From the Sun-Times:
Lon Monk's lobbying biz
October 25, 2007
Gov. Blagojevich's former chief of staff and campaign manager -- Alonzo "Lon''
Monk -- launched a government consulting firm, AM3 Consulting Ltd., on Jan. 2,
state lobbying records show. Monk has since built a stable of clients, many of
them longtime contributors to Blagojevich's campaign fund, according to campaign
finance records. Monk's clients have donated more than $480,000 to Blagojevich
over the years.
Here are Monk's clients and contributions they've made (under their corporate
names as well as in the names of their executives):
* Cable Television & Communications Association of Illinois: $196,000 since
2002
* Citadel Investment Group: $80,000 in 2002 and 2003
* Globetrotters Engineering Corp.: $62,899 since 2000
* Racing Associations of Illinois: $62,127 since 2002
* H.W. Lochner Inc.: $54,000 since 2002
* Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association: $12,500 in 2006
* The Stough Group: $6,300 in 2002
* Johnson Controls Inc.: $6,000 since 2003
* IBM Corp.: $700 in 2002
* Chicago Museum of Science and Industry: $0
* Pacific Management Inc.: $0
* Public Issues Management: $0