Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs, based in MURPHYSBORO, was the committee with the largest contributions, receiving $8.2 million during August.
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 Illinois committees ranked by total contributions in August
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs | $8.2 million | $1,250 |
| 2 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $833,625 | $5,029 |
| 3 | Cook County Democratic Party | $573,000 | $45,000 |
| 4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | $519,053 | $5,973 |
| 5 | The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | $333,062 | $3,000 |
| 6 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | $325,000 | $325,000 |
| 7 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $301,275 | $2,500 |
| 8 | Carpentry Advancement Political Action | $300,369 | $150,185 |
| 9 | Senate Republican Victory Fund | $213,800 | $11,250 |
| 10 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $171,467 | $5,843 |
| 11 | Chicago Independent Alliance | $149,516 | $149,516 |
| 12 | Personal PAC Inc | $141,513 | $3,090 |
| 13 | Democrats for the Illinois House | $138,650 | $2,890 |
| 14 | ISDF | $133,750 | $1,000 |
| 15 | Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | $125,650 | $2,500 |
| 16 | Jones for State Representative | $119,180 | $2,500 |
| 17 | Friends of Juliana Stratton | $118,750 | $1,000 |
| 18 | Rashid for Illinois | $110,900 | $1,500 |
| 19 | Friends of Brandon Johnson | $105,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | Friends of Natalie Manley | $104,250 | $1,125 |
| 21 | Citizens for Judge Deidre Dyer | $101,100 | $50,550 |
| 22 | Citizens for Judge James Murphy-Aguilu | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 22 | Pat Heery for Judge | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 24 | Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | $98,456 | $1,728 |
| 25 | Joy for Justice, Inc. | $97,630 | $1,000 |
| 26 | Health Care Council of IL PAC | $95,475 | $11,600 |
| 27 | 27th Ward Reg Democratic Org | $93,250 | $1,500 |
| 28 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | $91,641 | $2,849 |
| 29 | Personal PAC Independent Committee | $87,850 | $18,925 |
| 30 | Citizens for Judge Kimberly DiGiovanni | $85,000 | $2,500 |
| 31 | Friends of Mattie Hunter | $81,200 | $2,000 |
| 32 | Cicero Voters Alliance (The Larry Dominick Team) | $81,150 | $1,413 |
| 33 | House Republican Organization | $80,917 | $5,000 |
| 34 | IMHA - PAC | $76,468 | $3,432 |
| 35 | Friends of John Curran | $75,823 | $2,500 |
| 36 | Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr | $66,000 | $1,750 |
| 37 | IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | $56,087 | $1,500 |
| 38 | Committee for Natalie Toro | $54,500 | $1,000 |
| 39 | Friends of Bill Cunningham | $52,720 | $2,250 |
| 40 | Friends of Robyn Gabel | $52,000 | $1,000 |
| 41 | Neighbors to Elect Judge Sandra Parga | $51,000 | $25,500 |
| 42 | Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | $50,888 | $1,545 |
| 43 | Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Comm | $50,565 | $1,400 |
| 44 | Citizens for Judge Debjani Desai | $50,001 | $50,001 |
| 45 | SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 45 | Jennifer Callahan for Judge | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 45 | New Day Bill Conway | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 48 | Ellman for IL Senate D21 | $49,600 | $1,450 |
| 49 | Senator Patrick Joyce Election Committee | $48,500 | $1,000 |
| 50 | Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | $46,424 | $1,000 |
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