The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Nov. 11 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 Nov. 11
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $400,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Operating Engineers' Local 965 Political Education Committee | IUOE Local 965 PEF | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Pedro Fregoso for Judge | Pedro Fregoso Jr. | Loan Received | $50,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | people for Emanuel Chris - The Welch | Other Receipt | $24,280 | 2023-11-06 |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC | SEIU IL Council | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Lyft, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' LU 130 | Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' LU 130, UA | In-kind Contribution | $17,367 | 2023-11-08 |
| Local 705 Teamsters Political Action Committee B | Drive Committee Rebate of Dues | Transfer In | $10,399 | 2023-11-08 |
| Clean Energy Illinois - Barry Matchett, Treasurer | Key Capture | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Niles Township Democrats United | Clarity Partners, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Sierra Club, IL Chapter PAC | Tony Rosso | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Your DreamMatters: Hannah for Illinois | Hannah Billingsley | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Dave Syverson Campaign Committee | Health Care Council of Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Friends of Tom Bennett | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-08 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Grenzebach Glier & Associates | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Friends of John Curran | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-08 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | United Association of Journeyman & Il Pipe Trade Association, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-08 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Chicago Journeymen Plumbers | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 231 | Individual Contribution | $8,980 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 1290 | Individual Contribution | $7,129 | 2023-11-07 |
| Illinois Corn Growers Assn Political Involvement Comm (IL) | IL Corn Growers Association | Individual Contribution | $6,390 | 2023-11-07 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 32 | Individual Contribution | $6,330 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller | Trisha Rooney | Individual Contribution | $6,200 | 2023-11-08 |
| Harlem Democratic League | Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local #23 | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Downs Churchill | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Corboy, Phiip | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Committee to Elect Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Philip Corboy | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Indian American Business PAC | Material Solutions Laboratory | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Nicholas Smith | Rivers Casino | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-08 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Patrick Salvi | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Constellation Energy Generation, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Committee to Elect Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Patrick Salvi | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| McCombie for Illinois | DaVita | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| McCombie for Illinois | IL Lawyers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Timothy Cavanagh | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Citizens for Justice Mary Lane Mikva | Philip Corboy | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Cooney and Conway | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Illinois Pipe Trades Association | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Your DreamMatters: Hannah for Illinois | Jerry Grubbs | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | Susan Kalt | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Julie Morrison for State Senate | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Friends of John Curran | Illinois Optometric Association, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Julie Morrison for State Senate | Ivca, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Thomas Keefe | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Power Rogers, LLP | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Citizens for Justice Mary Lane Mikva | Patrick Salvi | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Stand For Children, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-09 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Fairman for Judge | Clifford Law Offices | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Gamrath for Appelllate Court | Kevin Durkin | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Operating Engineers Local 520 Voluntary Political & Educ Fund | Oper. Engrs. Local 520 Char. & Legal Def. Fund | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-08 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 751 | Individual Contribution | $4,690 | 2023-11-09 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Penn Entertainment, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Friends to Elect Jim Gardiner | Koch Foods of Chicago | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Friends of John Curran | Penn Entertainment, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Breakthru Beverage IL Belleville, LLC | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 32 | Individual Contribution | $3,921 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $3,920 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Corn Growers Assn Political Involvement Comm (IL) | IL Corn Growers Association | Individual Contribution | $3,615 | 2023-11-07 |
| House Republican Majority | Altria Client Services, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-11-07 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $3,475 | 2023-11-07 |
| Friends of Justice Linda Davenport for Appellate Court | Lynne M. Kasson | In-kind Contribution | $3,207 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Justice Linda Davenport for Appellate Court | Nicholas Kokoris | In-kind Contribution | $3,207 | 2023-11-09 |
| Chicagoland Associated General Contractors PAC | Denk & Roche Builders, Inc. | In-kind Contribution | $3,193 | 2023-11-09 |
| McCombie for Illinois | United Airlines PAC, Inc. | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| 3rd Ward Democratic Organization | Zaid Certified Food, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Friends of Robert Martwick | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-06 |
| Friends of John Curran | The Cigna Group Employee, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-07 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Charter Communications | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Illinois Coal Association Community on Affirmative Leadership | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-10 |
| Operating Engineers' Local 965 Political Education Committee | Iuoe Local 965 | Individual Contribution | $2,990 | 2023-11-09 |
| Elect Corinne Pierog | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-08 |
| Citizens for McLeod | Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Road Builders PAC | Granite Constructions, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Northeastern IL Federation of Labor AFL-CIO PAC | Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-08 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies FMPAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Independent Insurance Agents of IL, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Josina Morita | Indian American Business, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Road Builders PAC | John Burns Construction | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of John Hanley | LIUNA Chicago Laborer's District Council, PAC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Northeastern IL Federation of Labor AFL-CIO PAC | LiUNA, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-08 |
| Mary Beth Canty for Illinois | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-05 |
| Mary Beth Canty for Illinois | West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 Cope Fund | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-05 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Novo Nordisk | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Illinois Road Builders PAC | Parsons Corporation Political Action Committee | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Friends of Frank Lesko | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 137, Cope Fund | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-08 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Berger | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
| Chemical Industry Council of Illinois -- CHEMPAC | Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-09 |
| Citizens for Pat Dowell | Joy Cunningham for Justice | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
| Ervin for Committeeman | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
| Northeastern IL Federation of Labor AFL-CIO PAC | UFCW Local 881, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-08 |
| MOD Caucus, PAC | Northwestern Il Building & Construction, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
| Citizens for Michael E Hastings | Penn Entertainment, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Wine and Spirits District of IL, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-06 |
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