With just over two weeks left until Election Day, the Chicago Mayoral race is catching the eye of national news. A New York Times article this weekend outlined the historic nature of this race and the different messaging coming from both campaigns….
Read MoreVia The New York Times CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel had just finished the quintessential municipal politics photo op, briefly inspecting a dusty street-paving project on a block of the South Side lined with tidy brick bungalows. As his opponent, Jesus G….
Read MoreOn Wednesday, March 18 Deputy Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Sarah Brune, stood before the Illinois General Assembly’s Local Government Committee in support of Senate Bill 0030; sponsored by Illinois Senator Julie Morrison. If passed into state…
Read MoreAs Election Day approaches, campaigns are targeting certain groups of voters to ensure that they will come out to the the polls. One of those sought-after groups is the youth vote. We asked a young voter what candidates should be doing to…
Read MoreVia WAND NBC SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House’s Labor and Commerce Committee has approved legislation that would raise the state’s minimum hourly wage from $8.25 to $9 beginning in July. Officials say the proposal, which raises the minimum wage at…
Read MoreVia Huffington Post Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) will resign from Congress amid a controversy over his spending habits, Politico reported Tuesday. In a statement to Politico, the congressman said he will resign effective March 31. “I do this with a heavy…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday reported taking in nearly $1.4 million in donations to his political fund as he continues to stockpile unprecedented amounts of campaign cash for Chicago mayor’s race. Most of Emanuel’s latest contributions…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune When the former chief of staff to Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins took a $7,500 bribe to fix a new liquor license, it was hardly the crime of the century in a city with a cynical political culture…
Read MoreThroughout the effort to enact campaign finance reform through a small donor matching system, many important leaders have shown their support for making this idea a reality in our state. In a recent interview with a Catholic news site, Pope…
Read MoreVia NPR In the U.K., national elections are less than two months away. In the U.S., the presidential election is more than a year away. But you could be forgiven for thinking it’s the other way around. America experiences a…
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