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This is part of our election-year series, Money Machines, looking at campaign spending in the 2018 election. The first article can be found here.Last…
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Illinois will host what could be the most expensive race for governor in U.S. history. The huge increase in campaign spending raises a lot of questions…
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This year’s campaign pits a multimillionaire incumbent against a field that includes a multibillionaire in what could be the costliest governor's race in…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his allies are shoveling historic piles of cash into legislative races this year. A new federal super-PAC that goes by the…
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The November election will determine if the balance of power in Illinois politics tips in a direction that will help Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner carry…
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Some of the primary races in early March were the most expensive in state history, but it will remain a mystery where all of the money to fund them came…
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Judicial races are getting increasingly politicized, according to a study published Thursday surveying 2013-2014 state Supreme Court races called…
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Republican legislators can expect the money they've received from Gov. Bruce Rauner to keep flowing, if the governor holds true to his word.Republicans'…
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Illinois law gives political candidates five days to report campaign contributions of $1,000 or more, but it's been weeks since Gov. Bruce Rauner gave…
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*Update - according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, the hearing originally scheduled for May 7, has been delayed until the morning of June…