CITY HALL — A fundraising committee set up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel is throwing its support behind some of his most loyal supporters on the City Council, especially ones facing tough re-election campaigns ahead of Tuesday's municipal election.
Chicago Forward, which Emanuel created last year, is funding mailings, robocalls and online promotions for aldermen who have supported him — spending a total of $649,596 on 21 sitting aldermen, and another $43,586 on two candidates in open wards, according to mandatory state filings through Wednesday evening.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Ted Cox discusses how much the money could matter ahead of the elections:
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