There were many questions for ICPR Executive Director David Melton but also many initial expressions of interest when he spoke to a group of Oak Parkers gathered at the Oak Park Public Library on July 2 to learn more about…
Read MoreFrom Oakpark.com By Timothy Inklebarger Staff Reporter Oak Park does not suffer from political corruption or special interests controlling campaigns, but it does have a problem with holding competitive elections, according to David Melton, executive director of the Illinois Campaign…
Read MoreFrom Chicago Crain’s Business By Paul Merrion Pension reform, R.I.P.? In a case with ominous implications for the state’s pension reform law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that the state constitution’s pension protection clause prevents any diminishment of health…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By Bill Ruthhart Clout Street Some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s biggest campaign donors dropped $950,000 in one day into a new super political action committee created to help back his run for re-election in 2015….
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune Returns show GOP hopeful used fee waivers — a strategy now under IRS scrutiny — to pay much less than top bracket’s rate By Jeff Coen and Bob Secter, Tribune reporters 7:16 a.m. CDT, July 2,…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune Editorial July 2, 2014 Gov. Pat Quinn wants you to know that he tried very, very hard to give voters the chance to impose term limits on lawmakers. Twenty years ago, that is. Where’s he been…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By John Byrne and Monique Garcia Tribune reporters Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into l aw a measure allowing Illinois residents to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day this fall. The…
Read MoreFrom the Saukvalley.com Editorial Within a judge’s order and opinion that blocked a redistricting reform constitutional amendment from the November ballot, silver linings can be found that offer hope for future efforts to remove the heavy hand of politics from…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune June 29, 2014 “In all, precedent dictates a very narrow provision for allowing the voters to directly enact amendments to the Illinois Constitution of 1970.” — Cook County Circuit Judge Mary Mikva Citizens of Illinois:…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By Rick Pearson and John ChaseClout Street June 27, 2014 A group that mounted a $3 million effort to ask voters this fall to take politics out of the redrawing of legislative boundaries dropped its effort…
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