Illinois cities and local governments paid lobbyists about $6 million to lobby the state, according to this Pantagraph article. The article is based on an Illinois Campaign for Political Reform report.
Category: Illinois
Blagojevich’s Targets
The Chicago-Sun Times reports that some who may have been in contention for President Obama’s former Senate seat were on a fundraising list for ex-Gov. Blagojevich’s campaign. The four were among about 150 people targeted for contributions by the Friends of Blagojevich campaign organization by the end of 2008, when a new Illinois law took […]
Cook County Campaign Finance Reform
Is campaign finance reform coming to Cook County? Cook County. I had to type that again. Well, it’s only a nonbinding resolution (last item).