ICPR's press releases are collected here in chronological order.
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| Date |
Title |
| 8/25/08 |
ICPR Says Legislature Should Override Gov. Blagojevich's Veto of Pay- To-Play Reform Bill
|
| 7/30/08 |
ICPR Says No to Multibillion-Dollar Spending Without Pay-to-Play Reform
|
| 7/28/08 |
Legislator's Campaign Committee To Pay $20,000 Fine
For Filing Error-Ridden Finance Reports
|
| 7/10/08 |
New Guide Brings Redistricting Out into the Open
|
| 5/31/08 |
REFORM ADVOCATES CALL ON GOVERNOR
TO STOP ACCEPTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM STATE CONTRACTORS
|
| 4/30/08 |
ICPR STATEMENT ON PAY-TO-PLAY LEGISLATION
|
| 4/21/08 |
GOVERNMENTS SPENT $5 MILLION
TO LOBBY STATE GOVERNMENT
|
| 9/17/07 |
ICPR Says State's Multi-Billion Dollar Construction Plans Need Safegaurd Against Politics
|
| 8/7/07 |
Protect Integrity of Capital Spending Plan With Pay-to-Play Reform Legislation
|
| 6/14/07 |
ICPR Calls On Senate To Pass
"Pay-To-Play" Legislation
|
| 6/11/07 |
ICPR's Judicial Public Financing Legislation Approved By Senate
|
| 4/25/07 |
ICPR Applauds Illinois House for Passage of Legislation Combatting "Pay-to-Play" State Contracts
|
| 2/26/07 |
Contributions to Mayor Daley's
Campaign Coming at a Fast Clip
|
| 2/22/07 |
Report from NYUÕs Brennan Center
Finds Illinois Campaign Finance Laws Worst in the Midwest
|
| 2/15/07 |
Let the Searches Begin!!!
Find the Money Behind Chicago's Most Powerful
|
| 12/13/06 |
Veteran Campaign Finance Expert Ron Michaelson Joins Board of Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
|
| 11/21/06 |
Downstate Judicial Races Set Records 10 Legislative Contests Pass $1M Mark
|
| 11/8/06 |
CAMPAIGN REFORM GROUPS TO BLAGOJEVICH:
"It's time to stop collecting campaign cash. Time to lead by example."
|
| 10/26/06 |
LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL CONTESTS
ATTRACTING BIG DOLLARS
|
| 10/24/06 |
Two Years After Record-Setting Supreme Court Campaign, Illinois Appellate Court Campaign Record Smashed
|
| 10/6/06 |
Internet Voters' Guide Provides Easy Access to Information About
Judicial Candidates
|
| 10/2/06 |
Now Available: 2006 Guide to Covering Illinois Judicial Elections
|
| 9/13/06 |
Fed Up With Government Corruption and the Way
Election Campaigns Are Run? ICPR Has The Candidates' Answers
|
| 8/22/06 |
Which Illinois Politicians Have Money and Where Did They Get It?
|
| 6/27/06 |
Groups Urge Illinois TV Stations to Boost
Election and Public Affairs Coverage
|
| 5/30/06 |
Business Leaders to Convene in Chicago
to Address Campaign Finance Reform
|
| 5/9/06 |
Paul Simon Public Service Awards To Be Presented Wednesday Night |
| 2/28/06 |
Good Government Groups call on Legislature to Pass Omnibus
Pension Reform/Procurement/Ethics Reform Bill (SB2847) |
| 2/23/06 |
ICPR
Posts Judicial Candidate Information to Easy-to-Use Website
|
| 12/21/05 |
Two Chicagoans Chosen for Board of National Group Defending Fair and Impartial Courts |
| 8/22/05 |
AGREEMENT REACHED IN ONE ELECTION DISPUTE
BUT BUSINESS LOBBIES MAINTAIN SHROUD OF SECRECY
|
| 8/22/05 |
Time to Put Up or Shut Up on Pay-to-Play |
| 8/22/05 |
ICPR Posts Most Recent Illinois Campaign Contributions to Website
|
| 5/12/05 |
ICPR Supports Campaign Finance Proposal |
| 3/29/05 |
Voters Believe State Judges are Influenced by Campaign Contributors and Party Leaders |
| 3/23/05 |
Blueprint for Government and Campaign Reform |
| 3/15/05 |
Supreme Court Contributors Rocket to Top of Illinois’ Donors List |
| 10/28/04 |
ICPR Predicts Millions to be Spent
in Final Weekend of Campaign 2004
|
| 10/26/04 |
ICPR Sees Surge in Illinois Supreme Court Campaign Contributions |
| 10/25/04 |
ILLINOIS JUDICIAL VOTER GUIDE GETS ADVERTISING PUSH |
| 10/21/04 |
ICPR Finds Millions in Campaign Cash Available
as Races Head to Last Ten Days |
| 10/19/04 |
ICPR Finds Illinois Supreme Court Race Breaks National Record
