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In Commerce Pick’s ’08 Answers on Finances, Possible Hints at Road Ahead

May 5, 2013
New York Times

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

WASHINGTON — In November 2008, as President-elect Barack Obama began putting together his cabinet, reports emerged that he was considering nominating Penny Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotels heiress and businesswoman who had served as his chief campaign fund-raiser, as commerce secretary. But faced with awkward questions about her financial dealings, she declared that she did not want the nomination.

FBI looking into relationship between McDonnells, donor

April 29, 2013
Washington Post

Steve Helber/Associated Press - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks to the press at the Capitol in Richmond in this February file photo.
By Rosalind S. Helderman and Jerry Markon,

FBI agents are conducting interviews about the relationship between Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, his wife, Maureen, and a major campaign donor who paid for the food at the wedding of the governor’s daughter, according to four people familiar with the questioning.

Governors’ groups rely increasingly on 'dark money' affiliates

April 4, 2013
Center for Public Integrity

Shift to nonprofits obscures donors
By Paul Abowd

A handful of donors to the nonprofit Republican Governors Association Public Policy Committee got a rude surprise when the Internal Revenue Service mistakenly outed them by making available part of a tax form that is supposed to be kept private.

Mining firm protests EPA tough stance

February 14, 2013
Illinois Times

Agency earlier promised to play nice

By Bruce Rushton A coal mining company that has fast become one of the state’s largest is crying foul over the threat of a lawsuit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Chicago scandal leads to shake-up at red-light camera firm

February 8, 2013
Chicago Tribune

Parent firm's chairman resigns in wake of internal probe of gifts to ex-city official

By David Kidwell, Chicago Tribune reporter

The chairman of the Australian company behind Chicago's red-light program resigned this week and trading in the company's stock was suspended amid an intensifying investigation into allegations of corruption in its Chicago contract.

Small Berwyn hardware store finds big business in Cicero

February 5, 2013
Chicago Sun-Times

BY JON SEIDEL  AND BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Staff Reporters

When it comes to hardware stores, the Town of Cicero definitely has its store of choice.

More often than not, town employees don’t head to a Home Depot or Menards, both within a mile of the town hall.

Instead, they travel several miles away to Berwyn.

They patronize a mom-and-pop hardware store, Lembke & Sons True Value.

Since 2005, the town has spent more than $3 million at the 4,500-square-foot store with 10 parking spaces.

Our view: Court clerk finally gets the message

December 20, 2012
SouthtownStar

We’re not sure why, but Dorothy Brown, Cook County’s imperious circuit court clerk, has finally decided to end her controversial policy of accepting campaign donations from her employees.

That’s good news, particularly for the workers. Brown should’ve done this years ago, but it takes longer for some politicians to get the message than others. Especially if they don’t have to worry much about being re-elected.

ICPR Releases List of Top Donors to Legislative Candidates

ICPR's analysis of contributions to candidates for state House and Senate reveals the following top aggregate donors to candidates for state House and Senate:

 

1) Democratic Party of IL ($4,958,254)

2) IL Republican Party     ($2,245,342)

3) Senate Democratic Victory Fund      ($2,034,281)

State Democrats hold huge fundraising lead over GOP in Statehouse races, campaign finance watchdog reports

October 31, 2012
the Sun-Times

By Dave McKinney on October 31, 2012 1:36 PM 

 

Not surprisingly, the Democratic Party of Illinois has the deepest pockets during this round of legislative campaigns, more than doubling what the Illinois Republican Party has invested in trying to win control of the Statehouse.

That's the main finding in a new analysis released Wednesday by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, a government watchdog group.