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Cory Booker hits Chicago Tuesday for Senate fund-raiser

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTON–Newark Mayor Cory Booker hits Chicago on Tuesday for a fund-raising swing as he eyes a New Jersey Democratic Senate run. The funder is at Untitled Chicago, 111 West Kinzie Street

It’s relatively low-end as funders go, with tickets from $75 to $750, donate or raise.

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