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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB6703
Introduced , by Rep. John A. Fritchey - Jay C. Hoffman - David E. Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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5 ILCS 420/4A-102 |
from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102 |
5 ILCS 420/4A-103 |
from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103 |
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Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Requires members of and candidates for the General Assembly to disclose information concerning lobbying activities and representation cases on their statements of economic interests.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended |
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| by changing Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103 as follows: |
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| (5 ILCS 420/4A-102) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
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| Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required |
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| by this Article
shall include the economic interests of the |
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| person making the statement as
provided in this Section. The |
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| interest (if constructively controlled by the
person making the |
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| statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
considered |
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| to be the same as the interest of the person making the
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| statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this |
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| statement.
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| (a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons |
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| required to
file:
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| (1) The name, address and type of practice of any |
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| professional
organization or individual professional |
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| practice in which the person making
the statement was an |
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| officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor,
or |
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| served in any advisory capacity, from which income in |
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| excess of $1200
was derived during the preceding calendar |
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| year;
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| (2) The nature of professional services (other than |
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| services rendered to
the unit or units of government in |
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| relation to which the person is required
to file)
and the |
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| nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees |
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| exceeding
$5,000 were received during the preceding |
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| calendar year from the entity for
professional services |
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| rendered by the person making the statement.
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| (3) The identity (including the address or legal |
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| description of real
estate) of any capital asset from which |
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| a capital gain of $5,000 or more
was realized in the |
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| preceding calendar year.
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| (4) The name of any unit of government which has |
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| employed the person
making the statement during the |
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| preceding calendar year other than the unit
or units of |
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| government in relation to which the person is required to |
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| file.
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| (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, |
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| or honorarium or
honoraria, valued singly or in the |
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| aggregate in excess of $500, was
received during the |
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| preceding calendar year.
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| (b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons |
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| listed in
items (a) through (f) and item (l) of Section 4A-101:
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| (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity |
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| doing business in
the State of Illinois, in which an |
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| ownership interest held by the person at
the date of filing |
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| is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which
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| dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during the |
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| preceding calendar
year. (In the case of real estate, |
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| location thereof shall be listed by
street address, or if |
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| none, then by legal description). No time or demand
deposit |
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| in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be |
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| listed;
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| (2) Except for professional service entities, the name |
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| of any entity and
any position held therein from which |
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| income of in excess of $1,200 was
derived during the |
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| preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in
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| State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial
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| institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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| (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom |
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| the person making
the statement maintains a close economic |
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| association, including the name of
the lobbyist and |
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| specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the
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| object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general |
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| type of
economic activity of the client or principal on |
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| whose behalf that person is
lobbying.
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| (c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons |
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| listed in
items (g), (h), and (i) of Section 4A-101:
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| (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity |
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| doing business
with a unit of local government in relation |
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| to which the person is
required to file if the ownership |
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| interest of the person filing is greater
than $5,000 fair |
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| market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in
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| excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the |
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| preceding
calendar year. (In the case of real estate, |
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| location thereof shall be
listed by street address, or if |
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| none, then by legal description). No time
or demand deposit |
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| in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need
be |
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| listed.
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| (2) Except for professional service entities, the name |
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| of any entity and
any position held therein from which |
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| income in excess of $1,200 was derived
during the preceding |
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| calendar year if the entity does business with a
unit of |
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| local government in relation to which the person is |
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| required to
file. No time or demand deposit in a financial |
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| institution, nor any debt
instrument need be listed.
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| (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the |
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| governmental action
requested by any entity which has |
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| applied to a unit of local
government
in relation to which |
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| the person must file for any license, franchise or
permit |
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| for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during |
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| the
preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of |
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| the person filing is
in excess of $5,000 fair market value |
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| at the time of filing or if income or
dividends in excess |
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| of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the
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| entity during the preceding calendar year.
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| (d) The following interests shall also be listed by persons |
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| listed in item (a) of Section 4A-101: |
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| (1) the name of each client or entity on behalf of whom |
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| the individual filing the statement or his or her spouse |
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| personally engaged in lobbying or a representation case in |
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| the preceding 12 months, for which compensation in excess |
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| of $5,000 was received by either the individual filing the |
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| statement or his or her spouse, or by any other entity in |
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| which the individual filing the statement or his or her |
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| spouse was an officer, director, associate, partner, |
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| member, proprietor, or served in an advisory capacity; |
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| (2) the name of each client or entity that retained, |
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| hired, or otherwise engaged an entity in which the |
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| individual filing the statement or his or her spouse has an |
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| ownership interest in excess of 7 1/2%, for the purpose of |
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| lobbying or a representation case in the preceding 12 |
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| months, for which compensation in excess of $5,000 was |
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| received by the entity; and |
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| (3) the name of each client or entity that retained, |
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| hired, or otherwise engaged any entity for the purpose of |
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| lobbying or a representation case in the preceding 12 |
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| months, as a result of which the individual filing the |
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| statement or his or her spouse received financial |
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| compensation in excess of $5,000. |
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| For each client or entity listed pursuant to this |
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| subsection, the exact amount of compensation received from |
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| services rendered in connection with the lobbying or |
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| representation case listed, and the identity of the unit of |
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| government before which such services were rendered. |
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| As used in this subsection: |
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| "Lobbying" means communicating with representatives of |
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| a municipality, unit of local government, State agency, or |
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| the General Assembly for the ultimate purpose of |
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| influencing executive, legislative, or administrative |
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| action. "Lobbying" does not include communications with a |
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| State agency, a municipality, a unit of local government, |
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| or a member of the General Assembly made in the course of a |
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| member of the General Assembly's legislative duties. |
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| "Representation case" means the representation of any |
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| person, client, or principal in any matter before any State |
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| agency, municipality, or unit of local government where the |
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| action or non-action of the State agency, municipality, or |
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| unit of local government involves the exercise of |
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| discretion. For purposes of this subsection, |
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| "representation case" does not include (i) the |
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| professional representation of any person, client, or |
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| principal in any matter before any court created under |
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| Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Illinois or |
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| any court created under Article III of the Constitution of |
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| the United States, or (ii) inquiries for information or |
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| other services rendered in a legislative capacity on behalf |
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| of a constituent or other member of the public. |
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| (Source: P.A. 92-101, eff. 1-1-02; 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
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| (5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
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| Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required |
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| by this Article to be filed
with the Secretary of State shall |
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| be filled in by
typewriting or hand printing, shall be |
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| verified, dated, and signed by the
person making the statement |
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| and shall contain substantially the following:
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| STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
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| (TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
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| .............................................................
