The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending March 11 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 11
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 PAC | Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 | Individual Contribution | $1.5 million | 2023-03-09 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | Transfer In | $1.2 million | 2023-03-10 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | SEIU Healthcare IL IN | Individual Contribution | $750,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Duchossois, Craig | Individual Contribution | $500,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Chicago Teachers Union PAC (Illinois Federation of Teachers) | Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 | Individual Contribution | $500,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service | Individual Contribution | $377,717 | 2023-03-10 |
| SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC | Service Employees International Union | Other Receipt | $300,305 | 2023-03-08 |
| Intl Union of Operating Engineers/Engineers | International Union of Operating Engineers | Transfer In | $300,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Donald R. Wilson | Individual Contribution | $250,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James N. Perry Jr. | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Rosalind C. Keiser | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Andrew Bluhm | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Matthew Simon | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Matthew Bayer | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Paul J. Finnegan | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Koudounis, John | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Calamos, Sr, John P | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Gerald Beeson | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | IBEW Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | John Canning | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Kenneth S. Brody | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Timothy Sullivan | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| REALTORS® in Support of Local Sales Tax & Property Tax Relief | Illinois REALTORS | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal PAC | Electrical Insurance Trustees | Individual Contribution | $99,634 | 2023-03-10 |
| IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | Iuoe Epec | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Victor Ciardelli Revocable Trust | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Local 705 Teamsters Political Action Committee B | Teamsters Local 705 Dues Payments | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Noel Moore | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Tom O'Reilly | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | NNI Capital Partners | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Samuel Zell Revocable Trust | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| House Republican Organization | Ozinga for Illinois | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | JDL Development, LLC | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Liam Krehbiel Trust | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| House Republican Organization | McCombie For Illinois | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James E. Hoeg | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| United Working Families PAC | Friends of Brandon Johnson | Other Receipt | $50,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Souleles, Thomas S | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Ted Schwartz | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Todd Schwartz | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Service Employees Local #1 PEC | SEIU Local No. 1 Wisconsin Workers Fund | Individual Contribution | $36,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Ana with the People | SEIU Healthcare IL IN - HCII PAC, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Lamont Robinson For Alderman | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Friends of Ronnie Mosley | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Friends of Desmon Yancy | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Unit Five Education Assn IPACE | Illinois Education Association | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Purple PAC | 2200 Spa Holding Group, LLC | Individual Contribution | $27,400 | 2023-03-08 |
| Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC | United Airlines, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Justin S Huscher Revocable Trust | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Dellaportas, Pete | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Robin Loewenberg | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Vasiliki N. Konstantin | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Karwowski, Andrze J | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Stoioff Capital, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Citizens for Christopher J Clark | The People for Emanuel Welch | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James R. Berger Jr. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Aaron Yaffa | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $20,920 | 2023-03-10 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Midwest Region Organizing Committee | Individual Contribution | $20,283 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Andrew N. Reyes | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Mark Cozzi | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Friends of Colleen Redpath Feger | Friends For Redpath | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Citizens for Christopher J Clark | The People for Emanuel Welch | In-kind Contribution | $16,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | H-C Niles Developers, LLC | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Advancing Oak Brook | Herman Agency, Inc. | Loan Received | $15,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Jonathan Berger | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| McHenry County Citizens for Lower Taxes | Catalina for Congress | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Citizens for Alderman Reilly | Riverside Investment & Development Company. | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Terrence McCann | Individual Contribution | $12,500 | 2023-03-10 |
| IBEW PAC 34 | IBEW LU#34 General Fund | Transfer In | $12,084 | 2023-03-10 |
| Committee to Elect Johnson | Stern Pinball, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| The Illinois Chamber PAC | Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce | Individual Contribution | $11,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| House Republican Majority | United States Department of Treasury | Other Receipt | $10,300 | 2023-03-09 |
| Local 705 Teamsters Political Action Committee B | Drive Committee Rebate of Dues | Transfer In | $10,272 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Michael J. Drew | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| House Republican Organization | Friends of Jeff Keicher | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Friends of Peter Chico | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Bobins, Virginia | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| House Republican Organization | Citizens for CD Davidsmeyer | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Lamont Robinson For Alderman | Citizens for Gregory Harris | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | John McLinden | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Lodge Management Corporation 02-82 | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Zachary Thomas Archer | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Optima Paper, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Stefano D. Kontos | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | City Beverage, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Tzotzolis, Eleni | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Democratic Central Committee of Bureau County | Friends of Lance Yednock | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-07 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | SEIU IL Council Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Ehlenbach, Loranne | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Keith W. Jaffee | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-08 |
| Meghna for Council | Q1 Technologies, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-05 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Chas. Herdrich & Son, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-06 |
| Vallas For Mayor | LZMCK Redhead Piano Bar, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-09 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Schaumburg Associates, Next Property Management, Inc., LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-03-10 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Springfield Township• Village of Mokena• City of Lake Forest• Village of Westmont• City of Park Ridge• City of Sycamore• City of Fort Lauderdale• City of Quincy• Village of Orland Park• City of Highland Park• Village of Westchester• Village of Kildeer• Village of Skokie• City of Washington• Village of Northbrook• Oakland• Peoria City• City of Aurora• City of Jacksonville• City of Savanna• Village of Oak Brook• Village of Wilmette• Naperville Township• City Of Wood Dale• City Of Clarksville• Village Of Inverness• City Of Ottawa• City of Evanston• City Of Countryside• City Of McHenry• City Of Chicago
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