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Illinois Campaign Finance Reform

Revised Campaign Finance Reform Bill Awaits Quinn's Signature

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago

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The Illinois Senate put the finishing touch on a major campaign-finance package by voting today to send the legislation that caps contributions to Gov...

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Madigan's Campaign Finance Reform Bill Passes House

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Monique Garcia | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago

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With time running out, the Illinois House late tonight approved a measure that for the first time would put major restrictions on how politicians pay ...

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Leaders Remain Divided Over Campaign Contribution Limits

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago

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Nearly $11 million was spent in just 10 suburban races for statehouse seats last year, as Republicans and Democrats slammed each other in glossy maile...

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Campaign Finance Reform Hits Snag

Wall Street Journal | DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

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Nearly a year after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested and accused of running state government as a criminal enterprise, legislators ha...

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Quinn Vetoes Campaign Finance Reform Bill

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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In an unusual ceremony today, Gov. Quinn vetoed a campaign finance reform bill he had testified in favor of....

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Campaign Contribution Caps May See Legal Challenges

Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago

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This spring, lawmakers took a stab at the issue of ethics in government, and passed a campaign finance bill. But some advocates and experts call the p...

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Unprecedented Campaign Contribution Caps Approved, But Big Loopholes Remain

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Money donated to politicians would be limited for the first time in Illinois history under a plan backed by Gov. Pat Quinn b...

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Vote Looms On Capping Campaign Contributions

AP | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois lawmakers may be set to vote on limiting campaign contributions. Sen. Don Harmon -- an Oak Park Democrat -- says h...

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Legislators Mixed On Reform Commission's Proposals

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.29.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- With one governor in prison and another under indictment, Illinois officials must choose between patching holes in current e...

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Legislators Mixed On Commission's Plans To End Pay-To-Play, Limit Campaign Contributions

The Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.02.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD - Just hours after launching the initial salvo to end pay-to-play in state government, members of a blue-ribbon group traveled from Chicag...

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What Veto?

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate passed one of the state's more fundamental post-Watergate campaign finance reforms _ a measure supporter...

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