The new data updates the lists of Career Patrons, the top lifetime donors
to all six statewide constitutional officers, and to the four legislative
leaders. Senator Paul Simon. The agreement also brings an end to the
lawsuit brought against the City of Peabody, the Mayor and Chairman of
the Public Schools Committee.

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Chamber gave the bulk of its money to the Illinois
Republican Party, which spent the funds on the Supreme Court race.

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database, the Sunshine Database standardizes the names of all donors and
vendors, codes receipts and expenditures by industry , and includes profiles of
the largest donors.
"This is an important victory for our clients and the
constitution," said Vincent P.
According to the suit, school officials rejected the request saying
the church could no longer use the school because such use was
unconstitutional and a violation of the separation of church and
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vaulted to the top of the donor list, all as a result of one judicial
election.
The 2004 Supreme Court election shattered national records for spending on
a high court contest.

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The ACLJ filed a federal lawsuit in November 2004 in Boston on
behalf of the Living Hope Church of the Nazarene and Beverly Church of
the Nazarene - two ministries primarily located in Beverly, MA.

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BOSTON----The American Center for Law
and Justice, which specializes in constitutional law, announced today
it has reached a settlement agreement with the City of Peabody,
Massachusetts on behalf of two religious organizations - clearing the
way for the organizations to utilize city facilities.
In a settlement agreement approved by the ACLJ, the city and the
federal court, the city has agreed to permit the church to use a city
school facility under the same terms and conditions afforded to other
outside groups under the Community Use of School Facilities Policy. and is online at
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The Sunshine Database was the first in the nation to put state-level
campaign finance data into a searchable on-line format.

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The permanent
agreement now in place ensures that the church will continue to have
access to city facilities.

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" The U. The race between Republican Lloyd Karmeier and Democrat
Gordon Maag generated more than $9 million in spending, more than seven times
the previous Illinois record and twice the previous national record .S.

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It now includes
hundreds of thousands of individual contributions and expenditures by hundreds
of candidates for public office. And it includes top individual donors as well as lists of the most
expensive elections in state history.

For more information:

Cindi Canary (312) 335-1767
Kent Redfield (217) 206-6574

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Totals are based on giving to legislative candidates and caucuses, state
political parties, and candidates for Appellate and Supreme Court .

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Chamber
of Commerce has become the largest political donor in Illinois, according to
new figures released by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform and the
Sunshine Project. Chamber," said
Kent Redfield, Director of the Sunshine Project. "The IEA, which had
previously topped the List, takes two years to give that sort of money.
The complaint contended that the Beverly Church of the Nazarene
wanted to expand services to the City of Peabody through a new
ministry, Living Hope Church of the Nazarene. However, despite the Church's continuous use of the school
facilities, a new administration denied Living Hope's application.

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Analysis of receipts and
expenditures of all candidates for state legislative and supreme and appellate
court in the 2003-2004 election cycle is now available on-line at
http://www. Chamber surpassed them with astonishing speed.

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Its goal is to increase public
awareness and understanding of the role of money in Illinois politics.
Under a temporary agreement reached in mid December, the church
was permitted to begin using city facilities once again .

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"Particularly striking is that much of this giving came in the last six
weeks of the campaign , including all of the money from the U. ICPR is a
non-profit, non-partisan public interest group that 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 .
The Sunshine Project is based at the University of Illinois at Springfield
and is funded by the Joyce Foundation. McCarthy, Senior Counsel of the ACLJ,
which is representing the religious organizations. After meeting at the school for months,
church officials wanted to continue to use facilities from September
2004 through June 2005 and asked the school committee for permission
to do so.

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Church officials contracted with the Peabody Public Schools
Committee to utilize the Brown School in Peabody - on Sundays - from
February through June of 2004.

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Full 2003-2004 Campaign Finance Analysis Posted to ilcampaign. Chamber, which previously has not made the Donors List, gave
$2,050,000 during the 2003-2004 election cycle, edging out last cycle's leader
the Illinois Education Association for first place. Karmeier
won the election.

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Further, the city agrees to pay damages to the church and legal fees
to the ACLJ.
The American Center for Law and Justice , specializing in
constitutional law, is based in Washington, D.

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comes after a federal lawsuit was filed against the city after the
organizations were told they could no longer use city facilities.

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"Illinois' 2004 Supreme Court contest has changed the political
landscape ," said Cindi Canary, Executive Director of ICPR.
Other new entrants to the Top Donors List include the Illinois Civil
Justice League (#3), a proponent of tort reform, and Justice for All PAC (#4) ,
which supported the candidate favored by trial lawyers and labor unions.S. "We are pleased
that the city has agreed to permit these organizations to use its
facilities on the same terms and conditions as other community
organizations.C.

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