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Recent News About Illinois State Board of Elections
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Report: Madigan backs Schaumburg’s Mussman with $20,996
Schaumburg State House candidate Michelle Mussman received another $20,996 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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Report: Madigan backs Wheaton’s Villa with $105,877
Wheaton State House candidate Kathleen V. Carrier received another $105,877 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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Report: Madigan backs Aurora’s Villa with $77,967
Aurora State House candidate Karina Villa received another $77,967 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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Report: Madigan backs Lockport’s Connor with $8,399
Lockport State House candidate John Connor received another $8,399 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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Report: Madigan backs Itasca’s Pappas with $117,581
Itasca State House candidate Diane Pappas received another $117,581 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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Report: Madigan backs Villa Park’s Conroy with $41,169
Villa Park State House candidate Deborah Conroy received another $41,169 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
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State Report: Madigan backs Schaumburg’s Michelle Mussman with $2,539
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.
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Madigan backs Lockport’s John Connor with $3,031
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.
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State Report: Madigan backs Lombard's Terra Costa Howard with $69,091
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.
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State Report: Madigan backs West Chicago Karina Villa with $125,398
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.
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From Prairie State Wire
Election board deadlocks on what to do about Mautino
Despite an ongoing federal investigation, the Illinois State Board of Elections is having a difficult time deciding whether or not the state’s auditor general is guilty of corruption.
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Terra Costa Howard campaign for 48th in violation of state election laws, complaint says
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.
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From Prairie State Wire
Firm of Illinois Manufacturing's lobbyist Baise rakes in nearly $2 million in consulting fees in 1st quarter
A political consulting firm owned by the Illinois Manufacturing Association and run by its longtime lobbyist and chief executive, Greg Baise, collected a record $1.91 million in fees during the first quarter of 2018, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From Prairie State Wire
Voter rolls: Where do Republicans rely on women most in Illinois?
Republicans depend most on women to show up at the polls in Edwards, Scott and Adams counties in Illinois, according to Illinois State Board of Elections data.
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Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says
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.
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Ives wants answers at Mautino hearing
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.
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Analysis: Of uncounted Glen Ellyn school tax hike referendum votes, more would be cast by Republicans than Democrats
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.
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Illinois data analysis finds voters registered 2, 3, even 4 times
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.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, political realms
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.