Data Status

Local receipts: 2026-02-06 00:00:00 (8 days old)

Federal last sync: 2026-02-13 17:14:37 (1 days old)

Federal latest report coverage: 2025-12-31T00:00:00

Federal latest receipt date (row-level): 2025-12-31 (45 days old)

Federal latest Schedule B date (row-level): 2025-12-31 (45 days old)

Federal latest Schedule E date (row-level): 2026-02-10 (4 days old)

BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC

Lobbying Client ID: 7962

This is a lobbying client — a company or organization that hired a lobbying firm to represent its interests before Illinois state government. Financial connections below are identified by fuzzy name-matching this client against campaign contribution donor records.

Matched donors: 6 High confidence: 6 Medium confidence: 0 Low confidence: 0

Money Destinations

These are campaign contributions made by donors whose names match this lobbying client. The amounts shown are contributions from those matched donors, not direct payments from the client itself.

Matched donor dollars: $88,050.00 | Contributions: 34 | First donation: - | Last donation: -

No monthly donation timeline available for current matched donors.

Top Committees

Committee	Dollars	Contrib.
Illinois Restauranteurs PAC	$32,000.00	11
Illinois Hotel & Motel Pac (IHMPAC)	$26,500.00	6
Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz	$11,000.00	7
Citizens for Ronald Denson	$11,000.00	3
Jones for State Representative	$2,750.00	2
Friends of Jose A Nevarez, Jr	$1,500.00	1
Committee to Elect Robert J Lovero	$1,000.00	1
Friends of Toi Hutchinson	$1,000.00	1
Bridgeview Active Party	$1,000.00	1
Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant	$300.00	1

Top Candidates

Candidate	Dollars	Contrib.
Ronald Denson	$11,000.00	3
Sara Feigenholtz	$5,500.00	3
Sara Feigenholtz	$5,500.00	3
Thaddeus Jones	$2,750.00	2
Toi Hutchinson	$1,000.00	1
Jose A Nevarez, Jr	$750.00	0
Jose A Nevarez, Jr	$750.00	0
Robert J Lovero	$500.00	0
Robert J Lovero	$500.00	0
Anne M Cusack	$200.00	0

Represented By (5)

These are the lobbying firms and individual lobbyists registered with the IL Secretary of State to represent this client.

Entity Name	Reg Year
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2026
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2025
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2024
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2023
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP	2022

Matched Campaign Donors

Donors found via fuzzy name matching against this client's name. Confidence scores range from 0 to 1, with bands: High (≥0.85), Medium (0.70–0.84), Low (<0.70). Higher scores indicate stronger name similarity.

Donor Name	Confidence	Band	Method	Local Profile	Federal Profile	Bridge Profile
Blackhawk Restaurant Group LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Blackhawk Restaurant Group LLC	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Blackhawk Restaurant Group	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
Blackhawk Restaurant Group	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT GROUP	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-
BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT GROUP	1.00	High	jaccard	Local	-	-