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Remembering Dawn Clark Netsch, ICPR board member

Statement from ICPR
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Dawn Clark NetschThe Illinois Campaign for Political Reform joins the rest of Illinois in mourning the passing of Dawn Clark Netsch.

Dawn was an inspiring, dynamic and powerful force in Illinois government and politics. Her life and career were devoted to bringing about meaningful change. She was unwavering in her principles but pragmatic in her approach to achieving them.

ICPR 2012 Election Hub: Candidate questionnaires and more

2012 ICPR Election Hub

An ICPR Resource Page

Illinois Primary: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Candidates for state House, Senate and judge are seeking your vote in the March 20, 2012 primary. ICPR has several tools to help you make an informed decision.

Brian Gladstein on Chicago Tonight

October 11, 2011
WTTW-TV

Watch ICPR's Executive Director Brian Gladstein on Chicago Tonight.

Our Opinion: Don’t let reforms languish

July 3, 2011
The State Journal-Register

 



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How to stop the next Blagojevich

July 02, 2011
The Chicago Tribune

 

It was bleeping golden, and a whole lot more. Jurors who convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of 17 corruption counts said they might have fallen for his denials if not for the taped conversations secretly recorded by federal prosecutors.

"I was one where I felt he was not guilty on several counts," one juror explained. "But, lo and behold, we would go back through the tapes and there it was."

Rostenkowski's downfall charted in newly released FBI files. Per records, powerful congressman offered to quit, then fought allegations

July 1, 2011
The Chicago Tribune


The theft of just $7,000 by a stamp clerk in the U.S. House Post Office mushroomed into a federal investigation that brought down one of the most powerful congressmen in the country, the late Daniel Rostenkowski of Chicago, according to records released Thursday by the FBI.