WASHINGTON–Republican activist Herman Cain is headlining a fund-raiser for Illinois GOP Senate nominee Jim Oberweis on Oct. 3 in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates.
Cain dropped his 2012 GOP presidential primary bid after a woman who said she was his mistress went public.
Oberweis, a state senator, is running against Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
The price points for the event, at the Stonegate Banquet and Confernece Center:
$2,600 for “Chairman sponsorship”
$1,000 for “Leadership sponsorship”
$ 500 for “Host sponsorship”
$ 50 Reception ticket
Among the folks listed on the invite as sponsors….Illinois GOP honcho Richard Porter….former Rep. Joe Walsh R-Ill.
Sallie Nyhan handling the fundraising for the event.