The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending May 4 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 May 4
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | Health Care Council of Illinois | Other Receipt | $50,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 309 | Individual Contribution | $46,720 | 2024-05-03 |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC | UFCW Local 881 | Individual Contribution | $30,418 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Wise Law Offices, LLC | Individual Contribution | $27,400 | 2024-04-29 |
| Americans for Matt Hall | IPACE | In-kind Contribution | $20,643 | 2024-05-04 |
| Democratic Party of Oak Park | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $13,704 | 2024-04-29 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Meredith Bluhm | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2024-04-29 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | SEIU Local 1 | Individual Contribution | $13,464 | 2024-05-01 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Meyers & Flowers, LLC | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Americans for Matt Hall | IPACE | In-kind Contribution | $10,677 | 2024-05-04 |
| Illinois CPA's for Political Action | RSM US, LLP | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-04-30 |
| Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Nancy Randall | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Ameren IL PAC | Ameren FED, PAC | Transfer In | $7,985 | 2024-04-30 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | Chicago Teachers Union | Individual Contribution | $7,971 | 2024-05-01 |
| Americans for Matt Hall | IPACE | In-kind Contribution | $7,486 | 2024-05-04 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Illinois AFL-CIO | Individual Contribution | $7,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| Nagel for Illinois Senate 40 | Ulihlein, Richard | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2024-05-01 |
| Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller | Robert Melman | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assn | J & J Ventures Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,850 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assn | Midwest SRO, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,850 | 2024-04-30 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | Chicago Beverage System | Individual Contribution | $5,802 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 1290 | Individual Contribution | $5,622 | 2024-04-30 |
| Sheet Metal Workers' Intl Assn LU #73 State PAC | Sheet Metal Workers' International Association | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-02 |
| REALTORS® Political Action Committee | Bryson Smith | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-04-30 |
| Raoul for Illinois | Anheuser-Busch Companies | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-02 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | UAW Illinois Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Friends of Theresa Mah | Illinois Bankers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| IVCA - PAC | Kinzie Capital Partners | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Act Blue State Account | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | AFT Local 604 COPE II | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC | Murad Alam | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC | Amy Derick | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Kolker | Rich Rich Cooksey & Chappell, P.C. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Democratic Central Cmte of Stephenson County | Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-04 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Sheet Metal Workers Local 265 | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Citizens for Donald E Puchalski | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Ice Miller Illinois Political Action Committee | Ice Miller, LLP | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| NFIB Illinois PAC | Alarm Detection System, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| Mendrick for Sheriff | Motorwala, Mustafa | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $4,692 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council | Transfer In | $4,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Community for Kate Doyle | Louis Wright | In-kind Contribution | $4,000 | 2024-04-30 |
| Americans for Matt Hall | IPACE | In-kind Contribution | $3,984 | 2024-05-04 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 663 | Individual Contribution | $3,829 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 165 | Individual Contribution | $3,671 | 2024-04-30 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | IBEW Local #134 | Individual Contribution | $3,574 | 2024-05-01 |
| Americans for Matt Hall | IPACE | In-kind Contribution | $3,500 | 2024-05-04 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | Hacia, PAC | Transfer In | $3,333 | 2024-05-02 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | Schwartz, Allen N., Ltd. | Individual Contribution | $3,333 | 2024-04-29 |
| Friends of John Curran | BMO Harris Bank | Other Receipt | $3,317 | 2024-04-30 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Bryant | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $2,952 | 2024-04-30 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | UFCW Local No. 1546 | Individual Contribution | $2,874 | 2024-05-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 32 | Individual Contribution | $2,833 | 2024-04-30 |
| Friends for Fritz | Elizabeth Holland | Individual Contribution | $2,581 | 2024-05-02 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $2,524 | 2024-04-30 |
| Friends for Fritz | Michael Small | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-02 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Caterpillar PAC, Inc. | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-02 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Ironworkers District Council of St. Louis & Vacinity | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | UFCW #881, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Grundy County Democratic Central Cmte | AFT Local 604 Cope II | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Committee to Elect Jay Hoffman | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Citizens for Hammond | George C. Craft | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assn | American Vending Sales, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-30 |
| Sangamon County Republican Central Comm | Mark A. Hurley | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Citizens for Donald E Puchalski | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| All in With Lilian | Citizens for Mariyana Spyropoulos Election Committee Campaign Account | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Perimeter, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Friends of Bennett Lawson | David Gassman | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Grundy County Democratic Central Cmte | Sheet Metal Workers 265 | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-03 |
| Citizens for Donald E Puchalski | IBEW Local 701, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | KinderCare Education, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC | Lakeside Bank | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Friends of Rita Mayfield | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-04 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assn | Lucky Street Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-30 |
| Illinois Bankers' PAC | Peoples Bank | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Friends of Jennifer Custer | Gregory Schalla | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-30 |
| Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel | Smart Local 265 Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-29 |
| Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy | Friends of Frerichs | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-04-30 |
| Elect Corinne Pierog | AFT Local 604 Cope II | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-04-30 |
| Friends for Fritz | William T. Barry | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-02 |
| Elect Corinne Pierog | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-02 |
| Friends of Samantha Nugent | Chicago Seafood City Supermarket | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-02 |
| NFIB Illinois PAC | Midwest Groundcovers, LLC | Individual Contribution | $2,500 | 2024-05-01 |
| Citizens to Elect Tom Weber | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $2,500 | 2024-05-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 362 | Individual Contribution | $2,423 | 2024-04-30 |
| Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | Teamsters Local 700 | Individual Contribution | $2,385 | 2024-05-01 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Bryant | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $2,115 | 2024-04-30 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Bryant | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $2,070 | 2024-04-30 |
| Community BANCPAC | SouthernTrust Bank | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2024-04-29 |
| Sangamon County Republican Central Comm | Illinois Freedom Caucus, PAC | Transfer In | $2,000 | 2024-05-03 |
| Citizens for Judge Jennifer Barron | Kayyem, Jon | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2024-05-02 |
| Friends of John Curran | Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary, PAC | Transfer In | $2,000 | 2024-04-30 |
| Friends of Ken Klein | Avalon, CORP | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2024-05-01 |
| Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee | Tristan & Cervantes | Individual Contribution | $2,000 | 2024-04-30 |
| Friends of Joyce Mason | Waukegan Fire Fighters Local 473, PAC | Transfer In | $2,000 | 2024-04-29 |
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