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Friday, March 29
Chicago businessman Scott Lee Cohen is willing to spend up to $3 million on his campaign to be the next Lt. Governor of Illinois. For some offices $3 million is an unremarkable amount, even a small one in some cases, but not when it comes to vying for the lieutenant governorship.