DuPage County, which has its government campus in Wheaton, will spend up to $147,00 on lobbyists in Springfield, under agreements approved by the county board Tuesday. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

DuPage County will spend up to $147,000 to have a pair of lobbying firms represent their interests in Springfield for another year.

County board members on Tuesday approved contract renewal agreements with the two firms.

The county will pay Marquardt & Humes Inc., no more than $94,500 for one year of lobbying work through Sept. 14, 2026.

The firm’s lobbying team includes Scott Marquardt, who began his career as a prosecutor in the DuPage state’s attorney’s office, and John “Chip” Humes, who’s also a co-owner of the Humes Funeral Home in Addison.

Though the political makeup of the county

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