Sep 8, 2008 10:15 pm US/Central McCain Rings Up $5M At Chicago Fundraiser Amount Averages To $1 Million Per Hour Spent Here Reporting Mike Flannery CHICAGO (CBS) ― Republican John McCain raised about $5 million in Chicago Monday night, or about $1 million for each hour he spent in Democrat Barack Obama's home town. FOLLOW CBS 2 on Twitter! CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery repo More.. rts the only glimpse of McCain the public got came as his motorcade departed. Like every Republican presidential nominee since 1984, McCain appears to regard campaigning in heavily Democratic Illinois a waste of time. Raising Money is why national Republicans come here, and McCain took away an astounding $5 million. Several dozen of the biggest contributors who had dinner with him told CBS 2 McCain's elated by new voter opinion surveys showing that, for the first time, he's ahead of Obama. "Everybody in the room said 'wow.' This was even beyond what many expected. He is wonderfully self-confident but not cocky," said McCain contributor Craig Duchossois. "The senator is clearly ecstatic about the polls," said Ronald Gidwitz. "He's very comfortable right now in his own skin. He sees the momentum going in his favor. He is the man who looks like a winner." As McCain visited Obama's hometown, the Illinois senator's campaign unveiled in battleground states a tough new TV ad. It mocks McCain's claim that he and running mate Sarah Palin are political mavericks. Nonetheless, Illinois Republicans at Monday night's fundraiser were more energized than ever about this presidential contest. McCain is taking federal funds and can't raise outside money. Money raised here goes to RNC, to be spent in four battleground states. It will be spent on McCain's behalf, but not by McCain. Little or none of it will be spent in Illinois. Less..