via the Chicago Tribune on 1/1/15 Trying to offset well-heeled Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner‘s threat to bankroll legislative candidates, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan has been on a fundraising tear, courtesy of a quirk in state campaign finance law…
Read Morevia the Chicago Tribune on 12/31/15 Gov. Bruce Rauner‘s official events calendar is a public record and his office is withholding too much of it from taxpayers, the Illinois attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The state’s public access bureau issued…
Read Morevia the Chicago Tribune on 12.29.15 Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to announce changes in tactics and training for Chicago police on Wednesday, including a goal for every officer on street duty to be equipped with a Taser by summer….
Read Morevia WBEZ on 12/29/15 A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Jason Van Dyke is “hanging in there” and wants to tell his side of…
Read Morevia Politico, 12.24.2015 “Merry Christmas Eve. Anyone hoping things would slow down this week was sadly mistaken. The city released 911 radio traffic on Wednesday from the night of Laquan McDonald’s shooting to POLITICO following a Freedom of Information…
Read Morevia The Associated Press, 12.23.2015 “CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner left the country for the holidays, but his staff won’t say where he went or even why they don’t want to disclose his whereabouts. The wealthy businessman-turned governor left the…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune, 12.22.2015 “The auditor who checks Thornton Township’s books each year is also a campaign contributor to township supervisor Frank Zuccarelli, records and interviews show. Since 2000, John Kasperek’s accounting firm has been paid $1,223,051 by the…
Read MoreWeekly Update | December 17th Total Contributions in 2015: $151,340,174 Total December Contributions: $6,064,950 Total Contributions this Week: $3,324,985 Number of Contributions this Week: 636 View full report here.
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Read Morevia Illinois News Network “Illinois joins about a dozen other states in losing revenue from the last quarter, according to the latest research from the Pew Charitable Trusts, but even more noteworthy is Illinois’ lack of reserves. Pew’s Fiscal 50…
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