The Illinois Times covered the exoneration of Don Tracy, former chairman of the Republican Party in Illinois. Tracy had been accused of prohibited political activity by making a campaign contribution to a legislative candidate while chairing the Illinois Gaming Board….
Read MoreThe Evanston RoundTable covered RFI’s efforts to appeal the RCV ruling. On the mindset behind the appeal, Board President David Melton commented: “I feel like we are on the right side of history and the right side of the law…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Yahoo about the benefits of State Sen. Ventura’s proposal and how it can help alter the current system. “The way judicial campaigns are currently funded it really allows for special interest groups to…
Read MoreIn an opinion piece from the Editorial Board, the Chicago Sun-Times covered RFI’s joint statement following former Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction. Read the article here.
Read MoreCrain’s Chicago Business published an article from their Editorial Board reflecting on Madigan’s conviction and detailing RFI’s joint efforts towards implementing reforms in Springfield. Read the article here.
Read MoreNBC 5 Chicago interviewed David Melton, RFI’s Board President, about former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s two active campaign funds, which total more than $8 million and have been used to pay his legal fees. “It’s bad policy to allow…
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune detailed the statements made by Illinois’ political leaders following the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. Reps. Spain and McCombie, others made impassioned pleas for reform. The Tribune also spotlighted Reform for Illinois’ joint statement…
Read MoreFormer Change Illinois Executive Director Madeleine Doubek featured RFI’s joint statement with Common Cause Illinois and Change Illinois in her op-ed for Crain’s Chicago Business discussing the Madigan verdict and what it might mean for the future. Read the article…
Read MoreCrain’s Chicago Business details the state of Illinois politics and examines shortcomings of past ethics reform. “I think they [legislators in Springfield] believe they did their job back in 2021,” said RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan, reflecting on the ethics…
Read MoreWTTW’s article covers the broader reaction to Madigan’s verdict, including RFI’s joint statement pushing for more changes: “Reform for Illinois, Common Cause and Change for Illinois called for empowering the inspector general, putting stronger restrictions on when legislators leaving the…
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