Aldermen who voted with Mayor Rahm Emanuel got support from a super PAC created to re-elect Emanuel and boost his City Council majority. Now, Lightfoot is following suit — and will have plenty of money to throw around.
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A victorious Lori Lightfoot on election night in April. Like the man she replaced, Lightfoot has started a political action committee to boost both her reelection, and the chances of City Council members or candidates who will support her agenda. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will have plenty of money in the bank to scare off opponents if her City Council majority should shrink when she tries to eliminate aldermanic prerogative over zoning or is forced to raise property taxes.
A who’s-who of 400 women in Chicago and Illinois government and politics turned out in force Tuesday for a fundraiser to benefit Light PAC, the political action committee created by the rookie mayor to benefit political candidates of her choosing.
The so-called “Women’s Spotlight” luncheon included a featured speaker: Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley. Donors attending the luncheon filled a giant ballroom at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, facing a primary challenge by three Democratic opponents, could be seen working the crowd. Also in attendance were: Illinois First Lady M.K. Pritzker; Congresswoman Robin Kelly and a host of state lawmakers, including State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a candidate for Illinois Senate president supported by the mayor.
Reporters were asked to leave before Lightfoot and Whaley spoke, followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by Star Jones.
So much for the mayor’s campaign promise to “Bring in the Light.”
The final take was not immediately known. Going into the fundraiser, Light PAC already had recorded $120,000 in donations, including: $25,000 apiece from the Illinois Hotel-Motel PAC and the Chicago Regional Council or Carpenters PAC; $11,500 from former Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey; and $10,000 from the Chicago Federation of Labor.
The CFL has an ownership stake in Sun-Times Media.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will have plenty of money in the bank to scare off opponents if her City Council majority should shrink when she tries to eliminate aldermanic prerogative over zoning or is forced to raise property taxes.
A who’s-who of 400 women in Chicago and Illinois government and politics turned out in force Tuesday for a fundraiser to benefit Light PAC, the political action committee created by the rookie mayor to benefit political candidates of her choosing.
The so-called “Women’s Spotlight” luncheon included a featured speaker: Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley. Donors attending the luncheon filled a giant ballroom at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, facing a primary challenge by three Democratic opponents, could be seen working the crowd. Also in attendance were: Illinois First Lady M.K. Pritzker; Congresswoman Robin Kelly and a host of state lawmakers, including State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a candidate for Illinois Senate president supported by the mayor.
Reporters were asked to leave before Lightfoot and Whaley spoke, followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by Star Jones.
So much for the mayor’s campaign promise to “Bring in the Light.”
The final take was not immediately known. Going into the fundraiser, Light PAC already had recorded $120,000 in donations, including: $25,000 apiece from the Illinois Hotel-Motel PAC and the Chicago Regional Council or Carpenters PAC; $11,500 from former Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey; and $10,000 from the Chicago Federation of Labor.
The CFL has an ownership stake in Sun-Times Media.
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