RFI in the News

Money pours into 48th District State Senate race

RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with the Illinois Times about Illinois’ competitive 48th District State Senate race between incumbent Sen. Doris Turner (D) and state Rep. Sandy Hamilton (R). Turner and Hamilton have raised more than $5 million so far. …

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Big money continues to flood Illinois races

RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about campaign cash trends in Illinois during the final weeks before Election Day.  “The Democrats do have huge fundraising advantages over Republicans in many races and overall, especially in statehouse races,”…

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Madigan rakes in cash as ward committeeman

RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with WTTW about former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan’s ward committeeman campaign account, which has over $2.7 million cash on hand.  “It’s remarkable that it seems like he just can’t quit the Democratic Party, and…

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Evanston Review covers ranked choice voting

The Evanston Review, which is published by the Chicago Tribune, recently covered the push to adopt ranked choice voting in Evanston. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan is quoted in the article as one of the proponents of RCV.  Read the…

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RFI ED writes letter to the editor in support of RCV

“This Election Day, Evanston voters will decide on a referendum that would make the northern suburb the first place in Illinois to adopt ranked-choice voting. If it passes, Evanstonians will get a more powerful voice in their democracy. They could…

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RCV explainer quotes RFI’s Executive Director

The Daily Northwestern recently published a piece explaining Evanston’s ranked choice voting referendum and its potential impacts. The article quoted RFI ED Alisa Kaplan, who spoke in favor of the ranked choice voting referendum at an Evanston City Council meeting…

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Big money hits Illinois races

RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke to ABC news about the origins of the extensive sums of money in Illinois elections, and how big donors take advantage of campaign finance loopholes to pour money into their chosen candidates. “The money tends…

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Campaign cash floods Illinois ahead of Election Day

RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Bishop of The Center Square about last-minute campaign spending before Election Day.  “For a lot of voters, they’re kind of sitting back and waiting until they absolutely have to pay attention because they’re…

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