By Doug Finke State Capitol Bureau Posted Jun. 21, 2014 @ 9:30 pm A bill rushed through the closing days of the General Assembly’s spring session is drawing the ire of a good-government group that contends it will restrict the ability of…
Read MoreWIFR.com ROCKFORD (WIFR) — Every vote counts. We hear it every year around election season… And come this November that vote could lead to a big increase in Illinois’ minimum wage. “Being able to give someone an extra increase with…
Read MoreBy John Gregory – Illinois Radio Network Three of Illinois’ legislative leaders are offering different degrees of support for redistricting reform. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) says he has felt the effects of re-drawn legislative maps, particularly after the 1990…
Read MoreDear ICPR Friends: We’re happy to report a terrific turnout and an outstanding program at ICPR’s June 12th luncheon, “Illinois Leaders Discuss their Top Reform Priorities,” held at the Union League Club in Chicago. While there were (of…
Read MoreFrom Chicago Crains Business A long-time associate of Mayor Rahm Emanuel is forming a super-PAC that intends to raise millions of dollars to support him and aldermanic allies in the upcoming city elections. Becky Carroll, who until recently was chief…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun Times Fran Spielman The City Council’s handpicked inspector general is appealing for more money, manpower and authority with an assist from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s revamped Board of Ethics. In a letter to aldermen attached to Legislative…
Read MoreFrom the State Journal Register It seems so quaint now that Illinois lawmakers imposed campaign donation limits in a law that took full effect at the beginning of 2011. Yes, those limits are still affecting many state and local races,…
Read MoreJune 18, 2014 | By Hal Dardick | Tribune reporter In a bit of a legislative rebuke to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, commissioners Wednesday voted for a new rule requiring that nearly all new ordinances or amendments get sent to committee for…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Reader The GOP nominee for governor was allowed to accept a huge gift from billionaire Kenneth Griffin. by Ben Joravsky @joravben and Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971 | June 18, 2014 In 2009, just months after Governor Rod Blagojevich…
Read MoreGreg Hinz, Crains Chicago Business In a democracy, sometimes the process is as important as the outcome. If voters believe the election machinery has been rigged against their candidate, it’s almost impossible for the the declared winner to actually govern,…
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