Morning Spin: Inspector General Says City’s Ban on Gifts Includes Cheap ‘Hamilton’ Tickets

Illinois Sunshine was mentioned in this article via The Chicago Tribune “Follow the money *Illinois Sunshine looks at Biss’ anti-Rauner super PAC contributions. *Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.” View full article

Incumbency Often Spells Election Win

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Herald & Review “SPRINGFIELD — When Gov. Bruce Rauner and his fellow Republicans talk about creating term limits for elected officials and taking lawmakers out of the process of…

Costly Statehouse Races Highlight Illinois Power Struggle

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via The Washington Times “CHICAGO (AP) – State Rep. Michael McAuliffe is no stranger to being at the center of a power struggle that could define the future of…

Costly Statehouse Races Highlight Illinois Power Struggle

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via The Daily Progress “CHICAGO (AP) — State Rep. Michael McAuliffe is no stranger to being at the center of a power struggle that could define the future of…

Illinois Early Voting Increased by 113,943 votes from this day in 2012

According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, voter registration has hit an all time high, with over 8 million active registered voters in the state. Illinois early voting has also increased significantly, from 227,805 early votes cast by October…

Clarifying the Regulation of Campaign Expenditures

Then and Now: Illinois Campaign Finance Reform and Birth of “Dark Money”

ICPR’s event “Campaign Finance Reform: What We’ve Learned Since 2011” was mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “Illinois was preparing to enact its first-ever campaign contribution limits law when the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election…