RFI Policy Analyst Kiley Marron spoke with Law360 about money in Illinois’ Supreme Court races this cycle, and how spending by billionaires and special interest groups can undermine the integrity of our judicial system. Read the article here.
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on The 21st Show (produced by Illinois Public Media) about the controversial ‘pink slime’ newspapers hitting mailboxes across Illinois. Listen here.
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Block Club Chicago about the Chicago City Wire mailers popping up in mailboxes across Chicago. “The mailers appeared during campaign season and will likely disappear after the election; the goal is clearly to…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business about the new “Chicago City Wire” publication flooding mailboxes in Chicago. “Chicago City Wire” is one of eleven weekly newsletters published across Illinois by a group called…
Read MoreIllinois Democrats are outraising their Republican counterparts as the general election draws nearer. According to Reform for Illinois’ Sunshine Database, incumbent JB Pritzker started the year by giving his campaign $90 million, and added another $35 million to his campaign…
Read MoreA Chicago businessman just quietly gave the largest reported donation ever to a political nonprofit. Barre Seid, former CEO of electrical product manufacturing company Tripp Lite, has donated $1.6 billion to Marble Freedom, the conservative advocacy group credited with helping…
Read MoreThis November, Illinois voters will be voting on Amendment 1, which would enshrine the right to collective bargaining and prevent Illinois from ever becoming a “right to work” state. According to Reform for Illinois’ Executive Director Alisa Kaplan, the financial…
Read MoreAfter Reform for Illinois’ continued championing of ranked choice voting (RCV), Evanston City Council has officially voted in favor of putting the RCV referendum on ballots for voters this fall. RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke at the Evanston City Council…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by WTTW about money in Illinois’ recent primary election, especially in the gubernatorial race. “And let’s not forget that Darren Bailey has his own billionaire benefactor in Richard Uihlein,” she said. “Plus, he has…
Read MoreIn an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune, Reform for Illinois’ Executive Director Alisa Kaplan voices support for Re-Imagine Chicago, an initiative that aims to solve the persistent problems that Chicago faces, such as corruption and struggles with police oversight, by…
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