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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

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

CONNECTION

Grosvenor Capital Management

$1,056,287

Grosvenor CEO Michael Sacks, vice chairman of World Business Chicago and Emanuel confidante.

Madison Dearborn Partners

$858,800

Investor in city contractor CDW Government; co-CEO Sam Mencoff appointed to World Business Chicago.

Plumbers and Pipefitters unions

$766,500

Mayor's water and sewer upgrades boost union jobs.

Citadel

$559,550

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.

Muneer Satter

$352,600

Former executive at Goldman Sachs, which got city bond business; appointed to World Business Chicago.

Harris Associates

$290,000

Firm's Oakmark Fund invests in LiveNation, which books concerts at city's Northerly Island.

DRW Trading Group

$255,100


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.

Henry Crown & Co.

$254,400

President James S. Crown appointed by mayor to World Business Chicago.

Donald Edwards

$241,600

Mayoral appointee to World Business Chicago and Chicago Park District.

Lettuce Entertain You

$236,850

Partner in restaurants at O'Hare International Airport.

Groupon

$231,200

CEO Eric Lefkofsky appointed to World Business Chicago; co-chair of Emanuel-supported Chicago Ideas Week.

JMB companies

$191,900

Neil Bluhm, Judd Malkin. Control JMB Realty, Bluhm's Walton St. Capital gets city pension business.

Teamsters

$184,700

Emanuel labor rule changes hurt other unions, left Teamsters largely unscathed.

David Helfand

$180,900

Real estate executive, now with Equity Group Investments, major holder of Chicago real estate.

Chopper Trading

$173,300

Emanuel appealed to regulators to ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like Chopper.

Medline Industries Inc.

$171,600

COO Jim Abrams appointed to World Business Chicago; mayoral jobs announcement and appearance at business conference.

Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar and Scott

$162,300

Law partner on CHA board.

PEAK6

$160,000

Emanuel appealed to regulators to ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like PEAK6.

Joe Mansueto

$160,000


CEO of Morningstar, which has contract with Chicago Public Library.

John Buck Co.

$140,000


Development projects downtown; John Buck appointed to World Business Chicago; gets city pension business.

United Airlines

$137,783


United executives appointed to World Business Chicago; jobs and headquarters announcements.

Beacon Capital Partners

$137,000

Office building redevelopments.

Jenner & Block

$136,878

Legal fees for O'Hare International Airport litigation.

AT&T

$127,600


City telecommunications contract. Donations from AT&T Illinois Employee PAC.

Duchossois family

$124,900


Craig Duchossois appointed to World Business Chicago.

DLA Piper

$124,700


Helps clients get city tax increment financing (TIF) funds.

Pritzker Group

$124,500


J.B. Pritzker appointed to World Business Chicago; head of 1871 tech incubator frequented by Emanuel.

Exelon Corp.

$124,200


CEO Christopher Crane appointed to World Business Chicago.

Winston & Strawn

$114,000

Legal fees on city bond business.

Clayco

$105,000


Emanuel joined CEO Robert Clark to announce headquarters move to Chicago.

Schiff Hardin LLP

$94,250

Legal fees on city bond business.

Chicago Trading Co.

$92,000


Emanuel appealed to regulators to ease commodities futures trading rules for firms like CTC.

Roger J. Kiley Jr.

$75,600


Emanuel reappointed to board of Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.

Friedman Properties

$75,550


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