https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/super-pac-money-flooding-congressional-races/
With weeks to go until the primary election, spending in Congressional races in Illinois has already surpassed $6 million. “Since the Supreme Court says Super PACs must be allowed to receive unlimited contributions, at the very least voters deserve to…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/rfi-ed-talks-cook-county-ethics-ordinance-and-maria-pappas/
In reference to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas holding stock in Tyler Technologies while they had a county contract, RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan wrote, “It appears that Pappas would only be violating the law if she were making official…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/mayor-johnson-must-fill-ethics-board-vacancies-now/
Reform for Illinois urges Mayor Brandon Johnson to name a new permanent chair to the Chicago Board of Ethics and to fill a six-month vacancy that has disrupted enforcement of the City’s ethics laws. As Heather Cherone of WTTW reports,…
A Cook County revitalization program allows municipalities to take over tax-delinquent properties. Former Mayor of Ford Heights, Charles Griffin, used this program to seize 17 homes, 10 of which were then given to family and political supporters. “You would hope…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/cook-county-inspector-general-lte-references-rfis-support/
Cook County Inspector General Tirrell Paxton references past support from RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan for increasing the budget of the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General in a recent letter to the editor. Read the article here.
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/election-board-members-have-ties-to-sen-pres-harmons-donors/
The Chicago Tribune reported that two Democratic members of the Illinois State Board of Elections have ties to organizations that made above-limit contributions to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon. “These members had clear conflicts and should never have been involved…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/rfi-ed-quoted-in-gov-pritzker-profile/
RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke to The Washington Post about Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s immense wealth in relation to his political career: “I think it’s dangerous, because even if you have this exception of the — quote, unquote — ‘good…
RFI Board Member Ricky Gandhi spoke to The Center Square about U.S. Rep. Chuy García’s unexpected retirement announcement. After initially filing for reelection, Rep. García announced his retirement the day after the filing deadline, leaving his chief of staff to…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/evanston-joins-rcv-lawsuit/
The Evanston RoundTable reported that City of Evanston will join RFI’s refiled lawsuit to implement ranked-choice voting in Evanston. Read the article here.
In a recent letter to the editor published by the Chicago Tribune, RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan argued that the failure of Democratic election board members to hold Illinois Sen. Pres. Harmon accountable is a “shameful abdication of their responsibility…
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