EXHIBIT 23.1
    
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The O'Boisie Corporation
 
Oak Brook, Illinois
 
   
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated November 15, 1996, except for Note 5,
which is as of August 25, 1997, and Note 13a, which is as of             1997,
relating to the financial statements of The O'Boisie Corporation, which is
contained in that Prospectus. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
    
 
    We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
BDO Seidman, LLP
 
   
Chicago, Illinois
August 28, 1997