Via Chicago Tribune With a background in horse racing, the Duchossois family knows how to hedge its bets, something it’s doing when it comes to the 2016 Republican presidential race. Arlington International Racecourse Chairman Richard L. Duchossois has given…
Read MoreVia The Wall Street Journal You can learn a lot about a candidate by looking at where he or she draws the most contributions. Campaign-finance reports are always studied for who raised the most money and who is struggling for…
Read MoreVia Roll Call A new campaign finance reform political action committee expects to be among the top five outside groups to assist campaigns this cycle. End Citizens United PAC has raised more than $2 million from its online supporters since it formed in…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2015 The Illinois Sunshine Weekly Update provides current information on largest donations and transfers, top earners, and top committees. Total Contributions in 2015: $103,527,570 | August Contributions To Date: $1,451,515 View Full Update
Read MoreVia the Alphawood Foundation Illinois Sunshine is a tool for browsing political contributions in the state of Illinois. The data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections, which has been collecting this data electronically since 1994. We built Illinois Sunshine to…
Read MoreVia the Washington Post MEMPHIS — Sen. Ted Cruz will release the names of people who are raising money for his presidential campaign, a reversal of the campaign’s earlier stance. In an interview here with CNN, Cruz said the campaign…
Read MoreVia the Northwest Herald Did you know the Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC has raised more money than any other political committee in Illinois in the past 30 days, bringing in $270,110.31? Did you know the political committee with the…
Read MoreVia Riverbender Searching through political contributions and campaign spending in Illinois is easier thanks to a new online database. It’s called Illinois Sunshine, and it allows you to find information about political donations and expenditures dating back to 1994. Sarah…
Read MoreVia U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton told a cheering crowd at her largest rally so far that “the endless flow of secret, unaccountable money” must be stopped. Two weeks later, the main super PAC…
Read MoreEveryVoice’s research team has crunched the numbers and put together a fantastic report on early presidential fundraising. Among some of the most startling findings are: Half of the $74 million in large individual donations raised directly by the top 10 candidates…
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