The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Nov. 18 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. 18
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service | Individual Contribution | $870,416 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $400,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| House Republican Organization | ChicagoLand Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-17 |
| Illinois House Victory Fund | ChicagoLand Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-17 |
| Committee for Natalie Toro | Don Harmon for State Central Committeeman | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| Committee for Natalie Toro | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $53,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Chicago Land Operators Jnt Lbr Management, PAC | Transfer In | $34,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $33,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Cooney & Conway | Individual Contribution | $30,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| House Republican Leadership Committee | ChicagoLand Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $28,500 | 2023-11-17 |
| American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $25,874 | 2023-11-15 |
| ISDF | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Cooney & Conway | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Corboy & Demetrio | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Corboy & Demetrio | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Laborers Political League | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Taxman, Pollock, Murray, & Bekkerman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Taxman, Pollock, Murray, & Bekkerman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Lance Yednock | IPACE | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-11-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Smith Lacien, LLP | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Gente for Graciela Guzman | Chicago Teacher's Union, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $16,655 | 2023-11-17 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Supplemental Dues Fund | Individual Contribution | $16,052 | 2023-11-14 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | GPLDC | Individual Contribution | $15,757 | 2023-11-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Ameren Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Ameren Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Smith Lacien, LLP | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman, LLC | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Association Management Resources | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2023-11-16 |
| House Republican Organization | Association Management Resources | Individual Contribution | $12,400 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Law Offices of Parente & Norem, PC | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Phillips Law offices | Individual Contribution | $11,250 | 2023-11-17 |
| Chemical Industry Council of Illinois -- CHEMPAC | EMCO | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-14 |
| Citizens for Maurice West II | Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of John Curran | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| McCombie Leadership, PAC | Accel Entertainment Gaming | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Illinois American Water Co PAC (IL-Am PAC) | Airy's Infrastructure | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Ankin Law Offices, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Ankin Law Offices, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Beam Legal Team, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Beam Legal Team, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Cooney & Conway | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Coplan & Crane | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Coplan & Crane | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Disparti Law Group | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Disparti Law Group | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Dudley & Lake, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Dudley & Lake, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Government Solutions Group, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Citizens for Castro | Health Care Council of Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Julie Morrison for State Senate | Health Care Council of Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell, PC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| ISDF | Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell, PC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Vogelzang Law, PC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 165 | Individual Contribution | $9,999 | 2023-11-14 |
| House Republican Organization | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $9,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 309 | Individual Contribution | $8,807 | 2023-11-14 |
| Wayne Twp Republican Org | Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC | Transfer In | $8,183 | 2023-11-13 |
| Citizens to Elect Sarah Kallas | George Kallas | Loan Received | $8,000 | 2023-11-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | The Cates Law Firm, LLC | Individual Contribution | $8,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Illinois Medical Anesthesia Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $7,500 | 2023-11-17 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 196 | Individual Contribution | $7,120 | 2023-11-13 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, LLC | Individual Contribution | $7,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Dr. Dave For Illinois | David Nayak | Loan Received | $7,000 | 2023-11-14 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Allen N. Schwartz, Ltd. | Individual Contribution | $6,500 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Mike Kelly | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Citizens to Elect LaShawn K Ford State Representative | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends for Marty Moylan for State Representative | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Julie Morrison for State Senate | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Curcio Law Offices | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Schmidt for Illinois | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Porfirio For The People | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| People for Yolonda Morris | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Citizens for Mark Walker | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Township Officials of Illinois PAC | Township Highway Commissioners of Illinois | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Citizens for Maurice West II | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor management | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Unit Five Education Assn IPACE | Illinois Education Association | Transfer In | $5,664 | 2023-11-13 |
| Intl Union of Operating Eng Local 150 State County & Local Area PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 AFL-CIO | Transfer In | $5,643 | 2023-11-14 |
| Citizens For Suzanne Ness | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,500 | 2023-11-16 |
| Elect Rachel Ventura | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,250 | 2023-11-14 |
| Friends of Willie Preston | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,250 | 2023-11-15 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Molson Coors Beverage Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Isa, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Citizens for Maurice West II | Laborers' International Union of Local 32 PAC, NA | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Nicor Gas Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| McCombie for Illinois | PHRMA | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Chesney for Illinois | Matthew Huels | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-13 |
| Chesney for Illinois | William Huels | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-13 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Realtor, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Citizens for Hammond | Realtors, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Committee to Elect Jesse G Reyes | Romanucci, Antonio | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-13 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Bayer US Employee PAC, LLC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-17 |
| Friends of Tom Dailly | BDJ Trucking Company, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| All in With Lilian | CTU Local 1, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-15 |
| Committee to Elect Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Timothy Cavanagh | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-16 |
| Friends of Mike Kelly | Health Care Council of Illinois | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-15 |
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