Springfield Money Machine Hits High Gear Early

Illinois Sunshine’s Contested Races Page was mentioned in this article via Crain’s Chicago Business “Remember when races for Illinois legislative seats were relatively cheap and the contests really didn’t get started until after Labor Day? Man, are those days gone….

Newt Minow to Talk Pres Debates — Illinois’ Funeral Already Held — RAUNER Shows DEM Patronage Hires the Door

ICPR’s Event “Chicago: Vision for the Future” was mentioned in this article via POLITICO “UPCOMING: Chicago: Vision for the Future: Join Illinois Campaign for Political Reform for a luncheon featuring Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney Candidate, and Tracy Siska,…

Independent Maps Group Throws Hail Mary

ICPR Senior Advisor David Melton was quoted in this article via WTTW “The group trying to take on entrenched political interests and end politically drawn legislative maps may still have life. Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled against the…

Rauner’s Big Campaign Spending at Play in Elections

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The Madison-St.Clair Record “SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s money is at work on the campaign trail even if he’s not as Illinois moves closer to the general election. Since…

IL Sunshine Weekly: Party Money Flows into Key Illinois Senate Races

Bernard Schoenburg: Illinois an ‘Outlier’ in Party Appointments to Legislative Vacancies

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The State Journal-Register “There’s been a lot of appointing going on around this state. And perhaps that’s why the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform took a look at how…

Transparency Needed in Legislators’ Loans from Political Committees

ICPR’s news update was mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “Due to the ongoing effects of last year’s state budget impasse, some legislators have expressed difficulties dealing with delayed paychecks. Loans from candidate committees have been used as a…

Loans from Political Committees: More Transparency Needed

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Voice of The Southern: Know What You’re Reading

Illinois Sunshine was mentioned in this article via The Southern Illinoisan “As a rule, The Southern’s Editorial Board does not attack fellow journalism publications. So, should this editorial reflect negatively on the Southwest Illinois News publication some of our readers…

Madigan Says His Primary Opponent’s Campaign Funded with More than $1 million from Rauner Allies

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was mentioned in this article via Politifact “Is Jason Gonzales a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gov. Bruce Rauner and his associates as Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan claims? Madigan, who has served as speaker for all…