City Hall Politics

Sen. Al Franken hits Chicago for fundraiser

By Lynn Sweet

Sen. Al Franken D-Minn., hits Chicago next Friday for a fund-raiser where Sen. Dick Durbin D-Ill. will also appear.

The event is at the home of Democratic donor and fundraiser Susan Berghoef.

FLASHBACKS

October 1, 2012–Yo-Yo Ma headlines an Obama fund-raiser in Chicago on Oct. 15, performing at a concert at the Gold Coast home of Susan Berghoef with tickets $5,000 per-person; $10,000 to be an event host.

Jan. 18, 2013–Chicago donors to the Presidential Inaugural Committee include…Susan Berghoef…

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