U.S. Rep. Bean reports $1.5 million in campaign fund

WASHINGTON -- Illinois Congressman Melissa Bean reports having $1.55 million in her campaign fund as of July 1st.

According to a campaign finance report filed Tuesday, Bean has about 15 times more than her Republican challenger businessman Steve Greenberg.

Bean -- who upset longtime GOP incumbent Phil Crane in 2004 -- raised about $423,000 in the second quarter. Greenberg collected about $232,000 in contributions during the same period.

Taken with Bean's expenses incurred in the last three months, her campaign fund grew about $200,000 over her cash total reported in April.

Greenberg's total for cash on hand was about $105,000 as of July 1st, after quarterly expenditures of about $132,000.

In April, his campaign reported having only about $5,000 in cash and debts of about $153,000.