About Us

The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is a non-partisan public interest group that conducts research and advocates reforms to promote public participation in government, address the role of money in politics and encourage integrity, accountability, and transparency in government.

ICPR is Illinois' leading advocate in the areas of campaign finance, government ethics, judicial selection, and voter education. ICPR has worked hard to maintain a bipartisan dialogue on how best to improve the processes of government and elections. ICPR was the first group in the nation to put state-level campaign finance reports into a searchable, on-line database. The group is frequently acknowledged by Illinois, national, and international media as key resource for Illinois politics and government.

ICPR was founded by former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon and former Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra. Sen. Simon passed away in December, 2003. In August, 2004, ICPR hosted an event to pay tribute to Sen. Simon's life-long work to reform government, and to the ethics reforms that became law in 2003. For more information about this event, click here.

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