That's how much money For a Better Chicago PAC has funneled into the city's municipal election as of today, according to State Board of Elections' records. The origin of all that money remains a mystery, except for $10,000 that came from investment banker David Herro, who has ties to shadow conservative groups. An additional $20,000 in donations were made by For a Better Chicago, though it's unclear if the donations were made from the non-profit group, or their political action committee. The money has been handed out to City Council candidates supported by the pro-business group.
And as if that wasn't enough secret money injected into Chicago's elections, a potential total of $408,076.38 accounts for less than half of the $865,000 total the PAC was able to raise, leaving the mysterious interest group with at least $456,923.62 to pass along to their favorite candidates in the upcoming runoff elections on April 5th.
As we mentioned earlier, low turnout today
has the potential to destabilize competitive races across the state. Yet
even with the increased level of uncertainty, some candidates still
seem close to a sure thing. 