Candidate and Surrogate Visits to Illinois in Fall 2016

from June 7, 2016 to November 8, 2016
.                   Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.


Chicago was a popular fundraising destination, while downstate stops were rare.

Clinton-Kaine
O C T O B E R

October 14 Bill Clinton
-Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson reports a fundraiser at the Phoenix Restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago, IL. ($)

October 7 Barack Obama
-President Barack Obama attends Hillary Victory Fund event at the home of J.B. and M.K. Pritzker in Chicago, IL. ($)


Trump-Pence
O C T O B E R



S E P T E M B E R
September 29 Hillary Clinton
-“Lawyers for Hillary Conversation with Hillary” at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL. ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of Rishi Shah, CEO of ContextMedia, at his home in the North Gold Coast area of Chicago, IL. ($)

September 23 Chelsea Clinton
-Fundraiser at the home of author Gillian Flynn and her husband Brett Nolan at their home in Chicago, IL. ($)

September 14 Tim Kaine
-Fundraising reception, briefing and dinner at the home of art dealer Paul Gray in Chicago, IL. ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of former U.S. Commerce Secretary and White House chief of staff Bill Daley at their home in Chicago, IL. ($)

September 5 Hillary Clinton
-Participates in the 49th Annual Salute to Labor at Illiniwek Park Riverfront Site in Hampton, IL (right across the river from Bettendorf, IA) (+).


S E P T E M B E R
September 28 Donald Trump
-Fundraising luncheon and roundtable at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bollingbrook, IL (initially scheduled for Sept. 12 then Sept. 19). ($)

September 28
Ivanka Trump
-Fundraising luncheon at Pere Marquette in Peoria, IL. ($)
-Evening fundraiser at the home of businessman Bill Farley and wife Shelley in the Gold Coast area of Chicago, IL. ($)


A U G U S T
August 11 Hillary Clinton
-Evening fundraiser at The Chicago Club in Chicago, IL. ($)


A U G U S T
(Gov. Mike Pence had been scheduled to speak to the City Club of Chicago at Maggiano's in Chicago, IL on the evening of August 23, but cancelled the week before).


J U L Y
July 13 Hillary Clinton
-Speech at the Old State House in Springfield, IL (+).
-Fundraiser at the home of Laura Ricketts and wife Brooke at their home in Wilmette, IL. ($)

 
J U L Y


J U N E

June 27 Hillary Clinton
-Keynotes "Lifting As We Climb" Women's International Luncheon at Rainbow PUSH 2016 Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.
-Afternoon fundraising reception at The Ivy Room in Chicago, IL. (>) ($)


J U N E




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Johnson-Weld
November 5 Gary Johnson
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Evening rally at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, IL

October 7 Gary Johnson
-Foreign policy speech at University of Chicago Institute of Politics as part of their Road to 2016 series at International House Assembly Hall in Chicago, IL (+).



Stein-Baraka
October 24 Ajamu Baraka
-Town hall at the Temple of The Living Word MB Church in (Englewood) Chicago, IL.


September 8
Jill Stein
Chicago, IL:

-Walking tour of the West Side (South Austin), including a stop at MacArthur's Restaurant.
-Stein and Baraka evening rally at the Peoples Church of Chicago.