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https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/treasurer-candidate-says-back-drawing-board-illinois-pension-reform/
From the Chicago Tribune By Rick Pearson Clout Street 8:42 a.m. CDT, July 14, 2014 Democratic state treasurer candidate Mike Frerichs says he thinks lawmakers should “go back to the drawing board” and start over on changes to public employee…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/report-rauner-firm-gave-contribution-deal/
From the Pantagraph.com CHICAGO (AP) — A company once partially owned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s investment firm started making campaign contributions to Illinois Democrats after it won a multimillion-dollar Cook County contract, according to a report published Wednesday…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/chicago-ward-remap-challenge-loses-appeal/
From the Chicago Tribune By Bill Ruthhart A group challenging the remap of Chicago’s new ward boundaries lost its appeal in federal court on Wednesday. The League of Women Voters of Chicago filed a lawsuit in April 2013 alleging the…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/editorial-heres-michael-madigan-browbeats-illinois/
From the Chicago Tribune July 9, 2014 We keep wondering when Democrats in the Illinois House — forlorn little mushrooms on whom Speaker Michael Madigan regularly dumps his putrid embarrassments — will decide they’ve had enough of self-serving-antics-by-Mike. Maybe never….
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/shakman-quinn-claim-hiring-straw-man/
From the SJR.com By Michael Tarm The Associated Press CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration should face federal scrutiny to ensure it complies with bans on political hiring for nonpolitical jobs, an anti-patronage lawyer argued in a Tuesday filing, which…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/voters-bad-mood-shaping-govs-race/
By Associated Press The people of Illinois are feeling particularly gloomy about their state, with its high unemployment, billions of dollars in debt and decades-long battles against corruption. The bad mood surfaces in public-opinion polls that startle even the pollsters….
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/madigans-metra-influence-detailed-report/
From the Chicago Tribune Secret analysis reveals speaker’s efforts on behalf of allies By Ray Long, Tribune reporter 12:00 a.m. CDT, July 8, 2014 SPRINGFIELD— A secret report put together by the legislature’s watchdog in the wake of last summer’s…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/ihsa-compares-spending-transparency/
From the Chicago Sun-Times Lauren Fitzpatrick AND CHRIS FUSCO In Florida and Pennsylvania, the private, not-for-profit organizations that oversee high school sports operate like governments in terms of openness. They let the public see sponsorship contracts, vendor payments and other…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/leveling-campaign-finance-playing-field-small-donor-matching-systems-2/
There were many questions for ICPR Executive Director David Melton but also many initial expressions of interest when he spoke to a group of Oak Parkers gathered at the Oak Park Public Library on July 2 to learn more about…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/abu-taleb-public-financing-campaigns-gives-choice/
From Oakpark.com By Timothy Inklebarger Staff Reporter Oak Park does not suffer from political corruption or special interests controlling campaigns, but it does have a problem with holding competitive elections, according to David Melton, executive director of the Illinois Campaign…