Reform For Illinois

"The legitimacy of our judiciary depends on people seeing judges as independent arbiters of the law. But the growing impact of megadonors can create the perception – or the reality – of judges indebted to billionaires, party leaders, or special interests."

Read Reform for Illinois' report on the big money in Illinois' Supreme Court races and how it might affect our judiciary.

Following the money in Illinois’ Supreme Court races - Reform for Illinois Reform for Illinois assesses the growing role of megamoney in Illinois' Supreme Court races

Letting candidates collect digital signatures is a no-brainer that would make Illinois' democracy stronger.

Read Reform for Illinois' Executive Director Alisa Kaplan's op-ed in the The Chicago Sun-Times about how the current system benefits incumbents and party insiders, and how this simple reform could give voters a better pool of candidates to choose from.

Digital signatures for candidate petitions are no-brainer to improve democracy in Illinois Challenging petition signatures is a bustling business in Illinois that benefits incumbents, party insiders and wealthy candidates who know how to navigate the petition challenge labyrinth, or can afford to hire those who do.