The 77 Committee is allowed to accept unlimited funds, including from city contractors.
the narrowly written executive orders he’d signed that banned lobbyists, city contractors and individuals seeking to do business with the city or its sister agencies from giving more than $1,500 to Chicago’s mayor, aldermen or other citywide elected officials.
In addition, the committee’s chair is Sean Harden, who also chairs the nonprofit Friend Health, which recently opened a health center in Woodlawn that’sDave Mellet, executive director of the 77 Committee and a longtime top adviser to Lightfoot, said Friend Health is a nonprofit and that Harden doesn’t have an ownership interest in the health center.
Lightfoot campaign spokeswoman Christina Freundlich did not answer questions about the committee and said the mayor “has no control or say over any outside groups or organizations.”While Lightfoot might not directly benefit from the 77 Committee, it comes at a critical time in her political career.
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