Background Checks for Guns are the Norm in Illinois

via Chicago Tribune “When it comes to background checks — the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s executive actions to keep people who should not have guns from legally purchasing them — Illinois already is far ahead of the rest of…

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SEC Avoids Political Contribution Lawsuit

via Bloomberg News “The Securities and Exchange Commission won its bid Jan. 4 to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to force it to adopt a rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose political contributions. Plaintiff Stephen Silberstein can’t show that the…

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Chicago Pays $5.5M in Reparations to 57 Burge Torture Victims

via Chicago Sun-Times “Cash-strapped Chicago doled out $5.5 million in reparations on Monday to 57 victims of the Jon Burge police torture era after a painstaking claims process that will do nothing to heal the wounds of more recent police…

Republicans Turn Up Heat in Iowa, Setting Aside Good for Bad and Ugly

via New York Times “BURLINGTON, Iowa — Four weeks before Iowa voters start whittling down the sprawling and fractious Republican presidential field, the nomination fight is taking on a decidedly dark tenor, with candidates warning of a country left weakened…

Democrats are Proving Samuel Alito and John Roberts Wrong

via Huffington Post “WASHINGTON — What was once characterized as a “wild hypothetical” by Justice Samuel Alito in a 2014 campaign finance case is now a reality. A joint fundraising committee linking Hillary Clinton to the national Democratic Party and 33…

Illinois considers allowing recall attempts of Chicago mayor

via the Chicago Tribune on 1/3/2016 ICPR’s Executive Director, David Melton, is featured in this article.   The furor over recent Chicago police shootings has legislators considering whether voters should be allowed to recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel or future officials…

Expect banner year for ‘dark money’ in politics

via the Chicago Tribune on 1/3/2016 The 2016 presidential campaign not only will feature more money than any since Watergate, but also more secret money than the days when black satchels of illicit cash were passed around. The so-called dark…

Emails reveal City Hall struggle to quell Laquan McDonald crisis

via the Chicago Sun Times on 1.2.2016 The 3,085 pages of City Hall emails released Thursday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration begin with a short message dated Oct. 21, 2014, from the Chicago Public Schools: “MACDONALD, Laquan M/17 yrs old…