From the Illinois Observer (Chicago) – Governor Pat Quinn yesterday continued his campaign to restore his Administration’s sagging image. Battered by the $55 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative scandal, Quinn has begun signing good government bills with the aim of bolstering…
Read MoreFrom The Chicago Tribune (Editorial) While we’re waiting for the courts to decide whether the people of Illinois will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of state lawmakers, let’s ponder a related question: What if…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune By Rick Pearson Tribune reporter Republican Bruce Rauner plowed $1.5 million more into his campaign for governor against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, newly filed reports with the State Board of Elections showed today. The latest donation…
Read MoreFrom the Pantagraph CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors responding to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich’s appeal say the former governor’s lawyers have misrepresented a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another case. Blagojevich’s lawyers say an April ruling by the high…
Read MoreFrom the Pantagraph By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday not to immediately consider whether voters should get a chance to limit terms for state legislators. Without comment, the court took…
Read MoreFrom MSNBC By Zachary Roth One prominent campaign finance reformer is out to curb the influence of Super PACs on politics. How? By starting a Super PAC of his own, of course. Lawrence Lessig’s plan may make for some cheap headlines…
Read MoreVIA Better Government Association (Chicago Sun-Times) Better Government Association Justice Lloyd Karmeier has been on the Illinois Supreme Court for a decade. But now he finds himself on the other side of the bench — drawn into a federal racketeering…
Read MoreFrom Chicago Tribune By Rick Pearson Tribune reporter Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner’s fundraising operation isn’t taking the summer off, based on new campaign disclosure reports filed with the State Board of Elections. Rauner’s camp reported receiving $853,450 in donations…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun Times & Better Government Association But leave it to a few Chicago aldermen to rain on the mayor’s reform parade by initially balking at the monitor’s request that they follow the same “do-not-hire” list when they’re…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun-Times Natasha Korecki Sydney Lawson Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s office has offered an expansive college internship program during his tenure, giving more than 100 students tens of thousands of dollars in summer pay — and a plum…
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