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The Cost of a Campaign

Illinois Sunshine was used as a data source in this article. Via – The Times Hundreds of millions of dollars have changed hands in the race for Illinois Governor alone. Over the course of the entire 2018 governor’s race, J.B….

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How We Vote: Is Colorado the Future?

On October 1 & 2, Reform for Illinois brought together community leaders, voting experts, and elected officials to discuss the future of voting in Illinois.  Would you change the way you vote? Take our poll below the article.  Long lines, staffing…

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Early Voting in Illinois: Can We Do Better?

Elections used to happen on Election Day. As recently as 2004, Illinois voters had to show up at a polling place in their precinct between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on one specific Tuesday in order to vote. The only…

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Our Reform Achievements

Since 1997, our organization has worked to empower the public through legislative advocacy, legal action and direct engagement with the media and public. In 1998, In collaboration with policymakers and key stakeholders, we were successful in the passage of the…

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Some Campaign Funds Neck and Neck

Illinois Sunshine was used as a resource in this article. Via – Northwest Herald “As the November general election draws near, Republican candidates for the 6th and 14th Congressional districts are leading in campaign receipts. Funds for Democrat and hopeful…

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The New Techniques (and Big Money) Behind Political Ads

ICPR’s Policy Director Alisa Kaplan appeared on Chicago Tonight. Via – WTTW “The race for Illinois governor has been dominated by two massively wealthy candidates willing to self-fund their campaigns to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, tens…

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