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…
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…
https://www.reformforillinois.org/blog/pension-reform-dealt-blow-illinois-supreme-court/
From Chicago Crain’s Business By Paul Merrion Pension reform, R.I.P.? In a case with ominous implications for the state’s pension reform law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that the state constitution’s pension protection clause prevents any diminishment of health…
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