Fifty-six Illinois contractors donated 311 checks totaling $986,150 to then-governor Rod Blagojevich’s campaign fund from 2003 through 2008. Twenty-five of those contractors have hired firms to lobby for them on the state level since Blagojevich’s first inauguration:
Accurate Group
Advanced Practical Solutions, LLC (2008, 2009)
Alfred G. Ronan, Ltd. (2007, 2008)
McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC (2006, 2007)
Morrill & Associates (2004, 2005)
William J. Banks (2004, 2005)
ACG Group
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (2003, 2004)
AFRAM Corp.
McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC (2006)
American Surveying & Engineering
Fidelity Consulting Group, LLC (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Apex Consulting Engineers
Stricklin & Associates, LLC (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Cotter Consulting
Fidelity Consulting Group, LLC (2011)
Delta Engineering
Capital Infrastructure Group, LLC (2009, 2010, 2011)
John Wyma & Associates (2006)
Luking & Associates, LLC (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Public Sector Solutions (2009, 2010)
Rory Group, LLC (2003)
Starion Group, LLC (2004)
Vincent R. Williams & Associates, P.C. (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Design Consulting Engineers
Burris & Lebed Consulting, LLC (2005)
DLK Civic Design
Illinois Governmental Consulting Group, LLC (2007, 2008)
Dynasty Group
Stephen E. Schlickman (2004, 2005)
Gary Mack (2006, 2007)
Environmental Design International
Dan Shomon, Inc. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Fuhrmann Engineering
Government Navigation Group, Inc. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Gonzalez Companies
Chapman and Cutler, LLP (2007, 2008, 2009)
Illinois Strategies, LLC (2011)
Great Lakes Soil & Environmental Consultants
Capitol Consulting Group Illinois, LLC (2005)
GSG Consultants
Global Solutions Group (2009, 2010, 2011)
Infrastructure Engineering
Fletcher, Topol, O’Brien & Kasper, P.C. (2008)
Law Offices of Paul L. Williams (2011)
John Wyma and Associates (2006, 2007, 2008)
Kwame Building Group
Barbara Staples King (2006)
Milhouse Engineering & Construction
Illinois Government Consultants, Inc. (2009, 2010, 2011)
Omega & Associates
Illinois Governmental Consulting Group, LLC (2010)
Leitner Public Affairs, Inc. (2003, 2004)
The Rory Group (2008)
Regina Webster & Associates
Governmental Consulting Solutions, Inc. (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Shah Engineering
Rory Group, LLC (2003)
Starion Group, LLC (2004)
Soodan & Associates
Advanced Practical Solutions, LLC (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Joe Esposito Public Affairs Corporation (2003, 2004)
Starion Group (2004)
The Hunter Group (2007, 2008)
SPAAN Tech
Ronan Potts, LLC (2003)
Chico & Nunes, LLP (2005)
Tecma Associates
Global Solutions Group (2008, 2009)
Vasconcelles Engineering
Governmental Consulting Solutions, Inc. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)