h/t a reader

Paid by McLean County Democratic Central Committee: https://illinoissunshine.org/committees/159/

By: Diane Benjamin

A couple of past stories:

https://blnnews.com/2026/08/01/day-care-drama/

https://blnnews.com/2023/03/05/it-wasnt-corey-beirne/

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All of the spending on the 2026-2027 political campaigns isn’t available yet because the 2026 election is still months away and 2027 isn’t until early next year. https://illinoissunshine.org/ has some current and all the past spending.

Ben Matthews (BAM Design) does really well during elections!

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That total will go much higher when the final numbers are in.

I wonder why Corey Beirne used a union printer in Springfield instead of the local teachers union guy? Beirne is a big teachers union guy at Unit 5: https://illinoissunshine.org/committees/38834/

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Beirne did use BAM in his 2022-2023 campaign.

His wife, Abby Scott, used the same printer. Evidently Buy Local is only a talking point: https://illinoissunshine.org/committees/40230/

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I wonder if the Unit 5 teachers union and the State organization have power struggles? Maybe one of these parties can explain.

Just asking.