By Associated Press The people of Illinois are feeling particularly gloomy about their state, with its high unemployment, billions of dollars in debt and decades-long battles against corruption. The bad mood surfaces in public-opinion polls that startle even the pollsters….
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune Secret analysis reveals speaker’s efforts on behalf of allies By Ray Long, Tribune reporter 12:00 a.m. CDT, July 8, 2014 SPRINGFIELD— A secret report put together by the legislature’s watchdog in the wake of last summer’s…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun-Times Lauren Fitzpatrick AND CHRIS FUSCO In Florida and Pennsylvania, the private, not-for-profit organizations that oversee high school sports operate like governments in terms of openness. They let the public see sponsorship contracts, vendor payments and other…
Read MoreThere were many questions for ICPR Executive Director David Melton but also many initial expressions of interest when he spoke to a group of Oak Parkers gathered at the Oak Park Public Library on July 2 to learn more about…
Read MoreFrom Oakpark.com By Timothy Inklebarger Staff Reporter Oak Park does not suffer from political corruption or special interests controlling campaigns, but it does have a problem with holding competitive elections, according to David Melton, executive director of the Illinois Campaign…
Read MoreFrom Chicago Crain’s Business By Paul Merrion Pension reform, R.I.P.? In a case with ominous implications for the state’s pension reform law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that the state constitution’s pension protection clause prevents any diminishment of health…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By Bill Ruthhart Clout Street Some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s biggest campaign donors dropped $950,000 in one day into a new super political action committee created to help back his run for re-election in 2015….
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune Returns show GOP hopeful used fee waivers — a strategy now under IRS scrutiny — to pay much less than top bracket’s rate By Jeff Coen and Bob Secter, Tribune reporters 7:16 a.m. CDT, July 2,…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune Editorial July 2, 2014 Gov. Pat Quinn wants you to know that he tried very, very hard to give voters the chance to impose term limits on lawmakers. Twenty years ago, that is. Where’s he been…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By John Byrne and Monique Garcia Tribune reporters Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into l aw a measure allowing Illinois residents to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day this fall. The…
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