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February 1, 2018 | ||
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Topspin Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had nearly $1.7 million in his campaign fund to start the year as he tries to stave off a primary challenge from political newcomer Marie Newman. Newman reported having far less. She began 2018 with nearly $237,000 in the bank, having raised about $533,000 so far, including about $151,000 in loans she has put into her effort, a Federal Election Commission report showed. Lipinski, of Western Springs, hadn't filed his campaign fundraising report as of late Wednesday evening, but spokesman Isaac Sancken said the seven-term incumbent took in more than $228,000 during the final three months of last year and spent about $93,000. Newman, of La Grange, began airing a 30-second TV ad attacking the seven-term incumbent, calling him "conservative Dan Lipinski." The Southwest Side and southwest suburban 3rd Congressional District primary battle has become one of the closest-watched congressional contests in the Chicago area, especially as the field of Democrats to replace U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez has winnowed. For a look at fundraising in the Democratic race to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, look here. (Katherine Skiba) What's on tap *Mayor Rahm Emanuel will be in Scottsdale, Ariz., and has no public events scheduled. *Gov. Bruce Rauner is visiting companies in Carbondale and Carmi, then he'll go to a Marshall Chamber of Commerce dinner. *Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will announce a Narcan training program in Maywood. *University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor Michael Amiridis will speak to the City Club of Chicago. From the notebook *Pritzker ads highlight Ives attacking Rauner: During a Democratic candidate forum in Carbondale on Tuesday night, governor candidate J.B. Pritzker criticized ads being run by Republican Gov. Rauner attempting to influence the party's nomination. "I think we should stop allowing Bruce Rauner to play games in our Democratic primary," Pritzker said. But a day later, Pritzker's camp was up with a digital ad featuring attacks on Rauner by his primary challenger, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. The half-minute ad features a number of snippets from Ives at a meeting before the Chicago Tribune editorial board. "Gov. Rauner's had three years to sit down there and do something. He's done nothing," Ives says in the spot. Also shown are her comments that "Gov. Rauner said he's not in charge and he's acted like he's not in charge," and that "he's been a hands-off governor" and that "he's basically disqualified himself from re-election." The ad ends with a Pritzker logo and the words, "Rauner: Even his own party doesn't think he's qualified to be governor." (Rick Pearson) *Big Quigley money lead: Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Chicago, started the year with almost $973,000 in the bank, according to a new filing to the Federal Election Commission. The five-term incumbent had receipts of almost $215,000 during the last three months of 2017 and about $698,000 overall since his 2016 re-election. He had no debts or loans. The bottom line: Quigley has a huge lead in campaign dollars compared to three Chicago Democrats challenging him in the March 20 primary. Benjamin Wolf reported just under $7,500 in his campaign fund at the end of they year. Overall, he had more than $62,000 campaign contributions, including $38,000 he gave to his bid. Steve Schwartzberg reported almost $3,300 in the bank, and Sameena Mustafa reported about $32,000 in her treasury. (Katherine Skiba) *Quick spins: State Sen. Kwame Raoul of Chicago, a Democratic candidate for attorney general, is getting the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. ... A state task force released a report on blockchains, which are an internet thing. You can read the report here. What we're writing *Rauner tries to reframe with economic messages, opponents say he's rewriting history. Here's the full thing. *Several Chicago cops stripped of police powers amid a federal criminal probe into allegations they ripped off drug dealers. *Vallas asks whether Chicago "trusts" Emanuel on city's finances. *Two Democrats in primary to take on Roskam stand out in cash race, thanks to their own checkbooks. *Kim Foxx, Lisa Madigan among politicians who say in new book they endured sexual harassment. *Toxic waste from coal ash pits leaching into Illinois' only National Scenic River. *Metra fare hikes start Thursday. *City threatens to sue Uptown single-room occupancy men's hotel over eviction notices. *Three congressional Republicans from Illinois were on the Amtrak train that collided with a truck. None were hurt.
What we're reading *The true Hollywood story of Left Shark. (Come on, it was just three years ago at the Super Bowl halftime show. Surely you remember.) *Southern Illinois mayor of nearly 55 years hangs it up. *Former White Sox slugger Oscar Gamble dead at 68. Follow the money *Liberty Principles PAC reports nearly $200,000 more in spending to support Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey Straub's primary challenge to House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. *Congressional candidates' latest campaign finance reports were due at midnight. *Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here. Beyond Chicago *FBI has "grave concerns" about accuracy of Republican memo criticizing the agency. *Trump health official traded tobacco stocks. *Gowdy won't run again. *Prosecutors drop case against Sen. Menendez. |
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