/tags/jim-durkin Jim Durkin en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-10/illinois-politics-marred-by-deep-pocketed-self-funded-candidates-and-dark-money Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-10/illinois-politics-marred-by-deep-pocketed-self-funded-candidates-and-dark-money Tina Sfondeles /2019-06-03/rookie-gov-lands-historic-first-session The Illinois General Assembly finally finished its annual legislative session this weekend, with lawmakers approving item after item on Gov. J.B.... Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:01:00 GMT /2019-06-03/rookie-gov-lands-historic-first-session Brian Mackey