News - ICPR

Articles that involve the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Date	Title	Source
8/19/03	Lobbyists' spending on lawmakers reported at five-year high	Chicago Sun-Times
6/22/03	Gaming Regulator's Defection Could Spur Change	Gambling Magazine
6/20/03	Governor gets 30 patronage jobs	State Journal-Register
6/18/03	Campaign investigations may signal shift	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
6/17/03	Illinois Governor Uses Amendatory Veto	BNA Money & Politics Report
6/13/03	Governor to use veto power on ethics bill	Associated Press
6/13/03	Governor to beef up ethics bill	State Journal-Register
6/13/03	Governor wants bite back in ethics law	Daily Herald
6/12/03	Napping on ethics reform (letter to the editor from ICPR)	Chicago Sun-Times
6/10/03	Gov should OK ethics bill despite its shortcomings (editorial)	Bloomington Pantagraph
6/9/03	Ethics reform bill a start but not enough	Champaign News-Gazette
6/1/03	Ethics plan toothless, disappointed critics contend	Daily Herald
6/1/03	Legislature OKs weaker ethics bill	Daily Southtown
5/31/03	Senate removes enforcement from ethics legislation	Chicago Sun-Times
5/30/03	House OKs sweeping ethics bill	Chicago Tribune
5/30/03	Lawmakers iron out ethics bill	Daily Southtown
5/30/03	Ethics reform package advances	State Journal-Register
5/15/03	Illinois ranks near bottom on lobbyists	Champaign News-Gazette
5/15/03	SBC under fire for failing to name lobbyists	Chicago Sun-Times
5/13/03	SBC finds allies in state legislatures	Dallas Morning News
5/10/03	SBC bill signed into law	Peoria Journal Star
5/8/03	House OKs hike in SBC line rates	Chicago Tribune
3/27/03	State government needs more reforms	Champaign News-Gazette
3/26/03	Time to lay down the law on ethics	Chicago Sun-Times
3/24/03	Has Lt. Governor lost that reformer feeling?	Associated Press
3/23/03	Ryan aide's conviction puts patronage politics in spotlight	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
3/10/03	Governor won't disclose who got scholarships	Chicago Sun-Times
3/8/03	Governor seeks to revamp regulators	Chicago Tribune
3/3/03	Don't ask, don't tell	Peoria Journal-Star
2/26/03	Overpaid pol makes state deadbeat list	Chicago Sun-Times
2/24/03	How lobbyists' freebies add up for state legislators	Daily Herald
2/19/03	State's teachers top political donors' list	Crain's Chicago Business
2/19/03	Lawmakers' pensions a cash cow that remains sacred	Chicago Tribune
2/2/03	Fawell list stirs talk of reforms	Chicago Tribune
1/24/03	Governor seeks to imrove ethics	Daily Herald
1/24/03	Govenor: Agency to fight corruption	State Journal-Register
12/18/02	Ryan Mum on 4-Year Job List.	Chicago Tribune
12/9/02	Gov. Ryan Still Won't Play Name Game.	Chicago Sun-Times
11/11/02	With Fat Cats Donating Millions, They Get to Call the Tune. (Commentary by Cynthia Canary)	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
11/4/02	Who is Funding the Governor's Race.	Daily Herald
11/3/02	Negative Ads Sour Election for Voters.	Peoria Journal Star
11/3/03	Illinois Should Be Ready for Campaign Reforms (editorial).	Bloomington Pantagraph
11/2/02	Late Donations Flood Illinois Legislative Races.	Champaign News-Gazette
10/21/02	The Back Room: Alarming Trends.	Chicago Sun-Times
9/25/02	Group Questions Funding for Rutherford Office	Bloomington Pantagraph
7/14/02	Campaigns Skirt Law, Critics Charge	Chicago Tribune
6/26/02	Incumbents Benefit from Public Service Announcements	Daily Southtown
5/24/02	Justices Put Gift Ban Act Back in Effect	State Journal-Register
5/24/02	Curbs on Gifts to Public Officials Upheld	Chicago Sun-Times
4/23/02	Religious Leaders Back Ethics Bill	Chicago Sun-Times
4/9/02	Ryan Abolishing Job of Observing Meetings	Chicago Sun-Times

7/28/2008 - ICPR Settles a Complaint with State Board of Elections

5/31/2008 - REFORM ADVOCATES CALL ON GOVERNOR TO STOP ACCEPTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STATE CONTRACTORS

4/21/2008 - ICPR Finds $5 Million in Lobbying Spending by Units of Illinois Government

2/19/2008 - Midwest Democracy Network Calls for Presidential Candidates to Clarify Reforms Positions

10/9/2007 - Read Cindi Canary's Letter to House Leaders Urging the Passing of HB1

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