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Because authority, without accountability, breeds tyranny. I voted for Jeanne Ives. She is a true conservative who is running because Rauner has betrayed the Republican base. SCHOOL Districts using Lease to avoid the legal requirement for referendum to build new school.

Goodbye Election Money, hello IllinoisSunshine. This website is no longer being maintained, but the data, including bulk downloads. Lives on at Illinois Sunshine. Bulk Data from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Interested in money in Illinois. Below are bulk downloads of Illinois campaign contributions and expenditures from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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