Money, money, money, money… Money
Friday, Mar 6, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The AI industry is fighting itself in IL02. Anthropic has funded an IE PAC to support candidates who support some AI regulation. They’re spending almost a million bucks against Jesse Jackson, Jr. probably because he’s backed by the AI industry…
* $100K for Robert Peters…
Speaking of IL02…
Once again, Donna Miller is cashing in with Trump and American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) donations, according to a new Federal Election Commission filing posted Thursday night.
The report shows that in the pre-primary period covering January 1 through February 25, Miller accepted another $498,975 from donors who have also given to the AIPAC, a right-wing group that Gov. JB Pritzker recently called “a pro-Trump organization.” That is on top of the more than $5 million AIPAC has spent on behalf of Miller through its dark money shell PAC, the so-called “Affordable Chicago Now!,” and the $875,350.92 from AIPAC donors she reported receiving in the fourth quarter of 2025. […]
State Sen. Robert Peters has raised more than $1,000,000 from more than 30,000 individual grassroots donors overall since entering the race in May 2025. He is supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC and more.
Donna Miller’s report…
* In the 8th, the New Majority PAC is controlled by US Rep. Brad Schneider. Coming in late but hard for Melissa Bean…
* Over to the 9th…
* Now to the 7th…
* In the US Senate race, Gov. Pritzker’s Illinois Future PAC has said they’ve spent “more than $10 million.” As of Feb. 25, they reported spending $6.33 million.
More on that…
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- Bears Fan - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:04 pm:
I may have missed it, but is anyone running ads attacking Jesse Jackson Jr for being a convicted felon? La Shawn Ford is getting pilloried for a case where he beat the Feds
- Norseman - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:05 pm:
If only this post could play audio while we’re reading, we’d be listening to the classic Abba tune.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:23 pm:
===we’d be listening to the classic Abba tune===
No, we would not.
- Responsa - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:27 pm:
Admittedly I don’t watch a lot of TV but I have not seen one Kat ad while seeing Fine and Biss ads. Nor have I seen a Kat online ad. Where is she spending all her money?
- Remember the Alamo II - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:32 pm:
I thought it the headline was referring to the Million Dollar Man from the old WWF days.
- Candy Dogood - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:38 pm:
===Abughazaleh - $2.97m===
Kat Abu coming into the 9th Congressional district like Scrooge McDuck taking a swim. If she doesn’t win at least she and her team will be forced to acknowledge it wasn’t a lack of resources that caused the problem.
If she could have thrown this kind of money at a Texas congressional district what a hero she could have been.
- twowaystreet - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:43 pm:
==Where is she spending all her money?==
She spent it all on “old, ineffective tactics” such as spam texting. /s
- Hynestan (formerly low level) - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:50 pm:
Living in the 7th CD, I would have to put a clothespin on my nose to vote for Conyears-Ervin. She treats her staff like personal servants. Not professional at all.
Im glad to see Raja, Melissa Bean and Laura Fine doing so well money wise. Anyone who doesnt like it can kiss my moderate : centrist self.
- Socially DIstant Watcher - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:53 pm:
@Norseman: My money’s on the O’Jays
- Cold of Winter - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:55 pm:
Saw what I thought was a great Kat ad - I think while Roku streaming Chicago ABC. Full of snark where it looks like an attack ad. Ominous narrator explains the evils of Kat wanting to make sure kids don’t starve and/or such. Ends by revealing her true plan to allow her pet cat take over and rule.
- Candy Dogood - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 2:55 pm:
Ahem,
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- Friendly Bob Adams - Friday, Mar 6, 26 @ 3:16 pm:
Surprised by the big numbers for Abughazaleh. I’ve only seen one of her ads on TV to date. I see some of her stuff on Instagram. Also YouTube ads for her pop up sometimes.