Obama, Booker joint fundraiser held in Chicago today

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Cory Booker of New Jersey, both up for re-election this November, hit Chicago on Tuesday for a joint fundraising reception at John Barleycorn’s, 149 W. Kinzie.

The price points:

$500 individual ticket.

To raise or donate:

$1,000 to be designated a “sponsor”

$2,500 to be a “host”

$5,000 to be a “chair.”

The cash haul will be evenly divided between the Durbin and the Booker main Senate campaign funds.

Durbin-Booker fundraising flyer

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