The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending June 17 can be found in the table below, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.
Individuals can donate up to $5,400 to a candidate for office, whereas corporations and unions can give up to a maximum of $10,800.
Across the U.S., donors contributed more than $18 billion during the two-year 2020 election cycle, with hundreds of millions more in 2021.
Top Political Contributions in Illinois for the week ending June 17
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | Laborers' District Council - Work Dues Fund | Individual Contribution | $408,628 | 2023-06-16 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $355,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Twelve Counties Southwestern IL Laborers Dist Council PAC | Southern Central IL Laborers' Political League | Transfer In | $121,280 | 2023-06-15 |
| Citizens for Marty Quinn | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-06-13 |
| American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $51,083 | 2023-06-12 |
| Joy for Justice, Inc. | Clifford Law Offices | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | SEIU Illinois State Council, PAC | Individual Contribution | $34,750 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Chuy Garcia | Screen Strategies Media | Other Receipt | $31,306 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends to Elect Jim Gardiner | Fraternal Order of Police | In-kind Contribution | $30,587 | 2023-06-14 |
| ISDF | Illinois Hospital Association, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends to Elect Jim Gardiner | Fraternal Order of Police | In-kind Contribution | $23,414 | 2023-06-14 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | I. U. O. E. Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Aquino for Illinois | People for Cristina | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Regan for Illinois | Regan Deering | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Frerichs | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Frerichs | Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Frerichs | Illinois Political Action Committee for Education | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Island Construction, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Preckwinkle for President | I. U. O. E. Local 399 | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Committee to Elect Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Cynthia Cobbs | Loan Received | $15,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Sprinkler Fitters Local 281, UA Political Education Fund | Members Dues Sprinklers Union Local 281 | Individual Contribution | $14,632 | 2023-06-16 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Comm on Political Education | American Federation of Teachers | Other Receipt | $14,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE | Illinois Federation of Teachers | Other Receipt | $12,742 | 2023-06-14 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Don Tracy | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Wanda Tracy | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Elizabeth Bishop | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Jones for Mayor | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $11,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Illinois ACRE | Action Committee for Rural Electrification | Transfer In | $10,344 | 2023-06-15 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Carl Anthony Walker | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Baseline Distribution Company | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Realtor, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Mckenna and Mertz Hurley | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| ISDF | Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Frerichs | AFT Local 604 COPE | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Levin & Perconti | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Spartan Logistics Services, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Citizens for Hammond | IPACE | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Schostok and Pritchard Salvi | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| WSTU COPE-PAC | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE fair share dues | Other Receipt | $8,531 | 2023-06-13 |
| Tenth Congressional District Republican Organization | Mark Shaw | Loan Received | $7,500 | 2023-06-16 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service | In-kind Contribution | $7,269 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl | Marie Kant | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-06-13 |
| Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl | Karen Dixon | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-06-15 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | John Driscoll | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl | Nancy Schaffer | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-06-15 |
| Citizens for Justice Lannerd | Mark Field | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Suzanne Friedman | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| Jones for Mayor | Kevin Martin | Individual Contribution | $5,800 | 2023-06-16 |
| Administrative District Council 1 of IL | (Member Dues)administrative District Council 1 | Individual Contribution | $5,552 | 2023-06-15 |
| Administrative District Council 1 of IL | (Member Dues)administrative District Council 1 | Individual Contribution | $5,447 | 2023-06-15 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | CMS Group Insurance | Other Receipt | $5,236 | 2023-06-13 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Hayes Beer District Company | Individual Contribution | $5,111 | 2023-06-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Cozen O'Connor | In-kind Contribution | $5,102 | 2023-06-15 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | John Driscoll | Individual Contribution | $5,100 | 2023-06-16 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Jay Davis | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| ISDF | Madiar Government Relations, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of LaToya N Greenwood | Friends of Natalie Manley | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Illinois Hospital Association, PAC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Tua Reimer W. Kevin | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Thomas Knauff | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Will Grundy Counties Building Trades - PAC | (Member Dues)will Grundy County Building Trades | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Frerichs | Conroy Hanly Simmons | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| REALTORS® Political Action Committee | Bryson Smith | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | 7810 S. Claremont, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 Pol. Community Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| ISDF | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 Political Committee Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| ISDF | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 Political Committee Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| ISDF | Chicago Journeymen Plumbers | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | CSX Corporation | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Tim Ozinga | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| 19th Ward Democratic Org | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Iris for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-14 |
| Friends of Thomas McNamara | JB for Governor | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Nelson J. Wood | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-17 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Orelt, Richard M. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-17 |
| Latino Leadership Council | Daniel Greenman & Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Illinois American Water Company, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Frerichs | UFCW Local 881, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Matt Jacobs | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Friends of Frerichs | Local 841 Illinois Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| ISDF | Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| ISDF | Archer Daniels Midland Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl | Judith L. Goldman | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-13 |
| ISDF | Kasper & Nottage, P.C. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-12 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Trinich, Rade | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-06-15 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | In-kind Contribution | $4,612 | 2023-06-15 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Comm on Political Education | American Federation of Teachers | Other Receipt | $4,583 | 2023-06-14 |
| North Suburban Teachers Union Cope | IFT COPE Member Dues | Other Receipt | $4,508 | 2023-06-17 |
| Committee on Political Education | Illinois Federation of Teachers C. O. P. E. | Other Receipt | $4,359 | 2023-06-13 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Town & Country Distributors | Individual Contribution | $4,346 | 2023-06-13 |
| Robin for Leadership | Supreme Solutions, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $4,200 | 2023-06-13 |
| Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) | Hodas & Associates | Other Receipt | $4,129 | 2023-06-12 |
| Illinois Hospital Assn PAC (IHA PAC) | William Santulli | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-06-16 |
| Committee to Elect Arad Boxenbaum | Boxenbaum, Niv | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-06-13 |
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