Dick Duchossois

AGE: 90
OCCUPATION: Chairman, Duchossois Group

The Duchossois name may be synonymous with Arlington Park and Churchill Downs (and trying times for horseracing), but the group represents a diverse portfolio of companies that have given bundles to Illinois pols over the decades.

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