Biz group plots Koch-style political spending blitz
Crains Chicago Business
Top Illinois business officials have formed an “independent expenditure” group that intends to spend millions of dollars this fall backing General Assembly candidates who favor pension and budget reform and more charter schools.
Exploiting the latest court-ordered changes in campaign finance law, Together Illinois intends to spend money directly helping its political friends in the Legislature and working against its foes, said Tyrone Fahner, one of the founders of the new group and current head of the Commercial Club of Chicago and its politically active Civic Committee.
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