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Illinois election: Big money funnels in to lower-profile state races

CHICAGO (WLS) — There is no such thing as a scarcity or cash within the Illinois governor’s race as each candidates are elevating and spending hundreds of thousands. However massive marketing campaign money is not simply remoted to main races.
A number of candidates operating for the Illinois Common Meeting are additionally spending a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} on TV advertisements.
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“State consultant districts should not very massive and people advertisements are very costly,” ABC7 political analyst Laura Washington stated. “They attain hundreds of thousands, however solely a really small fraction of individuals you might be focusing on.”
Whereas it is probably not the very best bang for the buck, some state rep candidates have raised sufficient cash to afford the advertisements. In keeping with Reform for Illinois Sunshine knowledge tracker, a number of have raised nicely over one million {dollars}.
“There may be some huge cash in Illinois state races, in all probability greater than another states,” stated Alisa Kaplan, with Reform for Illinois.
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Kaplan stated a lot of the cash raised for smaller races should not coming from smaller donors.
“The cash tends to return from a handful of people that actually management the purse strings within the state,” she stated.
On this election cycle, it is Democrats who’re dominating the fundraising. Kaplan stated Governor JB Pritzker and Home Speaker Chris Welch have discovered to make use of totally different marketing campaign finance loopholes to herald large donations and distribute it to state races.
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“They will switch that cash on to candidates they wish to assist or to occasion committees who’ve a lot fewer limits on the amount of cash they will spend,” Kaplan stated.
“Democrats really feel there’s a lot at stake right here,” Washington added. “They wish to gold on to their tremendous majority and so they want each single state rep seat to make sure that.”
Democrats are outspending Republicans as a result of the occasion not has the deep of pockets of Bruce Rauner or Ken Griffen.
No matter which occasion is elevating probably the most funds, Reform for Illinois says relating to cash, bizarre voters have a really small position in influencing races, even one for state consultant.
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Kendall County Sheriff invites residents to become citizen members of Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
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In response to growing community interest in supporting law enforcement and building stronger partnerships in the fight against crime, Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird invites county residents to become citizen members of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association.
For more than 97 years, the ISA has provided critical resources to Sheriff’s offices across Illinois.
“As a citizen member, you can directly support these efforts, helping to enhance crime prevention programs, provide specialized training for deputies and improve overall safety in our community,” according to a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.
Invitations will arrive by mail only – ISA never solicits donations by phone, the release said.
“A sheriff’s top priority is protecting lives and property,” Baird said in the release. “Community support is essential in keeping our neighborhoods safe. By becoming a citizen member, you are making an investment in the future of our county.”
Residents who do not receive an invitation but want to learn more can visit the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association at ilsheriff.org/membership.
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Northern Illinois could be in for stormy Sunday
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Northern Illinois could be in for a stormy Sunday, with tornadoes possible.
The National Weather Service is expecting two windows for storms Sunday, from daybreak to 10 a.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m., according to its website.
In McHenry County, thunderstorms are possible after 5 a.m. Sunday and patchy fog is expected overnight into Sunday, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
The NWS said the earlier window during the day Sunday might have isolated to scattered coverage and a main threat of damaging winds and small hail.
The afternoon window is the primary “severe threat window” and while damaging winds are the main threat, damaging hail and tornadoes are possible, according to the NWS.
In the afternoon, the highest storm threats are areas east of a line running northeast to southwest from Waukegan, cutting through Kane and La Salle Counties and continuing southwest out of the northern Illinois region.
The NWS encourages people to have multiple ways of getting warnings and have a plan ready if a warning is issued for their area.
For Sunday night into Monday, the NWS forecasts rain showers, likely before 2 a.m., with a chance of rain and snow showers between 2 and 4 a.m., followed by a chance of snow showers after 4 a.m. Little to no snow accumulation is expected, according to the forecast.
The NWS expects another spring storm system to make its way across the country in the middle of next week, which could bring another threat of severe weather to the Chicago area Wednesday.
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