In a landmark move for campaign finance reform, the City of Evanston has established a Fair Elections Small Donor Matching program, the first of its kind in the state of Illinois. This groundbreaking initiative empowers every resident by providing a…
Read MoreOn Monday, Evanston’s City Council voted 5-1 to move an RFI-supported public financing ordinance forward, this time for final action during the council’s meeting on September 26th. Speaking to the Rules Committee back in July, RFI Board President David Melton…
Read MoreRFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with the Chicago Tribune about Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin’s alleged misconduct and ethics violations, which were first reported by the Tribune last week. The Chicago Board of Ethics has defended its handling of the…
Read MoreEvanston’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…
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