The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Oct. 28 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 Oct. 28
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action | Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | Individual Contribution | $312,248 | 2023-10-25 |
| Duignan for Judge | Bridget Duignan | Loan Received | $100,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $63,500 | 2023-10-26 |
| Citizens for Judge Neil Cohen | Neil Cohen | Loan Received | $50,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | AFT Local 604, dues | Individual Contribution | $35,921 | 2023-10-25 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 9 | Individual Contribution | $31,182 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends to Elect Terra Costa Howard | IPACE | Transfer In | $30,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | In-kind Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| McCombie Leadership, PAC | Sports Betting Alliance | Individual Contribution | $27,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Sports Betting Alliance | Individual Contribution | $27,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Illinois Hospital Assn PAC (IHA PAC) | Elmhurst Memorial Health Technologies, LLC | Individual Contribution | $26,530 | 2023-10-27 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | Illinois for Education, PAC | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-10-28 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | I. E, P.A.C. | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-10-28 |
| Friends of Sharon Chung | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action | Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | Individual Contribution | $19,014 | 2023-10-25 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | West Suburban Teachers Union, IFT Local 571, dues | Individual Contribution | $17,616 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends of Dave Vella | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Iris for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk | International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 705, PAC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Robyn Gabel | Clean Energy Illinois | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-28 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Chesney for Illinois | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Citizens for Colonel Craig Wilcox | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Engineers Political Education Committee | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 196 | Individual Contribution | $14,610 | 2023-10-25 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Sports Betting Alliance | Individual Contribution | $13,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends of John Curran | Sports Betting Alliance | Individual Contribution | $13,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Illinois Republican Party | Michael Keiser | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Southwest Suburban Teachers Union, Local 943, dues | Individual Contribution | $10,196 | 2023-10-25 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Richard Fleming | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-22 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | Schostok and Pritchard Salvi | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Matt O'Shea | Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge No 7 | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Realtors Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-10-28 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | Conroy Hanly Simmons | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Marcelino Garcia | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | Health Care Council of Illinois | Other Receipt | $10,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | The Gori Law Firm, PC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Downstate Democratic Caucus | IBEW Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Friends of Matt Hanson | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | Keefe Keefe & Unsell | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | Clifford Law Offices | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Robert Clifford | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | NRG Energy, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Balkema for State Senate | D Construction | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Don Harmon for Township Committeeman | Power Rogers, LLP | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | DaVita | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| IVCA - PAC | Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Downstate Democratic Caucus | Voluntary, PAC | Transfer In | $9,550 | 2023-10-26 |
| IBEW Local 176 Voluntary PAC | Ibew District ACCT, Ibew | Transfer In | $7,557 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Joe Hettel | Tomasik, Kotin & Kasserman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $7,400 | 2023-10-27 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 362 | Individual Contribution | $7,076 | 2023-10-25 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Hajyousif, Azzam | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Pablo deCastro | Ana Decastro | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Pablo deCastro | Linda Feldmann | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-10-26 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | North Suburban Teachers Union, IFT Local 1274, dues | Individual Contribution | $6,412 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon | Leo Smith | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 663 | Individual Contribution | $5,760 | 2023-10-25 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $5,423 | 2023-10-25 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Niranjan S. Shah | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Scott Preston | Gregory Shepard | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Leo Smith | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Hacia, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Springfield Clinic, LLP | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Citizens for Judge Sarah Johnson | Keith Hebeisen | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Rashid for Illinois | I. E., P.A.C. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | UFCW Local 881 Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Ullico Management Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Friends of Carol Ammons | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Friends to Elect Terra Costa Howard | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino | Illinois Pipe Trades, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Latino Leadership Council | Wynndalco Enterprises | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Doris Turner | AFSCME Illinois Council 31 | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Neighbors for Hoan | Illinois Political Action Committee for Education | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | IPACE | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Akhras, Rami | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Eileen O'Neill Burke for State's Attorney | IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Downstate Democratic Caucus | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Citizens for Linda Besler | Linda Besler | Loan Received | $5,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Glasgow for Will County | Herb Lande | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon | Ben Lazare Consulting | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | Citizens for Linda Holmes | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | LR Management Company, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Maali, Chereen | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Maurice West for Illinois | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-23 |
| Friends of Sonya Marie Harper | CTU Local 1, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Citizens for Seth Lewis | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-10-26 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Keith Hebeisen | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-28 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Robert Clifford | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-27 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Dish | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Friends of Jehan Gordon | Andrew A. Rand | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-24 |
| Friends of John Curran | Dish Network | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| Senator Patrick Joyce Election Committee | Rivers Casino | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-10-25 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 2285 | Individual Contribution | $4,880 | 2023-10-25 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 117 | Individual Contribution | $4,748 | 2023-10-25 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 727 | Individual Contribution | $4,116 | 2023-10-25 |
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