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Blogs, Bleader Feb 11, 2015
Rahm's reelection campaign is largely funded by people outside Chicago

Most of the $28 million raised by Mayor Emanuel's campaign comes from beyond the city limits.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Aldermania, $$$, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, Chicago, 2015 election, fundraising, campaign finance, campaign contributions, Robert Fioretti, Bob Fioretti, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Willie Wilson, William "Dock" Walls

Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2014
Former alderman Berny Stone will be missed

Stone, who represented the 50th Ward for 38 years, died Monday at age 87.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Bernard Stone, Berny Stone, alderman, 50th Ward, Joe Moore, Richard M. Daley, City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, inspector general, reform, Chicago politics, City Council, Ira Silverstein, Debra Silverstein, patronage, campaign finance, Rod Blagojevich

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2014
In the mayoral money race, the rich—that is, Rahm—gets richer

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia and Robert Fioretti trail far behind Mayor Emanuel in fundraising. Does it matter?
- By Mick Dumke and Steve Bogira
- Tags: $$$, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus Garcia, Chuy Garcia, Robert Fioretti, mayor, Chicago 2015 elections, Chicago Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers, Karen Lewis, SEIU, Goldman Sachs, Madison Dearborn Partners, Paul Finnegan, Samuel Mencoff, Muneer Satter, John Buck, Daniel McCaffrey, Groupon, Eric Lefkofsky, Richard Melman, campaign finance, campaign contributions, patronage, David Orr, Dick Simpson, Don Rose, Woods Bowman

Blogs, Bleader Dec 6, 2014
Rahm's first reelection rally makes for a great story

Mayor Emanuel officially launches his campaign for a second term.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Aldermania, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, Chicago, City Hall, 2015 election, Robert Fioretti, Jesus Garcia, Chuy Garcia, Scott Waguespack, Luis Gutierrez, Susana Mendoza, Cinespace, City Council, Chicago Forward, Woodlawn, health clinics, schools, CPS, police, police department, campaign finance, campaign contributions

Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2014
The election for governor is all about—what else?—money

Who's paid for Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner to try to win our votes.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, governor, Illinois, 2014 election, campaign finance, campaign donations, Republican Party, Democratic Party, minimum wage, nursing homes, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, UA, United Association, Laborers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW, UFCW, United Food and Commercial Workers, Illinois Freedom PAC, AFSCME, Fred Eychaner, Chris Christie, Kenneth Griffin, Ken Griffin

Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2014
Toni Preckwinkle: I'm out of the mayoral contest!

The Cook County Board president says she won't challenge Rahm Emanuel.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle, Karen Lewis, Robert Fioretti, 2015 mayoral election, City Hall, Chicago politics, Cook County board, Chicago Teachers Union, fundraising, campaign finance, Democratic Party, Chicago Forward

Blogs, Bleader Jul 5, 2014
Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)

Suddenly it's election season again—and swimming season too.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Sports, News, campaign donations, campaign finance, drug arrests, drug war, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, locks, mayor, mayoral race, parking meter deal, parking meter lease deal, parking meters, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, school closings, sewage, swimming, war on drugs, Water Quality

Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2014
Democrat Tio Hardiman wants you to know that he and his campaign for governor still exist

The longtime antiviolence activist vows to "shock the world" in the March 18 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Tio Hardiman, CeaseFire, Brunell Donald, governor, lieutenant governor, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, 2014 primaries, 2014 elections, primaries, campaign finance, donations, Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel, school closings, Uptown, violence, unemployment

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2014
The 2014 primaries offer the latest evidence that it pays to be rich if you're running for office

Another election, another influx of jaw-dropping donations from wealthy contributors, including the candidates themselves
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: $$$, Politics, News, 2014 elections, 2014 primaries, Bill Brady, Blake Sercye, Bruce Rauner, campaign finance, contributions, Cook County board, Cook County Democratic Party, Dan Rutherford, donations, DuPage County Forest Preserves, Edgar Jannotta, elections, Freddrenna Lyle, governor, Illinois Appellate Court, Jil Tracy, Joe Mansueto, judicial elections, Ken Griffin, Kirk Dillard, Linda Painter, money, parking meter deal, parking meter lease deal, parking meters, Pat Quinn, politics, primaries, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Boykin, Richard M. Daley, Shelly Harris, Toni Preckwinkle, wealth, William Blair, William Daley, Wrapports

Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2012
Obama in town this evening for the usual reason

The nation's fund-raiser-in-chief visits Chicago
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Money, Money Week, Politics, News, $$$, Clout City, Variations on a Theme, President Obama, fund-raiser, Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fred Eychaner, Newsweb, Hyde Park, elections, Congress, corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Lawrence Lessig, campaign finance, Republic Lost, Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, Harvard, democracy, voter participation, ghettos, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, segregation, concentrated poverty

Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2011
The secret donation booth

Do we need a new president, or new ideas?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Money, Politics, $$$, Clout City, President Obama, Providence Journal, Glenn Beck, John R. MacArthur, Harper's, campaign contributions, campaign finance, Democratic Party, fund-raising, Occupy Wall Street, protesters, corporations, Citizens United, secret donation booth, Rahm Emanuel, Ian Ayres, Jeremy Bulow, Yale, Stanford, Federal Elections Commission, influence peddling, Bruce Ackerman, secret ballot, vote buying, Larry Lessig, Harvard, Republic Lost, messiah

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2011
In this week's Reader: Money talks, twice

What's in the December 15th, 2011 issue of the Reader
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Inside the Reader, News, Behind Our Scenes, Steve Bogira, campaign finance, Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Publishes, censorship, Michael Miner, Chicago Tribune, Ben Joravsky, Christmas, Mudville, Ted Cox, Blackhawks, You Are Here, Jennifer French, FBI, Travis Lampe, illustrator, toy-maker, Bronzeville, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Savage Love, BDSM

Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2008
Dear John Kass

How to pwn Obama: I'm just here to help.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Campaign Finance, Barack Obama, John Mccain, John Kass, matching funds, DNC

Blogs, Bleader Jul 31, 2007
Nuclear's part of the mix -- the money mix

What's green about nuclear power? Obama knows.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Chicago, Politics, Illinois, Campaign Finance, Barack Obama, Exelon, Paul Street

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2007
Not three of a kind

Conservative Supreme Court justices strike a blow for free speech over McCain-Feingold.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Politics, Supreme Court, Law, Campaign Finance, Free speech

Blogs, Bleader Oct 13, 2006
Support your local muckraker

Three institutions that want to improve improve a pedestrian crossing on Lake Shore Drive, reporting on donors, and independent media.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Chicago, Illinois, In These Times, Campaign Finance, Chicago Architectural Club, Lake Shore Drive, Illinois Campaign For Political Reform, The Trouble With Diversity

Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2006
Illinois, slush fund to the world

O give me a home, where the donors can roam . . .
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Politics, Illinois, Reform, Blagojevich, Topinka, Money, Governor, Campaign Finance, Illinois Coalition For Political Reform, Cato Institute

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Most of the $28 million raised by Mayor Emanuel's campaign comes from beyond the city limits.

Stone, who represented the 50th Ward for 38 years, died Monday at age 87.

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia and Robert Fioretti trail far behind Mayor Emanuel in fundraising. Does it matter?

Mayor Emanuel officially launches his campaign for a second term.

Who's paid for Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner to try to win our votes.

The Cook County Board president says she won't challenge Rahm Emanuel.

Suddenly it's election season again—and swimming season too.

The longtime antiviolence activist vows to "shock the world" in the March 18 Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Another election, another influx of jaw-dropping donations from wealthy contributors, including the candidates themselves

The nation's fund-raiser-in-chief visits Chicago

Do we need a new president, or new ideas?

What's in the December 15th, 2011 issue of the Reader

How to pwn Obama: I'm just here to help.

What's green about nuclear power? Obama knows.

Conservative Supreme Court justices strike a blow for free speech over McCain-Feingold.

Three institutions that want to improve improve a pedestrian crossing on Lake Shore Drive, reporting on donors, and independent media.

O give me a home, where the donors can roam . . .

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