House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia
House Speaker Michael Madigan | Wikimedia
Buffalo Grove state House candidate Daniel Didech received another $166,397 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.
The Madigan funding was disclosed in reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) by Daniel Didech Campaign Committee, the campaign committee that supports Didech’s race against Republican Karen Feldman in the 59th District.
The district covers all or part of Lake Forest, North Chicago, Park City and Waukegan.
Madigan’s contributions to Didech came from the campaign funds he controls, including his own committee, Friends of Michael J. Madigan, the Illinois Democratic Party and the Democratic County Chairman’s Association of Illinois. In all, Madigan has contributed $380,780 to the candidate’s campaign.
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 17, Madigan spent $4.37 million backing campaigns for 25 candidates.