GOP, Dems spend $60 million, shift six legislative seats
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this artice
via Chicago Sun-Times
“The two parties just spent about $60 million in 15 political battlegrounds across the state — and for Republicans the spoils of that war wound up being six legislative seats.
But as the smoke was clearing Wednesday, what effect — if any — the transfer of those seats has on the larger war between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan was open to debate.
Before the general election season began, Democrats held a 71-47 seat majority over Republicans in the Illinois House and a 39-20 advantage in the Senate.”
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