Via 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…
Read More“Via Peoria Public Radio” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” That’s the motivation behind a new website created by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform that provides searchable information…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune With Illinois in its second month without a budget, the standoff between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly hasn’t resulted in a government shutdown. Roads are being paved. Schools are funded for…
Read MoreVia Reboot Illinois Searching political contributions and campaign finances now is easy thanks to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s Illinois Sunshine database. Its intuitive, user-friendly design allows users to look up the most up-to-date financial information for all campaign funds as well as the…
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