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Springfield prepares for Monday's inauguration ceremonies

January 6, 2011
State Journal-Register

By TIM LANDIS
     
It might not be the Illinois State Fair or the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in terms of big-spending events, but the inauguration of a new set of statewide officeholders every four years does keep convention planners, hotels and even churches busy.

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Plea bargain in pot case: Defendant makes $22,500 court-ordered 'donation' to funds controlled by state's attorney

May 10, 2011
Belleville News Democrat

BY GEORGE PAWLACZYK AND BETH HUNDSDORFER - News-Democrat

CHESTER -- The second of two payments to recently formed funds controlled by Randolph County State's Attorney Randall Rodewald was a court-ordered "donation" of $22,500 paid in March resulting from a plea bargain in a marijuana case that ended in probation.

That payment is larger than any of 17 similar payments in felony cases from five other Southern Illinois counties outlined in a story Sunday in the Belleville News-Democrat titled, "Money talks, defendants walk: Ethics of payments questioned." They ranged from $1,000 to $15,000.

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Randolph County man pays $22,500 'donation' as part of plea bargain

May 9, 2011
Belleville News Democrat

BY GEORGE PAWLACZYK AND BETH HUNDSDORFER - News-Democrat

CHESTER -- The second of two payments to recently formed funds controlled by Randolph County State's Attorney Randall Rodewald was a court-ordered "donation" of $22,500 paid in March resulting from a plea bargain in a marijuana case that ended in probation.

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Money talks, defendants walk: Ethics of payments questioned

May 8, 2011
Belleville News Democrat

BY GEORGE PAWLACZYK AND BETH HUNDSDORFER - News-Democrat

Defendants accused of rape, homicide, drug dealing and other serious crimes in five rural Southern Illinois counties have paid thousands of dollars into "anti-crime" funds that benefit or are controlled by local prosecutors in return for probation or dismissal of charges.

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ICPR FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST POLITICAL GROUP "FOR A BETTER CHICAGO"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                Contact: Cindi Canary



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Disclosure & Transparency

DISCLOSURE & TRANSPARENCY

Disclosure
The Late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once famously wrote, "Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants." And while it may not be the best, it's certainly one of the most necessary. Transparency and disclosure are critical to our campaign and political system because they empowers the public with information needed to make informed decisions while also discouraging wrongdoing.

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Court hears dispute on petition signers' names

April 28, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Gay rights opponents are asking the Supreme Court to protect the anonymity of the signers of a petition that sought a vote to overturn Washington state's domestic partnership rights.

The case being argued at the high court Wednesday weighs the right to political speech, unfettered by fear of intimidation, against transparency in government.

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Flush with money (Editorial)

April 28, 2010

Illinois lawmakers have a perfect opportunity to get rid of an unnecessary, redundant unit of local government. Their refusal to do so is a reminder that many of Illinois' 7,000 units of local government — we have far more than any other state — are like zombies in a horror movie: impossible to kill.

State Sen. Dan Cronin, the Republican candidate for DuPage County Board president, is pushing a proposal to fold the mismanaged and debt-ridden DuPage Water Commission into county government. It's a sensible measure that would save taxpayers money.

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