Politics & Government

Contracts Shortened for Gambling Lobbying Firms

The city of Des Plaines cut the contracts from 12 to six months in length, the Chicago Tribune reports.

 

Contracts have been extended for two lobbying firms in Des Plaines, the Chicago Tribune reports.

City officials will spend $110,000 in fiscal year 2013 to pay for McGuire Woods, Government Consulting Services of Illinois and Alfred G. Ronan Ltd. to represent them in gambling talks in Springfield, the newspaper reports. Contracts to McGuire Woods and Alfred G. Ronan were extended by the city, but shortened from 12 to six months. Government Consulting Services of Illinois' contact is up later this year. 

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