The Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) exercises independent procurement authority under the Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500) on behalf of and for the benefit of public institutions of higher education (state universities). For more information, visit the Chief Procurement Office website.
Section 50-37 of the Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500/50-37) prohibits business entities with contracts and solicitations worth in excess of $50,000 in combined annual value pending with a given officeholder responsible for awarding the contracts from making campaign contributions to campaign committees established to promote the candidacy of the officeholder or any other declared candidate for that office. The prohibition also extends to contributions made by various affiliated persons and businesses of a business entity that is subject to the prohibition.
07/13/2023
On April 28th, 2022, Thomas Les, an affiliated person of Althoff Industries, Inc., made one prohibited contribution. For details, see the attached Notice of Campaign Contributions Violation published in Volume 47, Issue 26 of the Illinois Register, dated June 30, 2023.
08/26/2022
On September 19th, 2018, Kenneth Kaufman, an affiliated person of Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC, made one prohibited contribution. For details, see the attached Notice of Campaign Contributions Violation published in Volume 46, Issue 35 of the Illinois Register, dated August 26, 2022.
08/24/2021
On December 5th, 2017 and December 19th, 2017, Avram Lothan, an affiliated person of Lothan Van Hook DeStefano Architecture LLC, made two different prohibited contributions. For details, see the attached Notice of Campaign Contributions Violation published in Volume 45, Issue 39 of the Illinois Register, dated September 24, 2021.
05/14/2020
On May 11th, 2017, June 7th, 2017, June 22nd, 2017, and October 19th, 2018, Gerald Forsythe, an affiliated person of INDECK Power Equipment Co., made five different prohibited contributions. For details, see the attached Notice of Campaign Contributions Violation published in Volume 44, Issue 19 of the Illinois Register, dated May 8, 2020.
09/17/2018
On September 26th, 2017, John E. Goetz, affiliated person of RD Lawrence Construction Company, made a prohibited contribution. For details, see the attached see the attached Notice of Campaign Contribution Violation published in Volume 42, Issue 37 of the Illinois Register, dated September 14, 2018.
