Via WUIS 91.9 The race for Illinois governor is one of the most expensive match-ups in the nation. A new report shows that most of that comes from relatively few donors. Money’s flying into the race between Gov. Pat Quinn…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Facing off for the final time in the contentious race for governor, Gov. Pat Quinn decried “savage cuts” in a Bruce Rauner budget, while the Republican challenger repeatedly branded the Democratic chief executive a “phony” and a…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to wipe out the amusement tax exemption that has long benefited cable television companies will cost the average cable customer $2.40 more-a-month and $28.80 more-a-year, a top mayoral aide disclosed Monday. “That’s…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register CHICAGO — Locked in a neck-and-neck contest ahead of November, Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner sparred on jobs, Illinois’ financial issues and qualifications in their final televised debate Monday. Like the previous two debates,…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner combined to spend more than $21 million on TV and radio ads from July through September, state campaign records show. Rauner raised and spent more than $20…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times Two years ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration banned Windy City Electric Co. from getting any more city business over allegations it fraudulently landed millions of dollars in contracts set aside for companies owned by women. But…
Read MoreVia The Chicago tribune Executives of a nursing home chain owned by Bruce Rauner’s investment firm made banned campaign contributions to Ohio lawmakers in 2003 and then improperly billed Medicaid for reimbursement of the donations, according to court records in…
Read MoreVia Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel has gotten more than $125,000 in campaign contributions from 51 employees of United Airlines and American Airlines in recent months as he prepares to make pivotal decisions affecting O’Hare Airport’s two largest carriers. The…
Read MoreVia The University of Chicago Institute of Politics Federal Election Commission Vice Chair Ann Ravel joins the Institute of Politics to discuss the recent evolution of our campaign finance system and the challenges and opportunities for the FEC in this…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post Here’s the rare idea about which both Democrats and Republicans agree: Way too few members of Congress emerge from competitive House races — and it’s causing problems. “Put congressional reform atop the national agenda,” wrote David…
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