via Reboot Illinois “Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday delivers his second State of the State Address in the Illinois House chamber at the Capitol. In his first address last year, the newly-inaugurated governor said correcting Illinois government’s fiscal troubles and driving…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “For the first time, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has released text messages that show him conducting official business on a city-issued cellphone, a move that comes as he faces sharp scrutiny on what information he makes public after fighting…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Alton Daily News “Over the past fifteen years, there’s been a steady increase of campaign dollars during elections years in Illinois and it’s expected this year will be no exception,…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Illinois News Network “Illinois voters need to be more aware of how their elected officials are funded and that’s the goal of the weekly Illinois Sunshine reports from the…
Read Morevia Chicago Sun-Times “The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday endorsed former Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp in her bid to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Zopp will face U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth and state Sen. Napoleon Harris…
Read MoreICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via Daily Herald “The saving grace for getting a $100 ticket from a red-light camera is the belief that the expensive fine could reduce crashes and even save lives. But that’s…
Read MoreICPR’s forum on transparency between City Hall and the CPD is mentioned in this article via The Columbia Chronicle “Experts shared ideas on how City Hall and the Chicago Police Department can better handle video evidence and increase transparency at a…
Read MoreICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via Illinois Times “While a state representative, Illinois auditor general Frank Mautino spent more than $213,000 from his campaign fund at a Spring Valley service station in less than 11 years,…
Read More Read Morevia Bloomberg “Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner endorsed parts of a Democrat-proposed plan to fix the nation’s worst-funded state pension system, a move that he says would save $1 billion a year and give workers greater choice. Flanked by Christine Radogno and…
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