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CHICAGO (AP) — Republican candidate for Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has made a $500,000 donation to his own campaign, effectively lifting the caps on political contributions for everyone in the race.Rauner campaign spokesman Mike Schrimpf said the donation was made Wednesday. It will help pay for television ads that the wealthy businessman and political newcomer is launching in an effort to increase his name recognition in advance [...]