Illinois Sunshine was mentioned in this article. Via – Rockford Register Star “Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger Bob Springer may differ in their politics and their plans for running the county’s largest department, but…
Read MoreIllinois Sunshine was mentioned in this article. Via – The Daily Herald Responding to a moderator’s question at a recent political forum in Barrington, Democratic state representative candidate Mary Edly-Allen said campaigns should be limited to $100,000 in contributions and…
Read MorePolicy Director Alisa Kaplan was quoted in this article. Via – CBS Candidates in the Illinois governor’s race have spent more than $207 million on T.V. ads this election season–making this year’s election one of the most expensive gubernatorial races…
Read MoreRFI was mentioned in this article. Via – Chicago Tribune Could the midterm elections signal a return to snail mail? In Chicago politics, which is all sorts of old-school, maybe. Local election officials said requests for mail-in ballots in Chicago…
Read MoreRFI was mentioned in this article. Via – The Chicago Crusader Democratic candidate for attorney general Kwame Raoul joined Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) and Brendan Kelly, candidate in Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, for a get-out-the-vote rally in East St. Louis, IL on…
Read MoreRFI Policy Director Alisa Kaplan was quoted in this article. Via – WGN Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker, two extremely rich men, spent a combined $228.9 million in the governors race so far, setting an Illinois record that’s just…
Read MoreRFI Policy Director Alisa Kaplan was quoted in this article. Via – ABC 7 Chicago Information about the 2017 income tax returns of Bruce Rauner and JB Pritzker, the two wealthy men leading the race for Illinois governor. Governor Bruce…
Read MoreWith the midterm elections less than a month away, candidates up and down the ballot have been focused on pulling in enough cash to pay for pricey political ads and voter outreach operations. Fundraising and spending details were made public…
Read MoreThe #MeToo movement engulfed Springfield in November 2017 after an activist announced that no investigation was conducted after she submitted a sexual harassment complaint about a powerful state senator. ICPR reported this inaction as result of the Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) and legislative…
Read MoreIllinois Attorney General hopefuls Erika Harold and Kwame Raoul both pledged in a recent debate to improve the office’s oversight of state transparency laws, but they also said they don’t plan to help expand the types of records those laws…
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