Bill Daley leads in mayoral fund-raising; entire pack can’t match Rahm’s $12.8M

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

With three months until Chicago voters elect a successor to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the 17 announced mayoral hopefuls collectively have taken in more than $7.8 million in campaign contributions, with Bill Daley still leading the pack in fund-raising, records show.

That doesn’t come close to matching the $12.8 million that Emanuel has amassed since winning a second term in 2015, only to decide he won’t run again next year.

No one has come close to raising as much as Emanuel has, with more than a week until the deadline to file petitions to get on the Feb. 26 ballot.

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