Cook County's 178 active lobbyists have collectively pulled in nearly $1 million so far this year and have made contact with county officials more that 630 times during the same time period.

“From the activity reported, we know county officials were lobbied about the budget, the proposed closure of Oak Forest Hospital, contracts and more,” Cook County Clerk David Orr said. “Some lobbyists are diligent in their reporting, but it appears too many fail to report all of their activity.”

The following Cook County politicians were lobbied more than 20 times:

• Larry Suffredin, Commissioner 13th District, (44)
• Liz Doody Gorman, Commissioner 17th District (32)
• Peter Silvestri, Commissioner, 9th District (32)
• Tariq Malhance, Chief Financial Officer (28)
• Joan Patricia Murphy, Commissioner 6th District (26)
• Toni Preckwinkle, County Board President, (26)
• John Fritchey, Commissioner 12th District (22)
• Bridget Gainer, Commissioner 10th District (20)
• Gregg Goslin, Commissioner 14th District (20)
• Dan Patlak, Board of Review Commissioner (20)
• Deborah Sims, Commissioner 5th District (20)
• Robert Steele, Commissioner 2nd District (20)