Via Progress Illinois The state representative contest in Illinois’ northwest suburban 55th district is one of the hottest and most expensive legislative races this election season. Incumbent freshman State Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) is running against businessman Mel Thillens (R-Park…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun-Times By: Chris Fusco Two years ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struck a deal with the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau with the aim of attracting 50 million visitors a year to the city by 2020. The mayor…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to position himself as a champion of higher wages continued Monday with his administration’s announcement that the Chicago Housing Authority has agreed to his suggestion to require contractors and subcontractors to pay…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register DES PLAINES — State Rep. Marty Moylan tells voters he’s not your typical Democrat as he bikes from house to house on the campaign trail, handing out yard signs, nail files and doggie treats with his…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register Members of the Raise Illinois coalition that supports an increase in the state’s minimum wage on Wednesday urged people to vote early in the Nov. 4 election in support of the non-binding ballot initiative to raise…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times In two days, Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner plowed another $3 million of his personal fortune into his candidacy for governor, bringing the venture capitalist’s total investment in his own campaign to more than $23…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s political organization kicked in $175,000 this week to Gov. Pat Quinn’s late push to try to beat back the election challenge from Republican businessman Bruce Rauner — part of more than $1 million…
Read MoreVia Daily Herald This gubernatorial election is one for the record books. With less than three weeks left until Election Day, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner have combined to raise more than $50 million, by far…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois With just under two weeks until election day, a new analysis of campaign finance data is highlighting the “outsized influence of big money” in Illinois races. For its report on campaign finance, the public interest group Illinois PIRG Education Fund looked…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune A federal judge has granted a request by a Chicago attorney to appoint a monitor to oversee hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, dealing a blow to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn less than two weeks…
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