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| (name)
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| (each office or position of employment for which this
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| is filed)
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| (full mailing address)
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| GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
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| The interest (if constructively controlled by the person |
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| making the
statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be |
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| considered to be the
same as the interest of the person making |
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| the statement.
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| Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
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| If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental |
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| listing.
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| 1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity |
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| doing
business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership |
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| interest held by
the person at the date of filing is in excess |
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| of $5,000 fair market value
or from which dividends in excess |
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| of $1,200 were derived during the
preceding calendar year. (In |
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| the case of real estate, location thereof
shall be listed by |
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| street address, or if none, then by legal description.)
No time |
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| or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
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| instrument need be listed.
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6 | | Business Entity |
Instrument of Ownership |
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| 2. List the name, address and type of practice of any |
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| professional
organization in which the person making the |
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| statement was an officer,
director, associate, partner or |
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| proprietor or served in any advisory
capacity, from which |
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| income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the
preceding |
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| calendar year.
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17 | | Name |
Address |
Type of Practice |
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| 3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other |
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| than to the
State of Illinois) to each entity from which income |
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| exceeding $5,000 was
received for professional services |
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| rendered during the preceding calendar
year by the person |
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| making the statement.
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| 4. List the identity (including the address or legal |
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| description of real
estate) of any capital asset from which a |
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| capital gain of $5,000 or more
was realized during the |
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| preceding calendar year.
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| 5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom |
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| the person
making the statement maintains a close economic |
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| association, including the
name of the lobbyist and specifying |
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| the legislative matter or matters which
are the object of the |
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| lobbying activity, and describing the general type of
economic |
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| activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person |
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| is
lobbying.
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15 | | Lobbyist |
Legislative Matter |
Client or Principal |
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| 6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State |
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| of Illinois
from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived |
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| during the preceding
calendar year other than for professional |
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| services and the title or
description of any position held in |
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| that entity. (In the case of real
estate, location thereof |
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| shall be listed by street address, or if none,
then by legal |
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| description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
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| institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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| 7. List the name of any unit of government which employed |
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| the person
making the statement during the preceding calendar |
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| year other than the unit
or units
of government in relation to |
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| which the person is required to file.
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| 8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, |
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| or honorarium
or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate |
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| in excess of $500, was
received during the preceding calendar |
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| year.
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| 9. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for |
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| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each |
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| client or entity on behalf of whom the individual filing the |
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| statement or his or her spouse personally engaged in lobbying |
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| or a representation case in the preceding 12 months, for which |
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| compensation in excess of $5,000 was rendered to either the |
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| individual filing the statement or his or her spouse, or to any |
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| other entity in which the individual filing the statement or |
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| his or her spouse was an officer, director, associate, partner, |
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| member, proprietor, or served in an advisory capacity. This |
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| includes the name of the unit of government before which the |
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| services were rendered, as well as the exact amount of |
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| compensation received from services rendered. |
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| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and |
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| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms |
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| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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4 | | Client/Entity |
Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| 10. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for |
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| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each |
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| client or entity that retained, hired, or otherwise engaged an |
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| entity in which the individual filing the statement or his or |
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| her spouse has an ownership interest in excess of 7 1/2%, for |
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| the purpose of lobbying or a representation case in the |
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| preceding 12 months, for compensation in excess of $5,000. This |
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| includes the name of the unit of government before which the |
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| services were rendered, as well as the exact amount of |
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| compensation received from services rendered. |
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| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and |
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| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms |
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| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| 11. For members of the General Assembly and candidates for |
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| membership in the General Assembly, list the name of each |
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| client or entity that retained, hired, or otherwise engaged any |
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| entity for the purpose of lobbying or a representation case in |
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| the preceding 12 months, as a result of which the individual |
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| filing this statement or his or her spouse received financial |
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| compensation in excess of $5,000. This includes the name of the |
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| unit of government before which the services were rendered, as |
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| well as the exact amount of compensation received from services |
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| rendered. |
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| For purposes of this statement, "lobbying" and |
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| "representation case" have the meanings ascribed to those terms |
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| in Section 4A-102 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. |
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Unit of Government |
Amount |
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| VERIFICATION:
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| "I declare that this statement of economic interests |
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| (including any
accompanying schedules and statements) has been |
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| examined by me and to the
best of my knowledge and belief is a |
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| true, correct and complete statement
of my economic interests |
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| as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics
Act. I |
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| understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
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| incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or |
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| imprisonment
in a penal institution other than the penitentiary |
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| not to exceed one year,
or both fine and imprisonment."
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