Billionaire Ken Griffin Adds More Money To Irvin's Campaign

(House Financial Services Committee via AP)

Billionaire Ken Griffin is putting even more money behind Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s bid for governor. The Chicago Tribune reports the founder of Citadel is investing an additional five-million-dollars into Irvin’s campaign as he tries to unseat Governor Pritzker. Griffin has now contributed 50-million-dollars to the campaign. Irvin is among a group of contenders for the Republican nomination in the June 28th primary.