While Rahm Emanuel campaigned on reforming the way Chicago is governed, (Where have we heard that one before? Oh yeah, FROM THE BOOK "AMERICAN PHARAOH" (Richard J. Daley) "Daley's shrewder, and ultimately more effective, strategy for blunting the machine charges against him was to wrap himself in the mantle of reform.") millions of dollars were pouring into his campaign fund from businesses and firms who have long been accustomed to the old way of doing business with City Hall.
Much attention has been paid to the nearly $1.5 million Emanuel's campaign got from the entertainment industry, largely a result of the influence of his Hollywood-agent brother. But beyond the glamour of big donations from the likes of Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, much more money has been donated to Emanuel from people with a more direct interest in Chicago government.
More than $1 million in contributions came from companies with recent city business, according to a Tribune analysis of more than 3,200 donations through his campaign's April 19 filing with the state.
Many of Emanuel's biggest donors are the same people who filled Mayor Richard Daley's campaign coffers over the last two decades. Daley swore off contributions from anyone with a City Hall contract following a bribery scandal, but that was only after he had banked a large campaign fund.
Emanuel declined to follow Daley's executive order while raising more than $14 million for his campaign, but on Friday his spokeswoman confirmed that now he will make good on his pledge to adopt a similar ban when he takes office May 16.
Much attention has been paid to the nearly $1.5 million Emanuel's campaign got from the entertainment industry, largely a result of the influence of his Hollywood-agent brother. But beyond the glamour of big donations from the likes of Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, much more money has been donated to Emanuel from people with a more direct interest in Chicago government.
More than $1 million in contributions came from companies with recent city business, according to a Tribune analysis of more than 3,200 donations through his campaign's April 19 filing with the state.
Many of Emanuel's biggest donors are the same people who filled Mayor Richard Daley's campaign coffers over the last two decades. Daley swore off contributions from anyone with a City Hall contract following a bribery scandal, but that was only after he had banked a large campaign fund.
Emanuel declined to follow Daley's executive order while raising more than $14 million for his campaign, but on Friday his spokeswoman confirmed that now he will make good on his pledge to adopt a similar ban when he takes office May 16.
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