According to the Illinois Sunshine Database, which tracks political contributions throughout the state, the alderman has $58,701.82 in available campaign funds. In the last quarter of 2015, she accepted $7,500 in contributions.
Remember Banner Storage? The company that plans to build a storage facility on the site of the old Cineplex at Lincoln and McCormick? Banner donated $1,000 to Friends of Debra Silverstein in November 2015.
Cermak Produce, whose West Ridge grocery opened in December 2014, donated $1,000 in December 2015.
Check out the committee’s other receipts and expenditures here.
Keep the link to the Sunshine Database handy. It can be searched by committee, candidate, donor, and vendor. It’s an eye-opener.