| July 28, 2006
In This Issue:
• Chicago TV stations sell more than $15 million in political
ads
• Support Sunshine in Ethics
• Disclosure Reports Due Monday
Chicago TV stations sell more than $15 million in political
ads
Gov. Blagojevich has spent over $5 million on TV ads in Chicago
alone this year, most of it after the Primary. ICPR looked at
the ad contracts for the largest TV stations in Chicago to find
out who ran the most ads and how much they spent. All told,
candidates have spent over $15 million on TV ads in Chicago
this year, and the General Election is yet to come. Our June
report, Don't Touch that Dial, has been updated through the
end of the Governor's most recent wave of ads. For the details,
click here.
Support Sunshine in Ethics
Journalists have noticed that there hasn't been a lot of news
coming out of the Inspectors General and Ethics Commissions
created by the 2003 Ethics Act. That's because the statute greatly
limits what reports and findings can be made public. Even though
the Inspectors General have received some 3,000 complaints and
concluded over 1,000 investigations, the only reports that have
been made public are two that were leaked to reporters this
spring. Read Cindi Canary's letter to the editor and the proposed
reform legislation.
Disclosure Reports Due Monday
Don't forget! Campaign disclosure reports for the first half
of the year are due to be filed with the State Board of Elections
by Monday, July 31. Watch the reports come in live on the Board's
website, and check back for the updated Sunshine Database in
a few weeks.
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