Schillerstrom dropping out of GOP governor’s race

Citing a lack of campaign money, Republican governor candidate Bob Schillerstrom will drop out of the race today and endorse Jim Ryan.

Schillerstrom’s campaign confirmed the candidate will end his campaign at an 11 a.m. Loop news conference.

Schillerstrom, an attorney and DuPage County Board chairman, had 2 percent support in a December Tribune poll.

He struggled to gain traction with four Republican governor candidates in the contest who hail from DuPage, a Republican stronghold.

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