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Read MoreVia the Sunlight Foundation In recent years, changes in the political landscape and the Citizens United decision have made it more important than ever to focus on how money affects the American political process. In Illinois and across the nation,…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released its new campaign finance database this week. With the free “Illinois Sunshine” database, the public can search political contributions, expenditures and other Illinois campaign finance information. The database includes Illinois political spending information dating back to 1994. Here’s a breakdown from the…
Read MoreThere is a brand new website that lets you track and find the money used in Illinois politics and government. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform revealed its automated, new, Illinois Sunshine campaign finance website that provides information on all…
Read MoreVia Reboot Illinois It just got a whole lot easier for citizens to find and follow the money in Illinois politics and government. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform unveiled its new, automated, Illinois Sunshine campaign finance website that covers all…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune It took Ted Cruz three months to raise $10 million for his campaign for president, a springtime sprint of $1,000-per-plate dinners, hundreds of handshakes and a stream of emails asking supporters to chip in a…
Read MoreVia the New York Times Fewer than four hundred families are responsible for almost half the money raised in the 2016 presidential campaign, a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era. The vast majority of the…
Read Morevia the International Business Times When officers of the Illinois teachers pension system opted to put more than $1 billion under the control of a single financial firm, Grosvenor Capital Management, they touted the arrangement as a step toward greater…
Read Morevia Fox 32 News If you need to borrow money, you’d probably go to a bank. But for the wife of one elected official, getting a loan was as easy as tapping into her husband’s campaign fund. Millions of dollars are collected and spent…
Read Morevia the New York Times On the morning of his wedding, in 1956, Henry Frye realized that he had a few hours to spare before the afternoon ceremony. He was staying at his parents’ house in Ellerbe, N.C.; the ceremony would take…
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