Rahm Emanuel counts on big donors, with many getting City Hall benefits
Via The Chicago Tribune
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is building the most potent political cash machine in Chicago history by focusing on an elite circle of donors who frequently receive City Hall benefits, ranging from contracts and permits to appointments and personal endorsements from the mayor, a Tribune investigation has found.
Emanuel has tapped these roughly 100 most loyal contributors for more than $14 million — nearly half of all the money he’s raised since he left the White House to run for mayor. All those key donors — consisting of individuals, couples, business partners and firms — are repeat givers.
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