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This year, Illinois Republicans, backed by campaign cash from Gov. Bruce Rauner, are looking to knock some Democratic incumbents out of their seats in the…
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A conservative-backed organization says it will continue efforts to topple the Illinois law limiting campaign contributions, after a judge ruled the law…
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The state of Illinois may be running a deficit, but many of its leaders' campaign accounts are flush.The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform tracks…
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In the March 17 issue of Illinois Times, Springfield’s alt-weekly newspaper, Bruce Rushton looks at how some state lawmakers are spending money they'd…
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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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Technically, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s election victory on November 4, 2014, marked the end of his first political campaign. But in some ways that…
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Illinois had long been the holdout: a state without any limits on campaign contributions. Prosecutors say former Governor Rod Blagojevich took full…
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With less than two weeks until the primary election, Bruce Rauner will no longer be the only candidate airing self-promotional T-V ads in Illinois.…
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An expert on campaign finance says his studies show that government funding of state level races is better for voters and candidates. Michael Miller of…
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December Ninth is a significant day in Illinois' political history: for better, and for worse.On Dec. 9, 2003 "the State Officials and Employees Ethics…