Legislative Contests Heating Up |
| 10/15/04 |
ICPR Finds $2.3 million Raised by Supreme Court
Candidates in 10 Days |
| 10/13/04 |
MAKE www.ilcampaign.org YOUR FIRST STOP FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION |
| 8/31/04 |
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE LAWS EXPAND TO
INDEPENDENT GROUPS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 2nd |
| 8/17/04 |
ABNER MIKVA AND DAWN CLARK NETSCH HONORED
WITH PAUL SIMON PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD |
| 5/28/04 |
MESSAGE
FROM ILLINOIS HOUSE TO RADIO AND TV STATIONS: DO A BETTER JOB
FOR DEMOCRACY! |
| 5/07/04 |
NATIONAL
REPORT: 2002 ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT CAMPAIGN MAY BE A SIGN OF
WORSE TO COME |
| 4/13/04 |
CHICAGO
TV STATIONS HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN $9 MILLION IN POLITICAL
AD SPENDING |
| 3/02/04 |
RECORDS
BROKEN IN LIMITLESS SYSTEM |
| 12/09/03 |
REFORM
GROUPS CELEBRATE SIGNING OF ETHICS LEGISLATION |
| 11/26/03 |
CAN TV brings
the media debate to Chicago this Thanksgiving |
| 11/20/03 |
Illinois
Ethics Bill Passes!! |
| 9/29/03 |
Millions
in Revenues for TV Stations Owners but Only Chump Change for
Voters |
| 8/26/03 |
Statement
of the Illinois Campaign Reform Coalition on The Amendatory
Veto of HB 3412 (the Ethics Bill) |
| 8/01/03 |
Durbin
Legislation would require Broadcasters to Live up to obligation
to serve the Public Interest |
| 6/12/03 |
Statement
by Illinois Campaign Reform Coalition in response to Governor
Blagojevich's announcement that he plans to revise HB 3412,
the ethics reform legislation, with an amendatory veto |
| 3/29/04 |
ICPR Files Complaint with State
Board of Elections |
| 3/29/04 |
ICPR Letter to Rep. Giles |
| 2/26/03 |
Illinois
Candidates Receive A- on Occupation/Employer Reporting; Dart
receives a C; Birkett earnes a D; Meeks, Shaw, Jacobs, and others
receive Failing Grade |
| 2/18/03 |
IL
Education Association Again Tops List of Biggest Contributors
to Illinois Politics |
| 2/06/03 |
2002
Election Costs up 46.2% from 1998; Illinois Candidates report
$184.8 million in election spending |
| 12/19/02 |
A Game
of 20 Questions for George Ryan |
| 11/01/02 |
Judicial
Elections to Break Records |
| 10/16/02 |
Sens. McCain, Feingold,
Durbin Introduce Free Air Time Bill and Launch Next Phase of
Campaign Finance Reform |
| 10/09/02 |
Where
Does All of that Money Go? |
| 9/05/02 |
Study Identifies
Most Generous Contributors to Top State Officers and Candidates |
| 9/04/02 |
Poll
Shows Support for Reform of Judicial Election Campaigns |
| 8/06/02 |
Where
Do the Candidates Stand on Campaign and Ethics Reform? |
| 8/08/02 |
Career
Patron Profiles Demonstrate Need for Campaign Contribution Limits
in Illinois |
| 1/10/02 |
Who
are the Top 20 Career Patrons for Governor Ryan and the Other
Constitional Officers? |
| 7/02/02 |
Former
U.S. Sen. Paul Simon to Discuss Free Air Time Proposal at Public
Forum on Tuesday, July 9 |
| 6/11/02 |
The
Public Supports Free Air Time, New Poll Shows |
| 4/09/02 |
Free
Air Time Campaign Statistics |
| 4/01/02 |
ICPR Joins New National
Effort to Promote Free Air Time as Next Step in Campaign Finance
Reform |
| 10/02/01 |
Easy
Access and More Information About Sources of Campaign Contributions
in Illinois |
| 7/23/01 |
Money
From Teachers' Unions Dominated the 2000 Election Campaigns |
| 5/18/01 |
Voters'
Guide Would Increase Awareness of Election Procedures and Candidates |
| 11/06/00 |
Most
Illinois Legislative Candidates File Electronically |
| 11/05/00 |
Two Legislative
Races Pass the Million Mark |
| 11/02/00 |
Third
District State Supreme Court Race at $1 Million |
| 10/10/00 |
Four
Illinois TV Stations Pledge to Increase Candidate and Issue
Coverage in the Month Before the General Election |
| 11/09/11 |
Voters Want More
Information About Candidates |
| 6/01/99 |
Coalition
Calls Upon Governor to Strengthen Illinois' Ethical Infrastructure |
