Unions spend big in Chicago City Council races
Via Chicago Tribune
Just as deep-pocketed business leaders are contributing cash to help Mayor Rahm Emanuel maintain a City Council that backs his agenda, major unions are doling out dollars to try to reshape a council more to their liking.
Unions funded by rank-and-file workers spent nearly $1.7 million on last week’s aldermanic elections in direct contributions and on broadcast ads, mailers and polling, according to campaign finance and union records. That’s more than double the $820,000 or so spent by Chicago Forward, a pro-Emanuel super PAC fueled by contributions from corporate interests.
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