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Money Continues To Pour In To Campaigns For Illinois Statehouse

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With less than 24 hours until Election Day, gobs of money continues to flow to campaigns for the Illinois statehouse.

Only a fraction of races for the Illinois state House and State Senate are really competitive.

But those that are, are throwing a lot of money toward TV ads.

On Chicago’s Northwest Side, incumbent Republican State Representative Michael McAuliffe brought in $232,000 just in the last week.

That’s almost $100,000 more than his Democratic opponent, Merry Marwig.

Four years ago, when the race wasn’t nearly as competitive, McAuliffe brought in $2,200 in the final week of the campaign.

A lot of McAuliffe’s money can be traced back to Governor Bruce Rauner.

And Marwig’s getting a lot of support from labor unions and the Democratic Party.

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