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Read more about the article Pritzker, lawyers and insurers helped finance Illinois Supreme Court elections, but transparency lacking for many other donorsillinoiscourts.gov
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford, Justice Lisa Holder White, Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, Justice David K. Overstreet, Justice Joy V. Cunningham, Justice Mary K. O'Brien.

Pritzker, lawyers and insurers helped finance Illinois Supreme Court elections, but transparency lacking for many other donors

Nearly $9.6 million went into the Supreme Court of Illinois elections for the second and third districts last November according to data obtained from…

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Read more about the article Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi outraises and outspends opponents consecutivelyUS House Office of Photography
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi outraises and outspends opponents consecutively

Krishnamoorthi’s total receipts for this upcoming cycle weigh in at over $6 million. This is a subsequent increase from 2016’s $3.56 million and 2018’s $5.24 million. Brian Gaines, professor of political science at the University of Illinois commented, said over email that nearly all incumbents outspend their challengers every cycle.

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Read more about the article Rep. Bill Foster continues contributions to other democratic campaignsBill Foster's official website
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Rep. Bill Foster continues contributions to other democratic campaigns

Democratic U.S. Representative Bill Foster’s top expenditure this election cycle has been distributing his campaign money to help other democratic candidates win their elections. 

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Read more about the article Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia expenditures target payroll, consulting as incumbentUS House Office of Photography
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Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia expenditures target payroll, consulting as incumbent

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Democratic congressman of Illinois’s 4th Congressional District, is spending modestly in the first year of the election cycle.  As the cycle…

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Read more about the article Rep. Marie Newman spends campaign funds on progressive companiesU.S. House Office of Photography
U.S. Representative Marie Newman's most recent official photograph.

Rep. Marie Newman spends campaign funds on progressive companies

In the 2019-2020 election cycle, U.S Representative of Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District, Marie Newman spent $1,040,720 in media advertisement and distributions alone to Buying Time LLC — over one-third of her total expenditures.  This advertising agency in Washington D.C is one of the most well-known political advertisement hubs in the nation. She devoted this large amount of money to Buying Time LLC when she was running against Republican opponent Mike Fricilone.

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Read more about the article Rep. Jan Schakowsky continues targeting fundraising, salariesSchakowsky's website
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky continues targeting fundraising, salaries

Although the 2021-2022 cycle is still in its early stages, Illinois’s 9th Congressional District Rep. Jan Schakowsky continues to spend most of her disbursements to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). 

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Read more about the article Rep. Sean Casten spending big on ads for re-election campaignU.S. Rep. Sean Casten
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Rep. Sean Casten spending big on ads for re-election campaign

According to the Federal Election Commission, Casten’s highest expenditure this cycle is for digital ads for $65,000 from Break Something LLC, which was also included in a 2018 expenditure article by CU-CitizenAccess about his campaign finances ahead of his election victory against Ives in 2020.

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Read more about the article Sen. Duckworth gets a jump on the competition for 2022 electionU.S. Senate Photographic Studio-
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Sen. Duckworth gets a jump on the competition for 2022 election

According to records obtained through the Federal Election Commission, Duckworth’s campaign has been spending funds with a focus on reaching voters through a mix of digital and physical mail sources. Three of the campaign’s top four recipients of funds for both the 2019-2020 and the 2021-2022 records so far are involved in physical shipping and/or printing: Linemark Printing, Prolist, Inc. and CHS Mailing, Inc., respectively.

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