IL Sunshine Weekly: Where do Your Political Contributions Go?

Morning Spin: Emanuel got Free Sports Tickets, Travel Perks from Wealthy Friends

ICPR’s Illinois Sunshine update was mentioned in this article via Chicago Tribune “Follow the money *The Illinois Sunshine project tallied up how much was spent on advertising during the primary campaign. *Track campaign contribution reports in real time with this Tribune…

Trying to Reboot Illinois Without Bashing It

ICPR’s budget forum was mentioned in this article via REBOOT Illinois “In the department of “kids say the darnedest things,” I offer this unsolicited quote from my 12-year-old son: ‘Dad, I looked at your website and all it does is…

More Than $22 Million Spent On Illinois Primary Election Ads

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article via Progress Illinois “More than $22 million was spent by Illinois political candidates in the state primary elections last month. According to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, about $11…

IL Sunshine Weekly: Over $22 Million Spent on Primary Advertising

State Law Protects Police Contract Provisions Blasted by Task Force

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Chicago Magazine “While Chicago’s police union contracts have faced scrutiny in the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald shooting, culminating in the scathing 190-page report released by the Police Accountability…

Morning Spin: Rauner, State Workers Union Square Off Over New Contract at Hearing

ICPR’s Illinois Sunshine update was mentioned in this article via Chicago Tribune “Follow the money *The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s Sunshine Project looks at super PAC spending in the primary.” View article here

State Representative Suddenly Remembers $925,000 In Campaign Spending

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via WBEZ “Illinois State Representative Ken Dunkin seems to have temporarily forgotten about $925,000 in campaign spending. Dunkin, whose district cuts a narrow north-south path from 79th Street to the…

ICPR’s Transparency Standards for Redistricting Reform

We believe, as many of you do, that creating a system for an open, independent redistricting process in Illinois is one of the most critical reforms needed in Illinois. More competitive and fairly-drawn legislative districts could lead to meaningful and overarching change…

IL Sunshine Weekly: State Super PACs Spent $15.5 Million in the Illinois Primary