ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Chicago Tribune “Lincoln-Way High School District 210 spent at least $90,000 for children’s playgrounds used by a private day care operating rent-free at its four schools, records and interviews show….
Read Morevia Chicago Sun-Times “Declaring a four-year pilot program a success, the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday announced a permanent policy allowing media cameras into courtrooms around the state. The Supreme Court launched the experimental pilot program in January 2012. Since…
Read Morevia The State-Journal Registrar “The top Republican in the Illinois House says there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing. Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told…
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ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via CBS Chicago “Following his momentum-building victory in South Carolina, Donald Trump today took aim at the Ricketts family, accusing the Chicago Cubs’ owners of funneling their cash into initiatives aimed at…
Read MoreIllinois Sunshine’s break down of Illinois campaign cash is mentioned in this article via Chicago Tribune “Citizens for Rauner also transferred $50,000 to the campaign fund of freshman Republican Rep. Reggie Phillips, a Charleston Republican being challenged by Democrat Jonathan Kaye this fall….
Read Morevia The Telegraph “With less than a month before the Illinois primary for U.S. Senate, former Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp zeroed in on presumed Democratic front-runner U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, using the last televised debate Friday to sharply criticize…
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ICPR is mentioned in this article. via Fox Illinois “With under a month to go before the March Primary Election, campaign spending is ramping up for candidates in Illinois. So far in 2016, candidates on both sides have spent over $16…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article. via The News-Gazette “The television advertisement attacking state Sen. Sam McCann is brutal. It describes the Plainview Republican as a “favorite” of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and chastises McCann for…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, ICPR cohosted a forum with the Chicago Urban League titled: “Building Public Trust by Empowering Community Voices.” The event was moderated by independent journalist Robin Robinson, who led a panel discussion on the work of local community advocates in Chicago…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Chicago Tribune “Thornton Township spent $46,000 on a September fact-finding trip to South Carolina, where officials campaigned for a southern church to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and spoke…
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