Politics & Government
Morton Grove Hires Lobbyist To Get State Money
The village is trying to get grant money to fund a new police station and other needs, according to the Morton Grove Champion.
After Morton Grove Mayor Dan DiMaria pledged to try to get a larger share of state funding for Morton Grove projects, the village has hired a Springfield lobbyist, Dan Shomon, who worked for President Barack Obama until 2006, according to the Morton Grove Champion.
Obama served as an Illinois State Senator until 2004, and a U.S. Senator from 2005 to 2008, when he ran for the presidency.
Shomon's biography on his website says his clients include Fortune 500 companies and associations as well as municipalities.
"Clients have received more than $150 million in federal, state and local grant, loan and bond funding for their projects while he represented them," the site points out.
Morton Grove is asking Shomon to help with funding its new police station and $1 million in sewer lining every year, according to the Champion.
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