Automatic Voter Registration Bill Sails Through Illinois State Senate

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article via Independent Voter Network “Late last week, the Illinois State Senate passed a measure that helps get more residents registered to vote. The bill still has to clear the…

Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino Acknowledges Federal Probe

ICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via REBOOT Illinois “A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s former campaign workers, the Illinois Times reports. Mautino’s office acknowledged federal investigators are looking…

IL Sunshine Weekly Update 5.19.2016

Neighborhood Leaders Identify Key Issues for Chicago’s Future

On Tuesday, May 10th, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform hosted an “On the Table” event on “Realizing the Potential of Chicago Neighborhoods.” The event included a roundtable discussion among 40 community leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors…

IL Sunshine Weekly Update: 5.12.2016

Lincoln-Way Spent $821,000 in Activity Funds on Expenses Critics Question

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Chicago Tribune “Lincoln-Way High School District 210 has spent at least $821,284 in student activity funds on miscellaneous expenses, including purchases benefiting a private day care and the Superdog…

Simon Releases Personal Financial Report for Public Inspection

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The Southern “CARBONDALE — State Senate candidate Sheila Simon released her family’s personal financial information earlier this month, saying she hopes doing so promotes transparency and sets an example of the…

Illinois Sunshine Weekly Update: Where do Your Political Contributions Go?

ICPR’s Illinois Sunshine update was mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “After sifting through thousands of expenditures from political committees, we found some pretty interesting spending habits. We went ahead and broke it down for you…where do your political…

Rahm’s Numbers Plummet — Mayoral Draftees? — Rauner’s Big-Money Transfer

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article via POLITICO “BIG MONEY MOVEMENT — The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform crunched the numbers and tallied up some of the biggest money transfers. Among them: the governor’s committee…

Dorothy Brown Asks for Pay Raise While Under Federal Investigation

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was interviewed for this article via Fox 32 News “Her office is at the center of a criminal investigation, but Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown says she deserves a pay raise. Brown has…