RFI Policy Analyst Kiley Marron spoke with Law360 about money in Illinois’ Supreme Court races this cycle, and how spending by billionaires and special interest groups can undermine the integrity of our judicial system. Read the article here.
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on The 21st Show (produced by Illinois Public Media) about the controversial ‘pink slime’ newspapers hitting mailboxes across Illinois. Listen here.
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Block Club Chicago about the Chicago City Wire mailers popping up in mailboxes across Chicago. “The mailers appeared during campaign season and will likely disappear after the election; the goal is clearly to…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business about the new “Chicago City Wire” publication flooding mailboxes in Chicago. “Chicago City Wire” is one of eleven weekly newsletters published across Illinois by a group called…
Read MoreIllinois Democrats are outraising their Republican counterparts as the general election draws nearer. According to Reform for Illinois’ Sunshine Database, incumbent JB Pritzker started the year by giving his campaign $90 million, and added another $35 million to his campaign…
Read MoreA Chicago businessman just quietly gave the largest reported donation ever to a political nonprofit. Barre Seid, former CEO of electrical product manufacturing company Tripp Lite, has donated $1.6 billion to Marble Freedom, the conservative advocacy group credited with helping…
Read MoreThis November, Illinois voters will be voting on Amendment 1, which would enshrine the right to collective bargaining and prevent Illinois from ever becoming a “right to work” state. According to Reform for Illinois’ Executive Director Alisa Kaplan, the financial…
Read MoreDick Uihlein bests Ken Griffin with some help from fellow billionaire Gov. Pritzker. A new constitutional amendment on the ballot starts to draw big labor bucks. Underdog candidates win in the General Assembly, and the Chicago mayoral race heats up….
Read MoreCook County Assessor Kaegi’s personal wealth vs. Steele’s real estate backers Fritz Kaegi took in $2.5 million this quarter, a sum that includes $2 million in self-loans and two $100K donations from Chairman of Newsweb Corporation Fred Eychaner and Chairman…
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