Political Fund Backed by Charter School Network Ramps Up Spending to …

(WTTW News)

A statewide advocacy organization designed to promote charter schools spent $617,000 to oppose Brandon Johnson’s campaign for mayor of Chicago, records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections show.

The independent expenditure by the INCS Action Independent Committee, funded by the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, paid for $258,000 in cable television advertisements on March 16 and $359,000 in digital advertising on March 15, records show. Election Day is April 4, and early voting is underway.

Before the first round of voting took place, the INCS Action Independent Committee spent an additional $63,000 to oppose Johnson’s campaign. In addition to their spending on the mayoral race, the committee has spent at least  $107,000 to support City Council candidates in runoff elections, according to records.  

Representatives for INCS told WTTW News President Andrew Broy was unavailable for comment Monday.

There is no record of either the independent…