via Chicago Sun-Times “Valerie Jarrett was on the Chicago Transit Authority board for nearly eight years before becoming a top aide to President Barack Obama. Howard Medley was on the CTA board for a decade before he was convicted in a…
Read Morevia Chicago Sun-Times “At first blush, it may have seemed like a rare moment of bipartisanship at the Illinois Capitol: Democratic President Barack Obama called for changes to a process for drawing political maps that too often favors one party, bringing…
Read MoreICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article via The State-Journal Register “Frank Mautino is off to a rocky start as Illinois auditor general. Not long after the former Democratic state representative from Spring Valley and House deputy majority…
Read Morevia POLITICO Illinois Playbook “The fine folks at The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform crunched the numbers Thursday and found that more than $1.4 million and counting is being spent in the 5th State House District race where incumbent Ken…
Read Morevia CiNews Now “Redistricting reform is one of the issues President Obama talked about in his speech to the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday. If one group gets its way voters in Illinois could see a referendum on the November ballot to…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will be in Chicago next week to raise money and rally supporters ahead of Illinois’ March 15 primary, her campaign said Wednesday. The former secretary of state, who was born in Chicago and…
Read Morevia Illinois Times “President Barack Obama addressed the Illinois General Assembly on Feb. 10, sharing memories, words of encouragement and advice for politics in America, without addressing Illinois’ prolonged budget stalemate. Despite the lack of talk about Illinois’ fiscal crisis, the…
Read MoreWatch President Obama address the Illinois General Assembly live today at 1:30pm! The President will speak on “What we can do, together, to build a better politics – one that reflects our better selves,” the White House says. Click here…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Alton Daily News “Gov. Bruce Rauner confirms the new private economic development corporation for the state won’t be subject to the same transparency requirements as government agencies. When announcing a…
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