The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending March 25 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 25
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU International, PAC | Individual Contribution | $750,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | American Federation of Teachers COPE - Voluntary Air Conditioning | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $500,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | LUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $400,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Illinois REALTORS Fund | Illinois Realtors | Transfer In | $300,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Duchossois, Craig | Individual Contribution | $250,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Joseph Mansueto | Individual Contribution | $250,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action | Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | Individual Contribution | $232,813 | 2023-03-22 |
| Illinois REALTORS Fund | National Association of REALTORS | Transfer In | $228,796 | 2023-03-23 |
| National Association of REALTORS® Fund | National Association of Realtors | Transfer In | $228,796 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Anthony Davis | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Laborers' Political League | Transfer In | $200,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Working Families for Chicago | SEIU Illinois Council, PAC | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Hackberry Endowment Partners | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Andrew Bluhm | Individual Contribution | $200,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Priorities Chicago, PAC | Priorities Chicago | Individual Contribution | $125,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $114,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Emanuel C. Welch | Loan Received | $100,001 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Local 134 State & Municipal, PAC | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Peng Zhao | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Will County Republican Central Comm | Ozinga for Illinois | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Paul J. Finnegan | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | I. U. O. E. Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Jennifer A. Duffy | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Litowitz, Alec | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Get Stuff Done, PAC | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $100,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Timothy Sullivan | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | JMR Trust | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Chicago Teachers Union, IFT Local 1, dues | Individual Contribution | $89,569 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James S. Frank | Individual Contribution | $75,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Working Families Party | Individual Contribution | $70,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Illinois Federation for Children, PAC | American Federation for Children Action Fund, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $65,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Jennifer N Pritzker Revocable Trust | Individual Contribution | $60,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Northwest Medical Lab USA, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Illinois Road Builders, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Lawrence F. Levy | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | TLC Consultants, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Mihas, Constantine | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | John Q O'Donnell Interests | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | McCormack Capital, LLC | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| United Working Families PAC | Friends of Brandon Johnson | Other Receipt | $50,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | AFSCME International Union, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | AFSCME International Union, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Welch, The People for Emanuel Chris | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | Health Care Council of Illinois | Other Receipt | $50,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Citizens to Elect Kenton Skarin | Kenton Skarin | Loan Received | $50,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Reyes J. Christopher | Individual Contribution | $45,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | M. Jude Reyes 1999 Trust | Individual Contribution | $45,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Citizens for Ervin | Leaders for Tomorrow, PAC | Transfer In | $41,750 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | City Hall | Other Receipt | $36,641 | 2023-03-24 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | AFT Local 604, dues | Individual Contribution | $36,512 | 2023-03-20 |
| Gutierrez for the New 30th Ward | Jessica Washington Gutierrez | Loan Received | $35,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Operating Engineers International PEC | Transfer In | $34,250 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Hindo, Nader W | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Asian American Leaders Caucus PAC | Clarity Partners, LLC | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Neighbors for Angela Clay | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Get Stuff Done, PAC | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Peter Goldman | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Community for Lori Torres Whitt | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-03-25 |
| Friends of Ruth Cruz | Friends of Omar Aquino | Transfer In | $27,500 | 2023-03-20 |
| Reclaim Chicago PAC | WFP National, PAC | Transfer In | $27,400 | 2023-03-23 |
| United Working Families PAC | WFP National - noncontribution account, PAC | Transfer In | $27,400 | 2023-03-23 |
| Grassroots PAC | Working Families Party National, PAC | Transfer In | $27,400 | 2023-03-23 |
| Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' LU 130 | Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' LU 130, UA | Individual Contribution | $27,400 | 2023-03-24 |
| John Hock for Judge | John Hock | Loan Received | $26,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Lead 300-IPACE NEA/IEA | IEA | Other Receipt | $25,900 | 2023-03-21 |
| American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $25,558 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | PSA Constructors, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | C & S Recycling, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James Riley V | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Big Tent Coalition, PAC | Ozinga for Illinois | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | International Brotherhood of Teamsters PACLocal 705 | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Perillo BMW, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Tom Oreilly | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Eric Chern | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Priorities Chicago, PAC | Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Ironworkers Local Union #1 IPEF Fund | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Henry Crown & Company | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Distillers Distributing Company | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | ML Development Group, LLC | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Sauk Development | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | North Suburban Teachers Union COPE | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Richard W. Colburn | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Benefit Services Group, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Patrick Nash | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | TLC Consultants, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| 4th Ward Democratic Org | TLC Consultants, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-24 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Edgar Bachrach | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | American Hotel Lodging Association | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-20 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Stephanie Harris | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Forman Realty Corporation | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-03-23 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Illinois Hotel-Motel l, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Build R Future PAC | Scientel Solutions | Individual Contribution | $24,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Personal Independent Expenditure Committee, PAC | Other Receipt | $23,735 | 2023-03-23 |
| Coalition for Better Government | Vallas for Chicago | Transfer In | $22,500 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Prodromos, Chadwick c | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-03-22 |
| Friends of Travis Weaver | Esther for Congree | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-21 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Citizens for Tunney | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-03-20 |
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