Karina Villa (left) and Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago).
Karina Villa (left) and Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago).
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $67,989 in July contributions to Karina Villa, a Democrat running for the Illinois State House of Representatives against Tonia Khouri in retiring GOP Rep. Mike Fortner's district.
The total reflects payments made through July 22.
Payments in support of the campaign included one totaling $27,000 on July 9 for polling and another for $1,429 on July 13 for payroll. Two more, for $21,108 on July 13 and $18,451 on July 22, were to a printer in Philadelphia, as reported by the Illinois Democratic Party and Democratic Majority to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).