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https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/quinn-makes-good-call-open-records-editorial/
From the Chicago Tribune July 24, 2014 Ask your town clerk about Freedom of Information Act requests, and he or she will probably sigh. Or curse. Democracy can be a hassle. In an information age with increasing emphasis on citizen…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/wheres-math-hard-figure-rauners-blueprint-puts-us-black/
From the Chicago Tribune By Eric Zorn “I can’t really comment on his wording,” said Bruce Rauner, the man who would be governor, responding Monday to reporters’ questions about a judge’s ruling that a legislative term limits referendum doesn’t belong…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/emanuel-super-pac-rakes-350000-one-day/
From the Chicago Sun-Times Fran Spielman With $8.3 million-and-counting in his main political fund and no high-profile opponent yet in the race, the last thing Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs is more money. But, that’s what he’s getting, thanks to the…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/looking-boost-image-quinn-signs-another-new-ethics-law/
From the Illinois Observer (Chicago) – Governor Pat Quinn yesterday continued his campaign to restore his Administration’s sagging image. Battered by the $55 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative scandal, Quinn has begun signing good government bills with the aim of bolstering…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/targeting-legislative-leaders/
From The Chicago Tribune (Editorial) While we’re waiting for the courts to decide whether the people of Illinois will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of state lawmakers, let’s ponder a related question: What if…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/rauner-pours-1-5-million-money-governor-campaign/
From the Chicago Tribune By Rick Pearson Tribune reporter Republican Bruce Rauner plowed $1.5 million more into his campaign for governor against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, newly filed reports with the State Board of Elections showed today. The latest donation…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/prosecutors-say-blagojevich-lawyers-misread-ruling/
From the Pantagraph CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors responding to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich’s appeal say the former governor’s lawyers have misrepresented a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another case. Blagojevich’s lawyers say an April ruling by the high…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/ill-supreme-court-wont-hear-term-limits-appeal/
From the Pantagraph By JOHN O’CONNOR
AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday not to immediately consider whether voters should get a chance to limit terms for state legislators. Without comment, the court took…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/super-pac-end-super-pacs-rakes-donations/
From MSNBC By Zachary Roth One prominent campaign finance reformer is out to curb the influence of Super PACs on politics. How? By starting a Super PAC of his own, of course. Lawrence Lessig’s plan may make for some cheap headlines…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/state-supreme-court-justice-grilled-election/
VIA Better Government Association (Chicago Sun-Times) Better Government Association Justice Lloyd Karmeier has been on the Illinois Supreme Court for a decade. But now he finds himself on the other side of the bench — drawn into a federal racketeering…