The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Aug. 5 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 Aug. 5
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC | SEIU Local 73 | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| New Day Bill Conway | Bill Conway | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC | UFCW Local 881 | Individual Contribution | $30,322 | 2023-08-04 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | Health Care Council of Illinois | Other Receipt | $22,000 | 2023-08-01 |
| Grain & Feed Legislation Council for | GFAI Energy Consortium | Other Receipt | $15,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Joy for Justice, Inc. | Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| ISDF | Associated Beer Distributors, PAC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Comm | Richard Uihlein | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-08-04 |
| Jones for State Representative | Ashlaur Contruction Company, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-08-03 |
| Jones for State Representative | Ashlaur Contruction Company, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-08-03 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Bonnie Rothman | Individual Contribution | $10,300 | 2023-08-02 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Prairie Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends for Clayton Harris lll | Preckwinkle for President | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Elect James Patrick Crawley Judge | James Crawley | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-08-01 |
| 36th Ward Dems | MZI Group, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $9,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | SEIU Local 1 | Individual Contribution | $8,976 | 2023-08-02 |
| IBEW Local 176 Voluntary PAC | Ibew District ACCT, Ibew | Transfer In | $8,444 | 2023-07-31 |
| Joy for Justice, Inc. | Peck Ritchey, LLC | In-kind Contribution | $8,130 | 2023-08-02 |
| Stadelman for State Senate | Marquis Energy - Illinois, LLC | Individual Contribution | $8,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | Marquis Energy, LLC | Individual Contribution | $8,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | Affordable Assisted Living Coalition | Individual Contribution | $7,500 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | Community First Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $7,500 | 2023-08-04 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 196 | Individual Contribution | $7,325 | 2023-08-02 |
| Committee to Elect Jesse G Reyes | Romanucci & Blandin, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-07-31 |
| Citizens for Jones | KSM Logistics, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-03 |
| Citizens for Jones | KSM Logistics, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-03 |
| Friends of Corinne C. Heggie | Kilby Cantwell MacFadden | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends of Corinne C. Heggie | William MacFadden | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-02 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | SEIU Local 73 | Individual Contribution | $6,192 | 2023-08-02 |
| Committee To Elect Adam Niemerg | Richard Uihlein | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Barton Management | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Citizens for Jones | Non Stop Web Design | Individual Contribution | $5,900 | 2023-08-03 |
| Citizens for Jones | Non Stop Web Design | Individual Contribution | $5,900 | 2023-08-03 |
| Citizens for Jones | Ashlaur Construction Company, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,800 | 2023-08-03 |
| Citizens for Jones | Ashlaur Construction Company, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,800 | 2023-08-03 |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | Judy Ashworth | Individual Contribution | $5,163 | 2023-08-05 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Susan Pritzker | Individual Contribution | $5,150 | 2023-08-01 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Susan Pritzker | Individual Contribution | $5,150 | 2023-08-03 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Lindsay Landsberg | Individual Contribution | $5,150 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends of Gilbert Villegas for Alderman | UniteHere! - Local 1 | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| DeWitte for Illinois Senate | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Cook, Bartholomew, Shevlin, Cook and Jones, LLP | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends of Ken Klein | Gold Rush Amusements | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Ann D. Goodman | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC | Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Manufacturers PAC (MPAC) | Zurich Amerian Insurance Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Houlihan Campaign Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr | I. U. O. E. Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends of Ron Woerman | Scientel Solutions, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Elect Norma Hernandez | Septiumus, Yaakov | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Vallas For Mayor | Island Construction, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Peter Chico | La Fruteria, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends of Eira | Luis Montgomery | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Citizens for Bob Berlin | The Inland Real Estate Group | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | AFT Local 604 Cope II | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Downstate Democratic Caucus | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-01 |
| Committee to Elect Will Guzzardi | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-05 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Central Illinois Manufacturing Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Manufacturers PAC (MPAC) | CNA | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | Comcast | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Jones for State Representative | Citizens for Christopher J Clark | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Jones for State Representative | Citizens for Christopher J Clark | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Friends of Juliana Stratton | Bill Lowry | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Citizens for Castro | Anheuser Busch | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Goldie Fleming | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Friends for Celina Villanueva | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Downstate Democratic Caucus | IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-01 |
| Friends of Dave Koehler | Associated Beer Distributors of IL, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| ISDF | Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 Political Committee Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Committee to Elect Jesse G Reyes | Timothy J. Cavanagh | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Lamont Robinson For Alderman | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Citizens to Elect Justice Lisa Holder White | Lahood for Congress | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Downstate GOP | Citizens for Durkin | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Kevin Olickal | Health Care Council of Illinois Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-01 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Humana & Subsidiaries, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Manufacturers PAC (MPAC) | Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends of Ryan Spain | McCombie For Illinois | In-kind Contribution | $4,289 | 2023-07-31 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | Teamsters Local 710 | Individual Contribution | $4,159 | 2023-08-02 |
| Citizens for Judge Kimberly DiGiovanni | Law, Rick | In-kind Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $4,000 | 2023-08-04 |
| Citizens to Elect Sarah Kallas | Kola Law Group | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Community For Dee | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-03 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 702 | Individual Contribution | $3,835 | 2023-08-02 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | IBEW Local #134 | Individual Contribution | $3,565 | 2023-08-02 |
| Friends of Peter Chico | Eagle Food & Liquor Market, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends of Peter Chico | PVS Chemical Solutions, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-08-04 |
| Friends of Peter Chico | Security Logistics Group, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-07-31 |
| Jones for State Representative | George Conditt III | Individual Contribution | $3,490 | 2023-08-03 |
| Jones for State Representative | George Conditt III | Individual Contribution | $3,490 | 2023-08-03 |
| Friends of Barbara Hernandez | Abdi, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $3,456 | 2023-08-01 |
| Jones for State Representative | Non Stop Web Design | Individual Contribution | $3,400 | 2023-08-03 |
| Jones for State Representative | Non Stop Web Design | Individual Contribution | $3,400 | 2023-08-03 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Kloss Distributing Company | Individual Contribution | $3,220 | 2023-08-01 |
| Friends of Ken Klein | Mcgill Construction | Individual Contribution | $3,200 | 2023-08-04 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Sara Davis | Individual Contribution | $3,090 | 2023-07-31 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Kozol Bros., Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,084 | 2023-07-31 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Elizabeth Press | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-08-02 |
| Citizens to Elect Felix Cardona Jr | Diversey Truck Center, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-07-31 |
| Friends & Family of Nabeela Syed | Alan Prochaska | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-07-31 |
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