WTTW covered a press conference for Ald. Martin’s Chicago Fair Elections ordinance, which would create a small-donor matching public financing system for City Council elections. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke at the press conference and was quoted in the…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about the omnibus and its failure to include a provision for deep fake electioneering. “For example, if someone used Artificial Intelligence to create a Joe Biden video saying, ‘stay home…
Read MoreWTTW covered the recent elections omnibus bill and spoke to Speaker Welch about a controversial provision that would remove restrictions on contributions from political party committees to candidates during a primary election. An excerpt from RFI’s recent statement about the…
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The legislature also failed to address election threats from AI-generated “deepfakes” At a time when we are increasingly alarmed by the concentration of money and power in the hands of a few, Reform for Illinois is disappointed that the Illinois…
Read MoreReform for Illinois Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about how political polarization and the high cost of running for office could contribute to the lack of competitive primary races this cycle in Illinois. Read the article…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Block Club Chicago about the competitive 20th Senate District primary and the high volume of mailers sent by candidates – a tactic that has frustrated some neighbors. “Candidates will try to reach voters…
Read MoreDoes Illinois need an overhaul of its primary election process? Reform for Illinois Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke to the Center for Illinois Politics about potential primary reforms. “It’s not at all clear that reforming primaries would be a silver…
Read MoreContribution caps have been removed in the State’s Attorney race after candidate Eileen O’Neill Burke and her husband contributed $106,900 to O’Neill Burke’s own campaign, exceeding the $100,000 threshold of self-funding. Similar caps were exceeded in the Board of Review…
Read MoreEvanston Mayor Daniel Biss, whose term ends in 2025, received $66,500 in 29 donations to his campaign committee from late November 2023 to early January 2024. The Evanston Roundtable covered this early fundraising and asked Reform for Illinois to weigh…
Read MoreThe Chicago Sun-Times covered last week’s Chicago City Council’s Ethics Committee hearing on an ordinance that would increase restrictions on outside employment for City Council members. Reform for Illinois Executive Director Alisa Kaplan testified about the advantages of broader limits…
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