The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending May 20 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 May 20
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | Laborers' District Council - Work Dues Fund | Individual Contribution | $362,288 | 2023-05-18 |
| Joy for Justice, Inc. | Joy Cunningham | Loan Received | $100,000 | 2023-05-19 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Chicago Teachers Union, IFT Local 1, dues | Individual Contribution | $90,780 | 2023-05-15 |
| Vallas For Mayor | James N. Perry Jr. | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-05-17 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Alexander West Capital, LLC | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Citizens for Justice Doherty | Eugene Doherty | Loan Received | $20,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Lake County Fed. Of Teachers, IFT Local 504, dues | Individual Contribution | $18,221 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | West Suburban Teachers Union, IFT Local 571, dues | Individual Contribution | $17,847 | 2023-05-15 |
| Local 157 PAC Fund | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 157 | Individual Contribution | $16,292 | 2023-05-19 |
| Friends of Matt O'Shea | Beverly Bank & Trust Company, NA | Other Receipt | $15,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Supplemental Dues Fund | Individual Contribution | $14,445 | 2023-05-16 |
| Citizens For Bridget Degnen | Alecko Capital | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-05-18 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Cook Company College Teachers Union, #1600, dues | Individual Contribution | $13,013 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Southwest Suburban Teachers Union, Local 943, dues | Individual Contribution | $10,794 | 2023-05-15 |
| Citizens for Beth Damas Kaspar | Citizens for Scott R. Kaspar | Transfer In | $10,500 | 2023-05-17 |
| Citizens For Scott R Kaspar | Scott Kaspar | Loan Received | $10,500 | 2023-05-17 |
| Friends of Dart | George Zervas | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-05-16 |
| Lake County Republican Federation | Christopher Stephenson | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-05-18 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Comm on Political Education | Illinois Federation of Teachers - COPE | Other Receipt | $9,109 | 2023-05-16 |
| Ameren IL PAC | Ameren FED, PAC | Transfer In | $7,578 | 2023-05-17 |
| House Republican Organization | Citizens for John Cabello | Transfer In | $7,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Committee to Elect Arad Boxenbaum | Van Arragon, Wilma | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-05-17 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | North Suburban Teachers Union, IFT Local 1274, dues | Individual Contribution | $6,440 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Southern IL Laborers & Employers H&W | Individual Contribution | $6,398 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | University Professional of Ill., Local 4100, dues | Individual Contribution | $6,227 | 2023-05-15 |
| IBEW Local 176 Voluntary PAC | Ibew District ACCT, Ibew | Transfer In | $6,212 | 2023-05-18 |
| Citizens to Elect Mark W Szula | Moving Roscoe Forward | Transfer In | $5,955 | 2023-05-18 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 165 | Individual Contribution | $5,867 | 2023-05-16 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Comm on Political Education | American Federation of Teachers | Other Receipt | $5,823 | 2023-05-16 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Friends of Tom Bennett | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Matt Paprocki | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | CAR of Illinois | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr | Timothy Hendricks | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-17 |
| Cervantes for Illinois | Service Corporation International Political Action Committee | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-14 |
| Friends for Nathaniel George Booker | Williams, Suheir | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Friends for Lauzen | Moda Millenial | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-18 |
| 36th Ward Dems | Toro Construction | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-19 |
| Friends of Ram | Luis Montgomery | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-19 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Ridge & Downes | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-16 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois Restauranteurs PAC | Vaughan Hospitality | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | Friends of Frerichs | Other Receipt | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | Friends of Frerichs | Other Receipt | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| House Republican Organization | Friends of Dan Swanson | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| House Republican Organization | Friends of Dave Severin | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 309 | Individual Contribution | $4,856 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 703 Fund, PAC | Individual Contribution | $4,684 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | UIC GEO, IFT Local 6297, dues | Individual Contribution | $4,613 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council | Individual Contribution | $4,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Neighbors for Angela Clay | Emily Isaacson | In-kind Contribution | $4,171 | 2023-05-16 |
| Friends for Education | I. E., P.A.C. | Other Receipt | $4,065 | 2023-05-19 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Graduate Employees' Org., IFT Local 6300, dues | Individual Contribution | $3,528 | 2023-05-15 |
