Via Trib Talk Democracy works best when our representatives are focused on their constituents — not dialing for dollars from out-of-district mega-donors or courting favor from Super PACs and special interest groups. Thanks in large part to the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
Read MoreVia Crain’s Gov. Bruce Rauner’s most pressing challenge is resolving the state’s fiscal crisis, but his most important long-term goal is stamping out the corruption that corrodes Illinois government. Cronyism, influence peddling and pay-to-play politics got us into the current…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune New Democratic Treasurer Mike Frerichs on Tuesday declined to make public a taxpayer-funded report commissioned by Republican predecessor Dan Rutherford, who ordered an internal investigation after he was accused nearly a year ago of sexual harassment and…
Read MoreVia Illinois Mirror Is Rauner Too Quick to Use Executive Orders? Meanwhile, across town, almost a companion piece to the Tribune’s Sunday story about Rauner’s blame game comes a missive from Sun-Times reporter Natasha Korecki headlined, “Governing by executive order…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times In Illinois, this was the week of executive orders. Outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn signed a slew on his way out — some that drew immediate fire, including his attempt to make his successor reveal more of…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune When Mayor Ed Zabrocki and other long-serving politicians in Tinley Park draw their taxpayer-provided salaries, they collect on an unusual perk. Zabrocki and other officials in the southwest suburb are compensated with longevity pay, getting a…
Read MoreVia ABC Chicago SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Ten weeks after the Illinois election, Gov. Bruce Rauner might have finally ended the campaign Friday by rescinding seven executive orders that his defeated opponent issued in his final week in office. Rauner –…
Read MoreVia BND.com CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has raised more than $11 million in his re-election bid, with $6.4 million in the bank. The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/1DKqqvd ) that campaign finance reports show Emanuel spent $4.7 million in…
Read MoreVia The Daily Caller A new interest group officially launched on Wednesday with the goal of building a conservative case for campaign finance reform. The group, called “Take Back Our Republic,” will seek to convince Republicans that reducing the influence…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Republican Bruce Rauner spent a record $65.3 million — or nearly $36 a vote — to become Illinois’ new governor, newly filed state records showed Thursday. In the last three months of 2014 alone, Rauner spent…
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