The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending March 4 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 March 4
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois | JB for Governor | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | American Federation of Teachers COPE - Voluntary Air Conditioning | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Illinois REALTORS Fund | Illinois Realtors | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Paul Vallas | Loan Received | $100,100 | 2023-03-02 |
| Lightfoot for Chicago | Fred Eychaner | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee | Individual Contribution | $94,420 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | American Federation of Teachers COPE - Voluntary Air Conditioning | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-03-02 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC | AFSCME Illinois Political Account | Transfer In | $56,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $45,000 | 2023-03-04 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $33,199 | 2023-03-04 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Friends of Sue Rezin | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | Gutierrez, Soraida | Loan Received | $30,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Citizens for Tunney | MB Financial Investments | Other Receipt | $30,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC | UFCW Local 881 | Individual Contribution | $29,348 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $27,750 | 2023-03-04 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Gori Law Firm, The | Individual Contribution | $24,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| UAW Illinois PAC | UAW Illinois State CAP Council | Transfer In | $22,945 | 2023-03-03 |
| Chicago Fire Fighters Union Political Comm | Chicago Fire Fighters Union | Transfer In | $22,173 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends for Nag Jaiswal | Nag Jaiswal | Loan Received | $20,500 | 2023-02-26 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Navneet Arora | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Conservation Illinois PAC | League of Conservation Voters | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends of Ronnie Mosley | JB for Governor | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Citizens for Marty Quinn | Fraternal Order Of Police | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Chicago Fire Fighters Union Political Comm | Chicago Fire Fighters Union | Transfer In | $18,500 | 2023-02-28 |
| Lightfoot for Chicago | Illinois Black Business Political Action Fund | Transfer In | $17,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Credit Union Political Action Council (CUPAC) IL | DuPage CU | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| 19th Ward Democratic Org | O'Shea, Friends of Matt | Loan Received | $15,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Friends of Colleen Redpath Feger | Friends For Redpath | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-04 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Cogan & Power, PC | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| The 77 Committee | Aistrope, Mark | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | The People for Emanuel Chris Welch | Transfer In | $14,601 | 2023-02-27 |
| INCS Action PAC | Grace Allen Newton | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-03-01 |
| INCS Action PAC | David A. Weinberg | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-03-01 |
| Friends of Gilbert Villegas for Alderman | Latino Leadership Council | Individual Contribution | $13,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Local 157 PAC Fund | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 157 | Individual Contribution | $11,033 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $10,750 | 2023-03-04 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Gidwitz, Scott | In-kind Contribution | $10,200 | 2023-03-02 |
| Friends of Byron Sigcho Lopez | LA Hacienda Brands, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Timmy Knudsen | Matthew Pritzker | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Citizens for Bolingbrook PAC | JB Development, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends of Chuy Garcia | Citizens for Giannoulias | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Yes for Unit 5 | Unit 5 Education Association | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC | Walgreen Company | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| 44th Ward Regular Democratic Org | Tom Tunney | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Friends of Sally Turner | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | AFSCME Illinois Council 31 | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Taxman Pollock Murray & Bekkerman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 134 | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| IVCA - PAC | Thoma Bravo, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Petroleum Political Education Comm of IL (PET PEC) | Meyer Oil Company | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| Friends of Wallace Goode | Wallace Goode | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | The Trellis Group, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Katrina Schaefer | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| Lightfoot for Chicago | My Wellness Community | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Credit Union Political Action Council (CUPAC) IL | U of I Community CU | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Jon A. Ballis | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Valencia for Chicago | Lakeshore Engineering | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | Berkley Insurance Company | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Community for Lori Torres Whitt | Grassroots, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $9,876 | 2023-03-02 |
| Iris Martinez for 33rd Ward Dem Committeeman | LaVilla Baquets | Other Receipt | $8,784 | 2023-02-28 |
| Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 PAC Fund | Members Contributions | Individual Contribution | $8,539 | 2023-02-28 |
| American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | Markel Insurance Company | Individual Contribution | $8,460 | 2023-03-03 |
| Racial Justice PAC | Center for Racial and Gender Equity | Transfer In | $8,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Island Construction, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $8,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends of Tracey Y Bey | ELH Partners, LLC | Individual Contribution | $8,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| The Young Democrats of Will County | Will County Democratic Central Committee | Transfer In | $8,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| Tack for Mayor | Lake Forest Caucus | In-kind Contribution | $7,575 | 2023-03-03 |
| Law and Order | John Garrido | Individual Contribution | $7,500 | 2023-02-28 |
| Community For Aida Flores | Friends for Celina Villanueva | Transfer In | $7,500 | 2023-02-26 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 196 | Individual Contribution | $7,140 | 2023-02-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Burke Design & Construction, LLC | Individual Contribution | $7,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends for Bernice Gordon-Young | Peoria Firefighters Local 50, PAC | Transfer In | $7,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Anu For Peoria | Fire Fighters Association Local 50 | Individual Contribution | $7,000 | 2023-03-03 |
| Friends of Yumi | Cari Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-03-01 |
| Friends of Yumi | Michael Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-03-01 |
| D'Arcy for Joliet | Hawk West Jeff Auto Sales, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-03-02 |
| Royko for Chicago | Cari Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-02-27 |
| Royko for Chicago | Michael Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-02-27 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | Luis V. Gutierrez | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-03-01 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | Gutierrez, Soraida | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-03-01 |
| Royko for Chicago | Daniel Goodman | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-02-26 |
| Friends of Greg Mitchell | Cari B. Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Greg Mitchell | Michael Sacks | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-02-28 |
| Roofers' Political Educational and Legislative Fund | United Union of Roofers - Holding Account | Individual Contribution | $6,862 | 2023-02-28 |
| Wheaton Warrenville PAC for Education | Illinois Political Action Committee for Education | Other Receipt | $6,612 | 2023-03-03 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Southwestern IL Laborers' District Council | Individual Contribution | $6,374 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Tony Ciaravino | Dawn Parente | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Committee to Save Niles-Maine District Library | AFSCME Illinois Council 31, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC | First Neighborhood Bancshares, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC | Bradford Bancorp, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Chuy Garcia | Troy B. Mertz | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-27 |
| D'Arcy for Joliet | Essington Road Partners | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-03-02 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC | Liberty Bank for Savings | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr | Reflection Window and Wall | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-03-04 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Illinois AFL-CIO | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Will County Democratic Central Cmte | Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-02-28 |
| Robin for Leadership | Supreme Solutions, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,500 | 2023-02-28 |
| Bridge Struc & Reinforc Iron Workers | Individual contributions from members at $. 03 per hour | Other Receipt | $5,447 | 2023-02-27 |
| Tack for Mayor | Lake Forest Caucus | In-kind Contribution | $5,293 | 2023-03-03 |
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