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Mayor Rahm Emanuel is relying on a core group of loyal
campaign contributors to fund his re-election bid, including dozens of
companies, firms and individuals who helped bring him to office with donations
four years ago and who have since received a benefit from his administration.
That can range from city approval for development projects to city contracts to
mayoral endorsements or appointments. This select group of donors, who gave at
least $10,000 before Emanuel was elected in 2011 and at least $10,000 since,
includes individuals, spouses, business partners and companies themselves.
These totals reflect donations from October 2010 through Dec. 31, 2014. (Read responses by some of the
donors.)
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DONOR
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TOTAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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CONNECTION
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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$1,056,287
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Grosvenor CEO Michael Sacks, vice
chairman of World Business Chicago and Emanuel confidante.
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Madison Dearborn Partners
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$858,800
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Investor in city contractor CDW
Government; co-CEO Sam Mencoff appointed to World Business Chicago.
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Plumbers and Pipefitters unions
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$766,500
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Mayor's water and sewer upgrades
boost union jobs.
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Citadel
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$559,550
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CEO Ken Griffin meets with mayor;
firm invests in Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which mayor backed for state tax
breaks; also invests in companies doing business with city.
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Muneer Satter
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$352,600
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Former executive at Goldman Sachs,
which got city bond business; appointed to World Business Chicago.
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Harris Associates
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$290,000
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Firm's Oakmark Fund invests in
LiveNation, which books concerts at city's Northerly Island.
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DRW Trading Group
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$255,100
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Donald R. Wilson Jr., founder of
DRW trading firm, is developer of multiple hotel projects; Emanuel appeared
with Wilson to lobby regulators on futures trading rules.
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Henry Crown & Co.
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$254,400
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President James S. Crown appointed
by mayor to World Business Chicago.
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Donald Edwards
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$241,600
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Mayoral appointee to World
Business Chicago and Chicago Park District.
|
Lettuce Entertain You
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$236,850
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Partner in restaurants at O'Hare
International Airport.
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Groupon
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$231,200
|
CEO Eric Lefkofsky appointed to
World Business Chicago; co-chair of Emanuel-supported Chicago Ideas Week.
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JMB companies
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$191,900
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Neil Bluhm, Judd Malkin. Control
JMB Realty, Bluhm's Walton St. Capital gets city pension business.
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Teamsters
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$184,700
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Emanuel labor rule changes hurt
other unions, left Teamsters largely unscathed.
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David Helfand
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$180,900
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Real estate executive, now with
Equity Group Investments, major holder of Chicago real estate.
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Chopper Trading
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$173,300
|
Emanuel appealed to regulators to
ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like Chopper.
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Medline Industries Inc.
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$171,600
|
COO Jim Abrams appointed to World
Business Chicago; mayoral jobs announcement and appearance at business
conference.
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Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar
and Scott
|
$162,300
|
Law partner on CHA board.
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PEAK6
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$160,000
|
Emanuel appealed to regulators to
ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like PEAK6.
|
Joe Mansueto
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$160,000
|
CEO of Morningstar, which has
contract with Chicago Public Library.
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John Buck Co.
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$140,000
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Development projects downtown;
John Buck appointed to World Business Chicago; gets city pension business.
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United Airlines
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$137,783
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United executives appointed to
World Business Chicago; jobs and headquarters announcements.
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Beacon Capital Partners
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$137,000
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Office building redevelopments.
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Jenner & Block
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$136,878
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Legal fees for O'Hare
International Airport litigation.
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AT&T
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$127,600
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City telecommunications contract.
Donations from AT&T Illinois Employee PAC.
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Duchossois family
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$124,900
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Craig Duchossois appointed to
World Business Chicago.
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DLA Piper
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$124,700
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Helps clients get city tax
increment financing (TIF) funds.
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Pritzker Group
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$124,500
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J.B. Pritzker appointed to World
Business Chicago; head of 1871 tech incubator frequented by Emanuel.
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Exelon Corp.
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$124,200
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CEO Christopher Crane appointed to
World Business Chicago.
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Winston & Strawn
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$114,000
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Legal fees on city bond business.
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Clayco
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$105,000
|
Emanuel joined CEO Robert Clark to
announce headquarters move to Chicago.
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Schiff Hardin LLP
|
$94,250
|
Legal fees on city bond business.
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Chicago Trading Co.
|
$92,000
|
Emanuel appealed to regulators to
ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like CTC.
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Roger J. Kiley Jr.
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$75,600
|
Emanuel reappointed to board of
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
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Friedman Properties
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$75,550
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