At least 2 Clinton fundraisers Nov. 2
WASHINGTON— Hillary Clinton comes home to Chicago on Nov. 2 for at least two high-dollar fundraisers, one targeting the city’s legal community.
There is a morning reception at the Gold Coast home of Tanya and Michael Polsky, the Invenergy LLC CEO who in 2014 also hosted President Barack Obama at a fundraiser and was a co-host at a 2007 Chicago event for his 2008 presidential run.
This fundraiser was originally scheduled to be on Sept. 17. When Clinton could not make the date, Bill Clinton came to Chicago instead for two events, kicking off his fundraising for his wife’s presidential bid in the city where the couple have a strong base of supporters.
The price points for the Polsky event:
◆ One ticket, $2,700
◆ For raising $27,000, the donor gets, according to the invitation obtained by the Sun-Times, “a host reception with Hillary, roundtable policy discussion with hosts and Hillstarter” program membership.
When the event was originally set for September, there was also a play on the invite for a $50,000 level of “bundling,” which is when a donor uses his or her networks to get others to write a check.
The event aiming at law- yers will start at noon; the price is $2,700 an attendee with hosts having to raise $27,000. That gets a person access to the host reception and a photo with Clinton.
This will be Clinton’s fourth visit to Chicago since launching her presidential campaign. On July 21, Rajiv Fernando, a Clinton Foundation supporter and a bundler for President Barack Obama, hosted a high-dollar event for the former secretary of state, senator and first lady.
Clinton fundraiser Jeremey Hallahan handles Illinois for the campaign.