More...
 

Obama Transition: Chicago Heavyweights Shell Out

digg Share this on Facebook Huffpost - stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS

Chicago Public Radio   |  Sam Hudzik   |   December 3, 2008 12:05 PM

Read More: Bill Daley, Chicago Obama Transition Donors, Crown Family, Lester Crown, Obama Chicago Donors, Obama Transition, Obama Transition Donors, Obama Transition Funding, Chicago News

President-elect Barack Obama's transition office has released a list of donors. Some big name Illinois residents are shelling out a lot of cash for the effort.

More than a hundred Illinois residents donated to the Obama transition fund. Almost 20 gave the maximum allowed; that's a $5,000 gift. This list includes a number of prominent lawyers and investment bankers. Two members of Chicago's Crown family donated the maximum, as did William Daley, the mayor's brother. He's a former commerce secretary under Bill Clinton and an adviser to Obama.

Read the whole story here.

President-elect Barack Obama's transition office has released a list of donors. Some big name Illinois residents are shelling out a lot of cash for the effort. More than a hundred Illinois residents ...
President-elect Barack Obama's transition office has released a list of donors. Some big name Illinois residents are shelling out a lot of cash for the effort. More than a hundred Illinois residents ...
digg Share this on Facebook Huffpost - stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS
 
Comments
0
Pending Comments
0
iPhone App Promo

Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to

View Comments:
Comments are closed for this entry

You must be logged in to reply to this comment. Log in  or  Connect