No Illinois statewide election of last 50 years comes close to Illinois state...
As of today, unofficial vote counts have Republican Tom Cross leading Democrat Mike Frerichs by about 500 votes in the Illinois state treasurer’s race. With roughly 3.5 million votes cast — meaning 1...
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Step-by-step guide to searching Illinois State Board of Elections website
The Illinois State Board of Elections website is the clearing house of all financial reporting for political candidates in Illinois. It’s one of the best resources for anyone who wants to be a smart...
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Your video guide to searching candidate finances on Illinois State Board of...
There’s no better resource than the Illinois State Board of Elections website when it comes to following the money in Illinois elections. Unfortunately, navigating the site find what you’re looking for...
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Rauner campaign fund grows by $20 million
Advancing agenda is goal of new donations to Rauner campaign fund Even though Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner won the election and is set to take the oath of office in just days, he isn’t finished with...
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Your video guide to searching candidate spending on Illinois State Board of...
The Illinois State Board of Elections website contains a treasure trove of useful data, but I wouldn’t call it user-friendly to first-time users. This is especially true if you want to use quarterly...
View Article$36 per vote to win 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election; $18 to lose
Gov. Bruce Rauner spent more than $65 million to win the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election, according to records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections. More than $50 million of Rauner’s...
View ArticleOnly in Illinois: Driving a truck through Illinois campaign contribution...
In 2011, lawmakers passed the state’s first-ever Illinois campaign contribution limit law. It was a direct reaction to the pay-to-play scandals revealed in the trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
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Independent Map Amendment passes petition signature test
The latest effort to strip politicians of their legislative map-drawing power has cleared another key hurdle. Independent Map Amendment announced Tuesday it passed the Illinois State Board of...
View ArticleAuditor General Mautino must be removed from his watchdog role
On the list of things we need to reform in Illinois none is more important than putting an end to our state’s unfortunate legacy of corruption and government officials who… The post Auditor General...
View ArticlePersonal info of up to 200,000 Illinois voters compromised
Update, Sept. 1: The Illinois State Board of Elections has revised the numbers of voters whose information could have been compromised in the June hack to about 90,000. A cyberattack… The post...
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