| Southern and Central Illinois Laborers' Political League | Laborers' Local 703 | Individual Contribution | $3,474 | 2023-05-17 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $3,459 | 2023-05-16 |
| Local 444 IPAL Fund | (Member Dues)local 444 Ipal Fund | Individual Contribution | $3,381 | 2023-05-18 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Euclid Beverage | Individual Contribution | $3,294 | 2023-05-19 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Town & Country Distributors | Individual Contribution | $3,234 | 2023-05-17 |
| IVCA - PAC | Prairie Capital | Individual Contribution | $3,200 | 2023-05-18 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | DeKalb UD #428 Teachers, IFT Local 4328, dues | Individual Contribution | $3,147 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Harlem Fed. Of Teachers, IFT Local 540, dues | Individual Contribution | $3,122 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | UIC United Faculty, IFT Local 6456, dues | Individual Contribution | $3,066 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Peoria Fed. Of Teachers, IFT Local 780, dues | Individual Contribution | $3,031 | 2023-05-15 |
| People Over Politics | Citizens for Rich Miller | Transfer In | $3,017 | 2023-05-17 |
| NFIB Illinois PAC | Midwest Groundcovers, LLC | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Nick Reinert | Other Receipt | $3,000 | 2023-05-16 |
| Village Economy Party aka Norridge Improvement Party | Lawrence & Cumberland | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| JudgeJohnAnderson.com | Zayed Law Offices | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Champaign Fed. Of Teachers, IFT Local 1925, dues | Individual Contribution | $2,958 | 2023-05-15 |
| Local 705 Teamsters Political Action Committee B | Teamsters Local 705 Dues Payments | Individual Contribution | $2,911 | 2023-05-16 |
| Teamsters Local 700 PAC | D. R. I. V. E. | Individual Contribution | $2,864 | 2023-05-17 |
| American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,757 | 2023-05-18 |
| Illinois Health Care Assn PAC | Illinois Health Care Association | Other Receipt | $2,707 | 2023-05-19 |
| Friends to Elect Ken Briley | Ford D'Orazio | Individual Contribution | $2,700 | 2023-05-19 |
| Southern and Central Illinois Laborers' Political League | Laborers' Local 159 | Individual Contribution | $2,610 | 2023-05-19 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Koerner District - Effingham, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,559 | 2023-05-15 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $2,556 | 2023-05-16 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Tadin, George | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Jimmie L Daniels POD | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Friends to Elect Joe Van Duyne | Terminal 24, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
| DeWitte for Illinois Senate | CAR of IL, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Western Rivers, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Village Economy Party aka Norridge Improvement Party | Gold Rush Amusements | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-17 |
| Friends of George A Cardenas | Justin Joseph | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-18 |
| Friends of Frank J Aguilar | Brad Serlin | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
| Friends of Christopher Belt | Operating Engineers Local 520 Voluntary PEF | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
| Citizens for Maurice West II | Embassy Suites by Hilton Rockford Riverfront | Other Receipt | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| 44th Ward Regular Democratic Org | Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz | Other Receipt | $2,500 | 2023-05-19 |
| Citizens for Justice Lannerd | Esther for Congress | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-17 |
| Citizens to Elect Justice Lisa Holder White | Esther for Congress | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Plumbers & Steamfitters #137 | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Cesar Reyes | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Citizens for Justice Doherty | Esther for Congress | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-17 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | D Construction | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-18 |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | Jim Smith | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
| Friends for Fritz | Philip Corboy | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Friends of George A Cardenas | John Pena | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-18 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Preckwinkle for President | MP Snow Service, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-05-16 |
| Friends of Christopher Belt | United Association of Journeymen Steamfitters Local 439 Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-05-15 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Dekalb• Springfield Township• Village of Mokena• Village of Itasca• Village of Westmont• City of Marion• City of Rock Island• House Republican Organization• City of St. Charles• Village of Wadsworth• City of Gibson• City of East Moline• City of Elmhurst• Village of Orland Park• Village of North Aurora• City of New York• City of Terre Haute• City of Effingham• Batavia Township• Village of Skokie• City of Joliet• Lisle Township• City of Washington• Village of Roscoe• Village of Hanover Park• Peoria City• City of Champaign Township• City of Rockford• City of Loves Park• Village of Burr Ridge• Village of Schaumburg• Village of Gurnee• City of Decatur• Village of Oak Brook• Village Of Caseyville• City Of Benton• Village Of Channahon• City Of Urbana• Village Of University Park• Village Of Arlington Heights• Village Of Alpha• City Of Chicago• Village Of Hoffman Estates• Village Of Coal City
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