The Money Game
Tracking the Illinois Governor’s Race
The 2018 race for Illinois governor could be the most expensive in U.S. history. To track this money circus, ProPublica Illinois has created a graphics widget that will update with the latest fundraising information. You can use it on your site to help your visitors follow the money.
How Much Money Is Being Spent in the Illinois Governor’s Race?
Bruce Rauner and JB Pritzker are setting new records — and we’re keeping track.
How ProPublica Illinois Uses GNU Make to Load 1.4GB of Data Every Day
We’ve open-sourced our code for loading Illinois campaign finance data. The process used to take hours. Learn how Make helped cut that down to less than 30 minutes.
We’ve Updated Our Campaign Widget to Better Help You Follow the Money
In the pricey Illinois governor’s race, it’s more important than ever.
We’ve Updated ‘The Money Game,’ Our Illinois Governor’s Race Fundraising Widget
We now show candidates’ self-funding and have cards to share on social media.
How We Made Our Illinois Governor’s Campaign Finance Widget
It's the first of many experiments to reach our audience with useful, data-driven visual journalism.
New Widget Helps You Follow the Money in the Illinois Governor’s Race
We’ve created a widget you can use to track fundraising and spending in the Illinois governor’s race, which is on track to break records.
