Campaign spending

Illinois politicians react to President Trump's varied statements on Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Gov. Rauner signs a pair of gun-control…

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…

If it seems as though the number of political ads on television has ramped up markedly this election, now there's concrete proof. Illinois has seen a…

Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner are facing off in a race that is expected to break campaign-spending records in the…

The U.S. Supreme Court last month issued a decision that opens the door for wealthy donors to give more to candidates, parties and political action…

When Jesse Jackson Jr. walked into a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse in February to plead guilty to federal charges of looting his campaign fund of…