Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $2,539 to Schaumburg State House candidate Michelle Mussman between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $3,031 to Lockport State House candidate John Connor between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $69,091 to Glen Ellyn State House candidate Terra Costa Howard between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $125,398 to West Chicago State House candidate Karina Villa between July 15 and Aug.15, state filings show.
Campaign reports show that Democratic candidate for the 48th state House seat, Terra Costa Howard, appears to be downplaying the involvement of an abortion-rights group in her campaign; and in so doing, has violated Illinois’ Campaign Disclosure Act on numerous occasions.
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
The Edgar County Watchdogs recently reported that Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is being deposed in connection with a complaint filed by David Cook that led to state and federal investigations into Mautino’s campaign spending during his tenure as state representative.
Of the 51 votes still to be counted in the razor thin Glen Ellyn School District 41 tax hike referendum, twice as many are from Republicans than Democrats.
A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino and whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal, if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a vocal citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
SPRINGFIELD -- The Edgar County Watchdogs is calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign after he pled the Fifth to avoid incriminating himself in an investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week.