via Chicago Sun-Times “The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday endorsed former Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp in her bid to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Zopp will face U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth and state Sen. Napoleon Harris…
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ICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via Daily Herald “The saving grace for getting a $100 ticket from a red-light camera is the belief that the expensive fine could reduce crashes and even save lives. But that’s…
Read MoreICPR’s forum on transparency between City Hall and the CPD is mentioned in this article via The Columbia Chronicle “Experts shared ideas on how City Hall and the Chicago Police Department can better handle video evidence and increase transparency at a…
Read MoreICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via Illinois Times “While a state representative, Illinois auditor general Frank Mautino spent more than $213,000 from his campaign fund at a Spring Valley service station in less than 11 years,…
Read More Read Morevia Bloomberg “Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner endorsed parts of a Democrat-proposed plan to fix the nation’s worst-funded state pension system, a move that he says would save $1 billion a year and give workers greater choice. Flanked by Christine Radogno and…
Read Morevia Chicago Tonight “Every 10 years, Illinois lawmakers redraw legislative districts. Critics say it’s a bad system that has legislators selecting their voters as opposed to voters electing their representatives. Independent Maps is a group in Illinois that is leading an…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via The Chicago Reporter “When Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced late last year that the Chicago Police Department would double the number of Tasers in its possession, stock prices jumped for Taser…
Read MoreThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article. via Chicago Tribune “It’s Wednesday, Jan. 20, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in Washington, D.C. where he will take part in a U.S. Conference of Mayors panel on violent crime…
Read Morevia NPR “President Obama’s presidency nears its end, reporter Jane Mayer is thinking of a moment at the beginning. She says a group of people gathered on the weekend of Obama’s inauguration in 2009. JANE MAYER: Out in California at a…
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