IL Sunshine Weekly: 7.7.2016

State Campaign Contributions Surpass $80 Million

ICPR’s Illinois Sunshine update is mentioned in this article via NBC Chicago “Illinois campaign contributions have already surpassed $80 million this year, according to Illinois Sunshine, a campaign finance reporting site from public interest group Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. June contributions alone…

RIP Abner Mikva—A Chicago Pol Who Showed the System can Work

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article via Crain’s Chicago Business “He was a lock for a Supreme Court nomination but never got his chance because of Jimmy Carter’s bad luck. He worked at just about…

64% of Illinois Voters Support Independent Redistricting

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is quoted in this article via Capitol Fax “Nearly 600,000 Illinoisans signed a petition to put redistricting reform on the 2016 ballot. The Independent Map Amendment will reform the rules and require a process…

Remembering Abner Mikva: From “Nobody Nobody Sent” to Congressman, Judge, Reformer

ICPR’s news update is mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “Abner Mikva, a legendary figure in Illinois politics whose nearly 70-year career took him from the Illinois House to Congress and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, died Monday…

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Morning Spin: City Council Holds Hearing Today on Chicago Police Department oversight agency

Illinois Sunshine is mentioned in this article via The Chicago Tribune “Follow the money *The end of June campaign fundraising reports continue to roll in. Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan reported collecting $60,500 at a $2,500 maximum. *The Illinois Sunshine folks…

League of Women Voters: Redistricting Reform Needed to Shake Up Illinois

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article via Rockford Registe Star “According to Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, only 39 percent of eligible Illinois General Assembly races are contested. This means that in November, 61 percent…

Cook County Clerk calls for funding of Voter Registration Tech to Keep Voter Records Current

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Cook County Record “CHICAGO – With the presidential election approaching this November, Cook County Clerk David Orr is calling for the state to keep its promise to fund a…

Illinois Issues: The Impasse And The Damage Done

ICPR’s news update was mentioned in this article via Peoria Public Radio “You likely woke up this morning to headlines declaring that, after a year, Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders are finally nearing an agreement on the budget. If…