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Big money, big problems. Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politicsPrimary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.
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His spokesman says it was an “oversight” that Harmon’s campaign funds took the money after the Oak Park Democrat voted to ban contributions from red-light camera operators.
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Among those accepting campaign contributions after supporting what was portrayed as reform legislation: Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park.
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Reditus Labs gave $12,000 to a political campaign, one day after the COVID-testing company's CEO, Aaron Rossi, was indicted on tax fraud charges.
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Investment tycoon Ken Griffin has blamed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for rising crime, calling his response to Chicago’s violence a “disgrace.” Critics say that rhetoric is “hypocritical” given Griffin’s firms’ stock portfolios.
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More and more money from outside McLean County—and even Illinois—is pouring into local campaigns with just weeks to go until the Nov. 6 midterm…
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More and more money from outside McLean County—and even Illinois—is pouring into local campaigns with just weeks to go until the Nov. 6 midterm…