The campaign contribution limits law created in the wake of the Blagojevich scandal created a special task force and charged it with studying various campaign finance-related issues. The first item on the group's to-do list is producing a report on public financing, and that is due by the end of the year.
Just two days after releasing draft maps, the redistricting committees of both chambers held public hearings in Chicago to take feedback from residents and community groups about their proposals.