The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Nov. 25 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. 25
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action | Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | Individual Contribution | $271,887 | 2023-11-21 |
| 13th Ward Democratic Org | I. U. O. E. Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 9 | Individual Contribution | $28,627 | 2023-11-21 |
| Citizens for Arellano | Arellano, Liandro, Jr | Loan Received | $25,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action | Labor Management Union Carpentry Cooperation Promotion Fund | Individual Contribution | $14,749 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge No. 7 | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | IPACE | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC | SEIU IL Council | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Illinois Merchants PAC Team | Darden Restaurants | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Friends of John Curran | Post-Traumatic Stress, Corp. | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Rivers Casino | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Abdi, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $8,550 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Post-Traumatic Stress, Corp. | Individual Contribution | $7,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Jawaharial Omarr Williams | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor- Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $6,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Lance Peterson for Appellate Justice | GIS Benefits, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Seth Lewis | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $5,250 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Downstate IL Laborers' District Council Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Tom Dailly | Meze Mediterraneo | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Napoleon Harris | Wind Creek Illinois, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Tom Dailly | Joel Yacoob | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Progressive Dems for Jessie Fuentes | Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| 13th Ward Democratic Org | Local 134 State & Municipal International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Jawaharial Omarr Williams | PhRMA | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | Sports Betting Alliance | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Justice Carl Anthony Walker | Romanucci, Antonio | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-24 |
| Committee to Elect Justice Cynthia Y. Cobbs | Romanucci, Antonio | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-23 |
| Friends of John Curran | Health Care Service Corporation | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | J & J Ventures Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Citizens to Elect Joseph V Chiarelli | Laborers International Union of Local 32, NA | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Citizens to Elect Joseph V Chiarelli | Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23, PAC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Citizens to Elect Joseph V Chiarelli | Ringland-Johnson | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Citizens for Mike Coffey | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $4,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Transfer In | $4,125 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Bradley J Fritts | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,750 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,500 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Nicor Gas Company | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Foresight Energy Services | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Knight Hawk Coal, LLC | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | LIUNA Chicago Lab, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Opcmia Local 18 Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Dave Severin | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Charlie Meier | Chicago Land Operators Jt Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Clifford law offices | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C. | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Seth Lewis | LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Jawaharial Omarr Williams | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| The Illinois Chamber PAC | Motorola Solutions | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Schostok and Pritchard Salvi | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Sue Scherer | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Conroy Hanly Simmons | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | The Gori Law Firm, P.C. | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Mary Gill | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-24 |
| Friends of Mary Gill | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-24 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Foresight Energy Services, LLC | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-25 |
| Friends of Dan Swanson | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends for Diane Blair-Sherlock | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Dave Syverson Campaign Committee | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Laura Fine | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $3,000 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Ameren CILCO | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Ameren CILCO | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Eli Lilly and Company, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Citizens for Chris Slusser | Gateway Pension Services | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | I. U. O. E. Local 399 Political Education Fund | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | IUOE Local 965 Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Local No 137 COPE Fund Plumbers & Steamfitters | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | PhRMA | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Southern Illinois Builders Association Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Democrats of Thornton Township | Lynette Stokes | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Teamsters Local Union #916 D. R. I. V. E. | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | Rivers Casino | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Irvin for Aurora | TinkRworks | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | United Association of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Association, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Mary Gill | I. M. H. A, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-24 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-25 |
| Friends of John Curran | Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-25 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Exxon Mobil Corporation or an Affiliated Company | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-25 |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | DaVita | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Citizens for Kyle A Moore | Knapheide Manufacturing | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-21 |
| Citizens for Kyle A Moore | Knapheide Manufacturing Company | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Laura Fine | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Dan Swanson | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Ameren | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2023-11-21 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Carpentry Advancement, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2023-11-22 |
| Champaign County Republican Central Cmte | Citizen Farmers, PAC | Transfer In | $2,275 | 2023-11-20 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Vanguard Group | Other Receipt | $2,220 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Matthew O'Shea Consulting | In-kind Contribution | $2,131 | 2023-11-22 |
| McLean County Republican Central Comm | Citizens Farmers Combine, PAC | Transfer In | $2,110 | 2023-11-20 |
| Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | General Motors Company | Transfer In | $2,000 | 2023-11-22 |
| Friends of Misty Buscher | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2023-11-22 |
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