Morning Spin: Chicago Bears owner to help Rauner primary opponent raise money
Topspin
As she gathers signatures for a potential primary challenge to Republican Gov.
McCaskey is listed among the "hosts" for an Ives fundraiser next Monday night at a
Also on the list of sponsors: Event chairman and twice unsuccessful congressional candidate
McCaskey has not been very politically active in the past, having given a total of
But a review of those contributions shows helping Ives is consistent with McCaskey's past giving. She has given
McCaskey also has given
Ives has been using Bears' games at
What's on tap
*Mayor
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*The
*City Clerk
*City Treasurer
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From the notebook
*Kennedy's first TV ad: "Stop the slaughter": Democratic governor candidate
Both a broadcast ad in the
Kennedy's father,
"Violence which can touch our society anywhere will eventually touch our society everywhere, just as it did to my family," Kennedy says in the broadcast ad. "No one action will prevent the next deadly night but together we can, we must, we will, rise up and stop the slaughter."
The campaign would not describe the size of the ad buy in the expensive
In the digital ad, Joy says: "We lost our son to gun violence this summer. That is the most excruciating experience you can ever have. Chris' family has experienced tragic loss because of senseless gun violence. We are determined to transform our pain into purpose." (
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Among the nuggets of information tucked into the calendar is that
That means he'll be out with his next spending plan with about a month to go before the
On
What we're writing
*After pop tax loss, Preckwinkle headed for fight over budget cuts to
*Emanuel's 911, Uber, concert ticket tax hikes get preliminary OK.
*Back on the trail, Rauner recycles campaign themes with Madigan attacks.
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*Vrdolyak claimed to make
*Former Ald. Fioretti announces Preckwinkle challenge.
*Indicted Ald.
*Feds investigating
What we're reading
*Group pushes landmark status for
*The fastest-growing jobs in America pay about
*Budweiser's ex-marketing chief sees weed as the new craft beer.
Follow the money
*Kennedy reported
*Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.
Beyond
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*Trump picks drug company executive to lead
*Menendez jury says they're deadlocked.
*More than 400 dead following earthquake in
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