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Article: Lobbying firm used by both Illinois governor and hospital.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- August 2, 2004
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2004 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A lobbying firm enlisted by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's administration to suggest new members for the state agency that oversees hospital expansion was then hired by a Naperville hospital to lobby the new panel, according to a published report.
Mathew Pickering, a lobbyist with Wilhelm & Conlon Public Strategies, said he was asked in June 2003 by a top Blagojevich aide to help search for possible appointments to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The actions of the once-obscure planning board have come under scrutiny after recent news reports indicated that a ...