Evanston’s Rules Committee voted 6-1 in favor of a proposed public financing ordinance on July 17th, moving it to the full City Council for further consideration. Reform for Illinois worked with Council Member Juan Geracaris (9th) to develop the ordinance….
Read MoreIn a follow-up to an earlier article about a politically-adorned fire truck during Hinsdale’s Fourth of July parade, Patch confirmed that Hinsdale officials arranged for a state senator to ride in a fire truck during the parade with what appeared…
Read MoreAt Hindsdale’s Fourth of July Parade last week, parade-goers saw a large sign for state Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton on a fire truck, raising concerns about the ethics of having public entities such as the fire department promote political candidates. …
Read MoreIllinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to prohibit companies that sell red-light cameras from making campaign contributions to state and local candidates and elected officials. The red-light camera industry has been tied to corruption in Illinois going back two decades, according…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa joins the Chicago Tribune in a conversation on ethics reform, particularly in response to the verdict of the ComEd trial. Kaplan explains how the political climate of Chicago politics creates an environment ripe for ethics violations….
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with Craig Dellimore of WBBM about the verdict of the ComEd trial. They discuss what happens after the verdict, what long-term change is possible, and what citizens can do to create this reform. Summarizing the…
Read MoreEthics and lobbying reform is attracting renewed attention in Springfield following the “ComEd Four” trial. RFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by the State-Journal Register about potential avenues for reform. She called the 2021 omnibus bill “woefully inadequate,” but expressed…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on Politico about the federal corruption trial involving former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and the “ComEd Four.” “The trial matters because it will make people think twice about engaging in this kind…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan was interviewed on NBC 5 Chicago about the mayoral race results and the huge difference in spending between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson. On Johnson’s win, she said “[winning] also depends on how you spend…
Read MoreChicago’s contentious mayoral race has grabbed the biggest headlines this election season, but Chicagoans are also headed to the polls today to elect fourteen city council members. In February’s primary, no candidate secured a majority in the 4th, 5th, 6th,…
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