ICPR Spotcheck for October 15, 2010
ICPR Spotcheck for October 15, 2010
In this Issue:
*ICPR's Blog- The Race is On is Hopping
*Fall Fundraising Event: November 10, 2010
*New Features on our website
*Election Data
*The Race is On is Hopping
The Race is On, ICPR's up-to-the-minute reflection of money and politics, has been hopping this month with breaking reports on large donations, trends in contributors, and updates on hot races. If you haven't checked in lately, come see what the news is all about. For alerts, subscribe!
*Tickets are now available! Join ICPR on November 10th for our Fall Fundraiser!
Don't delay! You can sign up to Sponsor or attend ICPR's Fall Fundraiser now at our website.
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform's fall fundraiser is Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 5:30 pm at Rock Bottom Brewery in Chicago! We'll be honoring Hon. Kathy Ryg, Hon. Beth Coulson and the Mikva Challenge, an organization building our next generation of civic leaders.
Individual tickets are $75 regular admission and $50 for guests under 30. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $250.
Tickets will be held at the door.
Show your support for ICPR by signing up today!
If you have questions or need more information please call us at 312-335-1767 or email Kate Hermann at kate@ilcampaign.org.
*New Website Features
Our Wesite, www.ilcampaign.org has some great new features for voters.
Now, by plugging your home address, you can see a list of all your legislative and statewide candidates, together with links to details about each candidate's top contributors, questionnaire responses, statements of economic interest and other biographical information.
Visitors can search by candidate name or by district number to find more detailed information the relationships among candidates, party committees and donors!
*Election Data
On our website, we will also be featuring statewide and legislative candidates' top 15 contributors with their total contributions from Jan. 1, 2009 and through Oct. 14, 2010; and numbers will be updated at least twice each week through Nov. 2nd.
ICPR Spotcheck is a publication of The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, a non-partisan public interest group that educates, conducts research, and advocates reforms to promote public participation in government, address the role of money in politics, and encourage integrity, accountability, and transparency in government.
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