Special Interests Buy Off Power Brokers

Airline PACs
$439,332

Airline Execs
$78,750

Downtown Fat Cats
$62,700

Lobbyists & Lawyers
$39,300

The Best Legislators Money Can Buy

Sen. Durbin (D-IL) $109,907

Rep. Lipinski (D-IL)
$129,600

Mayor Daley (D-IL)
$140,572

Gov. Ryan (R-IL)
$263,400

Rep. Kirk (R-IL)
$44,700

Sen. Harkin (D-IA)
$40,500

Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) $62,250

Speaker Hastert (R-IL) $27,500

Rep. Oberstar (D-IL) $155,375

Rep. Mica (R-FL)
$30,000

Sen. McCain (R-AZ) $50,250

Fat Cat Rewards

Companies going on record in favor of O’Hare expansion currently hold $217 million in contracts at the airport and stand to make hundreds of millions more if expansion goes through.