The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending April 1 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 April 1
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU State Council | Individual Contribution | $500,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC | SEIU IL Council | Individual Contribution | $500,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Glen E Tullman Trust | Individual Contribution | $250,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $250,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU International, PAC | Individual Contribution | $250,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Priorities Chicago, PAC | Priorities Chicago | Individual Contribution | $230,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | SEIU Healthcare IL IN | Individual Contribution | $227,044 | 2023-03-29 |
| Priorities Chicago, PAC | Priorities Chicago | Individual Contribution | $155,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Citizens for Mary Sevandal Cohen | Sevandal Cohen, Mary | Loan Received | $150,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Pipefitters' Association Local 597 UA IL, PAC | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Matthew Bayer | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| United Working Families PAC | Friends of Brandon Johnson | Other Receipt | $100,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Grendys, Joseph C | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Vallas For Mayor | JMR Trust | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Citizens for Judge Jennifer Barron | Jennifer Barron | Loan Received | $95,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Grassroots PAC | Friends of Brandon Johnson | Transfer In | $86,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Matthew E. Steinmetz | Individual Contribution | $75,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Illinois Education Association | Individual Contribution | $75,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU Local 73B, PAC | Transfer In | $75,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| DiCianni for DuPage County Board | DiCianni Graphics, Inc. | In-kind Contribution | $73,455 | 2023-03-31 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-03-31 |
| Citizens for Marty Quinn | Laborers' Political League Great Lakes Region | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-03-31 |
| 6th Ward Democratic Org | Vallas For Mayor | Transfer In | $65,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' L. U. 130 U. A. | Transfer In | $60,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | Democrats for the Illinois House | Other Receipt | $59,900 | 2023-03-31 |
| SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | Illinois Senate Democratic Fund | Other Receipt | $59,900 | 2023-03-31 |
| Peters for Illinois | Friends of Rebecca Janowitz | Transfer In | $59,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | United Working Families, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $55,878 | 2023-03-31 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | American Federation of Teachers COPE - Voluntary Air Conditioning | In-kind Contribution | $54,899 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vernon Park, PAC | Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee | Transfer In | $51,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| NEA Fund for Children & Public Education Non-Federal Itemized Acct | National Education Association | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Descoto, Rodrigo | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Lawrence J. Lawson | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Anne Edwards | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Vallas For Mayor | IST Capital, LLC | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | National Education Association | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Neil Book | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Northwest Medical Lab USA, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Personal, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $40,518 | 2023-03-27 |
| Moving Bensenville Forward | Friends for Frank Desimone | Transfer In | $40,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Personal, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $39,598 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Sprinkler Fitters Local 281, U. A. Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Kihnke, Colin | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| North Central IL Laborers Council PAC | Friends of Susana Mendoza | Other Receipt | $30,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Robert Buford | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Seventeenth Ward Democratic Organization | Vallas for Mayor | Individual Contribution | $29,475 | 2023-03-31 |
| JB for Governor | Grassroots Media, LLC | Other Receipt | $27,428 | 2023-03-31 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Indiana Laborers' District Council | Individual Contribution | $26,811 | 2023-03-30 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Stephens, NFP, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Marie Danos | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Stephen King V | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Anthony Marano Company | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Grassroots PAC | Friends of Omar Aquino | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Friends of Omar Aquino | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Ozinga for Illinois | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Ana with the People | Peters for Illinois | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Philip Denny Operating Account | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Robert Bruce Barr | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain | Citizens for Durkin | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Vincent A. Naccarato | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | TLC Consultants, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Citizens for Gene Schulter | James Raymond | Other Receipt | $25,000 | 2023-04-01 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Environmental Protection Industries, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Bousis, Dimitrios | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Tzotzolis, Eleni | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Brennan Investment Group, LLC | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Robert Brown | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Citizens for Bolingbrook PAC | Apartment Management Consultants, LLC | Individual Contribution | $24,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Matthew Joynt | Individual Contribution | $21,699 | 2023-03-29 |
| Parks over Politics | Friends of Paul O'Grady | In-kind Contribution | $20,726 | 2023-03-28 |
| Community for Lori Torres Whitt | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $20,062 | 2023-03-28 |
| D'Arcy for Joliet | Terry D'Arcy | Loan Received | $20,001 | 2023-03-31 |
| Tina Hone for 5th Ward Alderman | Martina Hone | Loan Received | $20,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Friends of Mattie Hunter | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| UNITE HERE TIP State & Local Fund | Unite Here | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Nicole Lee | Asian American Leaders Caucus, PAC | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| 2nd Ward Democrats | LaSalle Street Partners, LLC | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| 38th Ward Democratic Organization | Friends of Robert Martwick | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-30 |
| 2nd Ward Democrats | The Astor Company | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Elizabeth Simons | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Copans, Richard | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | Unite Here TIP State and Local Fund | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| 38th Ward Democratic Organization | Chicago Teachers Union, PAC | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| 15th Ward Regular Democratic Org | Vallas for Mayor | Transfer In | $19,700 | 2023-03-31 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Norman Mechanical, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $17,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| 18th Ward Democratic Org | Vallas for Mayor | Transfer In | $16,957 | 2023-03-31 |
| Citizens for Cornell Dantzler | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 | Transfer In | $16,300 | 2023-03-27 |
| LFP Political Action Committee | Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee | Transfer In | $16,000 | 2023-03-31 |
| Chicago Fire Fighters Union Political Comm | Chicago Fire Fighters Union | In-kind Contribution | $15,973 | 2023-03-27 |
| Citizens for Cornell Dantzler | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 | In-kind Contribution | $15,973 | 2023-03-31 |
| 8th Ward Regular Democratic Org | Vallas for Mayor | Transfer In | $15,200 | 2023-03-30 |
| 19th Ward Democratic Org | O'Shea, Friends of Matt | Loan Received | $15,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | RNA Corporation | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-28 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Donna M. Blair | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-27 |
| Vallas For Mayor | New Democracy | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-03-29 |
| Ana with the People | SEIU IL Council Fund - Operating Account, PAC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-03-27 |
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