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* Mark Maxwell takes a look at Sen. Sam McCann’s campaign finance reports…

McCann’s largest campaign expense, a total of $90,050 made in two separate payments, went to a relatively obscure company called Professional Circulation, Inc. State records show the company is registered to a two-story house in Oak Park. Its only other clients listed in Illinois are the state senate campaign for Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and the political action committee for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, a union historically and politically aligned with Speaker Madigan. Professional Circulation may offer services to other small state or local campaigns, but those invoices appear to fall below the state’s required reporting threshold.

Property tax records filed with the Cook County Assessor’s office show the residence belongs to trial lawyer Luke Casson who served as the political director of the Democratic Party of Oak Park for nine years, most recently in 2017, according to his LinkedIn page. All of Casson’s personal political campaign contributions went to Democrats and come from that same home address. Casson could not be reached for comment.

Local 150, of course, is McCann’s biggest supporter by far.

* And then Mark tracked down a couple of circulators whose names you might recall…

At least two of McCann’s petition circulators have long ties to the Speaker and Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Robert Handzik and Terrence Goggin both live in Madigan’s 22nd House District. Both men ran phantom Republican campaigns against Madigan without raising, spending or reporting any campaign funds.

Hilarity ensues. Click here to read the rest.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:28 am

Comments

A reminder that, as much as some wish it were otherwise, there are only two viable candidates for governor.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:31 am
Local 150’s plan B strikes again.

Comment by Texas Red Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:34 am
–Hilarity ensues.–

You’re not kidding. My favorite: “That was a long time ago.” May 2018.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:36 am
Never heard of a guy he passed petitions for 5 months ago. Har dee har har.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:37 am
Ole low-functioning Sam might be the preferred Rauner oppo if JB is charged with a felony over the “frunch room” toilets.

Comment by Duopoly Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:45 am
See?
I can support two candidates at once - one a guy who enhances his mileage, and one who is a tax cheat.

Ah- Illinois, what happened?

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 10:46 am
MrJM nails what ‘protest’ voters do not understand. Elections in the US are essentially binary decisions. Other candidates are generally just distractions or entertainment.

Comment by Out Here In The Middle Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 11:15 am
It would make sense that Local 150 would tell McCann about Professional Circulation Inc., with them being downstairs and all.

Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 12:22 pm
For me…

Terrence Goggin has been missing for quite sometime.

If anything, “Finding Terrence Goggin” has made the McCann Campaign worthwhile.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 2, 18 @ 1:17 pm