Category: Illinois

Limits in Aurora

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 10, 2008
Categories In Illinois

The Aurora, Illinois City Council is considering campaign finance limits. Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns put her foot on the accelerator Tuesday in an effort to get the full City Council debating campaign-finance reform in Aurora. After two meetings of the Government Operations Committee Burns leads, the 7th Ward alderman called for a special session on Friday […]

Aurora, IL Considers Limits

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2008
Categories In Illinois

The Aurora City Council debated campaign finance reform proposals recently. The Beacon News covers the issues.

Illinois Pay to Play Ban Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 17, 2008
Categories In Illinois

The Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) reports that the Illinois pay to play ban is not a “done deal.” After months of wrangling, the General Assembly approved in May a ban on contractors with state deals of $50,000 or more from giving campaign contributions to the officeholders who hired them. Whether it becomes law depends on the […]