Greg 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,…
Read MoreJune 17, 2014|By John Chase | Tribune reporter Illinois election officials today gave more leeway to a group trying to get a measure on the November ballot that could change the way the state’s legislative districts are drawn. The Yes for Independent…
Read MoreJune 13, 2014|By John Chase, Tribune reporter An unusual move by Illinois election officials has injected new controversy into a fight over who wields the crucial power of drawing Illinois’ political maps, with supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment complaining…
Read MoreCrains Chicago Business Top Illinois business officials have formed an “independent expenditure” group that intends to spend millions of dollars this fall backing General Assembly candidates who favor pension and budget reform and more charter schools. Exploiting the latest court-ordered…
Read MoreAP: CHICAGO | A Chicago hedge fund CEO has made a $2.5 million donation to the campaign of Republican candidate for Illinois governor Bruce Rauner. Records show 45-year-old Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has now given Rauner a total of $3.57…
Read MoreBy SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — Republican legislative leaders pushed for Illinois to change how it draws political boundaries Thursday during a Chicago luncheon that also highlighted other political reform issues including term limits, scrutiny of campaign fundraising and so-called…
Read More(AP) Illinois’ legislative leaders are offering their top ideas for political reforms. Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno says the way Illinois draws its political maps should be altered. A signature-driven ballot measure could appear on the November ballot, though election…
Read MoreAssociated Press: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Top Illinois Republicans are requesting that the State Board of Elections grant an extension to a group gathering signatures to take the political mapmaking process away from lawmakers. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and…
Read MoreFran Spielman: Chicago Sun-Times Chicago property owners got a one-year reprieve Monday after Gov. Pat Quinn put aside his political differences with the mayor and signed a Chicago pension reform bill. The governor asked Mayor Rahm Emanuel to steer clear…
Read MoreState Journal Register The quest for government transparency — a popular phrase these days — continues to be difficult when it gets into details. I wrote a column three years ago in which Lt. Gov. SHEILA SIMON said that the…
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