Chicago Business “Like good medicine, a good election first should do no harm. Yes, the pols will brawl and say nasty things about each other and their…
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