The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is mentioned in this article “Presidents of the United States give State of the Union speeches. They send bombers to Libya, unveil billion-dollar job-stimulus plans and select Supreme Court nominees. They don’t endorse candidates…
Read MoreICPR is mentioned in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “Campaign fund-raising records are poised to fall before the March 15 primary, thanks to the political proxy war between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan that’s stoked massive investments…
Read MoreThe Illinois Sunshine Project is mentioned in this article via Northern Public Radio “State legislative primary races do not typically get people fired up. For instance, primary voter turnout in 2014 was only about 15 percent in Cook County and less…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article. via The Chicago Tribune “Lawrence Wyllie never cracked $300,000 in salary a year. But the former Lincoln-Way High School District 210 superintendent is collecting the largest pension in the state’s teachers’…
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Read Morevia Daily Herald “More than 11,000 suburban Cook County voters cast their ballots for the March 15 presidential primary in the first two days of early voting, including a record-setting number on the first day Monday, according to Cook County…
Read MoreVia Herald & Review “SPRINGFIELD – Hours after the Illinois House failed to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a higher education funding bill, the chamber’s Democratic leader announced a new plan to fund universities, community colleges and grants to…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The Telegraph “CHICAGO — Such is the topsy-turvy state of Illinois politics that two of the hottest primary contests this month have power brokers from both parties spending millions…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday tried to blame House Speaker Michael Madigan for the financial crisis facing some Illinois public universities, contending the Democratic leader is holding up a compromise to agitate voters ahead of the…
Read Morevia Daily Herald “While they appeal to dramatically different sectors within the Democratic Party, presidential bidders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have something in common: Both spent formative years in the Chicago area, where the local political climate provided a…
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