Vallas For Mayor, based in Chicago, was the committee with the largest contributions, receiving $979,050 during April.
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 Illinois committees ranked by total contributions in April
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallas For Mayor | $979,050 | $2,500 |
| 2 | SEIU Illinois Council PAC | $572,500 | $572,500 |
| 3 | Friends of Brandon Johnson | $509,870 | $2,500 |
| 4 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $394,718 | $394,718 |
| 5 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | $285,166 | $2,984 |
| 6 | Carpentry Advancement Political Action | $241,215 | $241,215 |
| 7 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | $215,077 | $215,077 |
| 8 | REALTORS® in Opposition to Home Rule | $176,113 | $176,113 |
| 9 | House Republican Organization | $165,000 | $13,750 |
| 10 | 2nd Ward Democrats | $96,500 | $10,000 |
| 11 | Friends of Nicole Lee | $79,230 | $1,000 |
| 12 | 28th Ward Democratic Organization | $78,000 | $39,000 |
| 13 | United Working Families PAC | $68,242 | $1,000 |
| 14 | RailSplitter, PAC | $68,040 | $68,040 |
| 15 | Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | $68,033 | $2,750 |
| 16 | Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee | $67,303 | $5,000 |
| 17 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | $66,811 | $3,766 |
| 18 | Friends of Prentice Butler | $66,500 | $2,750 |
| 19 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $64,946 | $3,049 |
| 20 | Citizens for Marty Quinn | $59,852 | $29,926 |
| 21 | REALTORS® in Support of Local Sales Tax & Property Tax Relief | $58,172 | $58,172 |
| 22 | Scott Wehrli for Naperville | $57,639 | $2,000 |
| 23 | Tazewell County Republican Central Committee | $55,763 | $1,471 |
| 24 | Sangamon County Republican Central Comm | $51,800 | $1,500 |
| 25 | 14th Ward Regular Democratic Org | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 26 | Friends of Timmy Knudsen | $46,438 | $1,479 |
| 27 | Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez | $44,817 | $22,409 |
| 28 | Gardiner For Ward Committeeman | $44,340 | $44,340 |
| 29 | Priorities Chicago, PAC | $43,500 | $21,750 |
| 30 | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $42,772 | $1,980 |
| 31 | Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | $41,000 | $3,250 |
| 32 | The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | $40,920 | $4,000 |
| 33 | Prue For Lake Forest | $38,507 | $488 |
| 34 | Friends of Gilbert Villegas for Alderman | $36,609 | $1,500 |
| 35 | Irvin for Aurora | $32,000 | $1,000 |
| 36 | Lamont Robinson For Alderman | $31,212 | $1,456 |
| 37 | Citizens for Casey Urlacher | $31,000 | $1,000 |
| 37 | The New 37th Ward Democratic Org | $31,000 | $15,500 |
| 39 | Citizens for Alderman Reilly | $30,600 | $3,500 |
| 40 | Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC | $29,706 | $2,042 |
| 41 | UFCW Local 881 PAC | $29,409 | $29,409 |
| 42 | REALTORS® Political Action Committee | $27,910 | $1,000 |
| 43 | Coalition for Better Government | $27,100 | $1,000 |
| 44 | Friends to Elect Jim Gardiner | $26,903 | $1,802 |
| 45 | Friends of Ronnie Mosley | $26,140 | $2,500 |
| 46 | American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE | $25,539 | $25,539 |
| 47 | Personal PAC Independent Committee | $25,010 | $12,505 |
| 48 | Community for Lori Torres Whitt | $24,110 | $2,025 |
| 49 | D'Arcy for Joliet | $24,000 | $1,000 |
| 50 | Friends of Kimberly Walz | $23,800 | $1,000 |
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