Mitt Romney Chicago Fundraiser: GOP Presidential Nominee's Campaign Returns To Obama Hometown

Another Big Chicago Fundraiser Ahead For Romney's Camp
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Daytona Beach, Fla. Republicans locked in close races _ from Romney to Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown _ on Wednesday disavowed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, that's something God intended. Other Republicans also immediately distanced themselves from the tea party-backed Mourdock. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Daytona Beach, Fla. Republicans locked in close races _ from Romney to Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown _ on Wednesday disavowed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, that's something God intended. Other Republicans also immediately distanced themselves from the tea party-backed Mourdock. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

When President Obama returns to Chicago for his 2012 election night rally on Nov. 6, it turns out he'll be arriving just on the heels of yet another big-ticket Windy City fundraiser for the president's Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Romney's camp will hold its final Chicago fundraiser ahead of the election on Nov. 2 at the home of Ron and Christina Gidwitz in the city's Gold Coast.

Though Romney will not be present at the fundraiser, the Tribune reports that Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will both be on hand. Senator Mark Kirk, Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford and all nine House Republicans seeking re-election this fall are also listed as event co-hosts.

The Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet notes that the event is expected to raise some $1 million toward buying Romney ads in battleground states on top of at least $20 million Republican donors in Illinois have contributed to the Romney campaign since the March primary.

Obama, meanwhile, is slated to cast his ballot early on Thursday in Chicago. In so doing, he will become the first president to vote early.

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