The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Aug. 3 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 Aug. 3
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Midwest Region Organizing Committee | Individual Contribution | $158,125 | 2024-08-01 |
| Urban Center Action | Daniel Okeefe | Individual Contribution | $100,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Citizens for Michael E Hastings | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2024-08-02 |
| Urban Center Action | Paul Finnegan | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Urban Center Action | Brian Miller | Individual Contribution | $50,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Citizens for Michael E Hastings | Carpentry Advancement Fund, PAC | Transfer In | $50,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | Health Care Council of Illinois | Other Receipt | $34,250 | 2024-07-29 |
| UFCW Local 881 PAC | UFCW Local 881 | Individual Contribution | $31,175 | 2024-08-02 |
| IMHA - PAC | Stonetown Vintage, LLLP | Individual Contribution | $25,512 | 2024-08-02 |
| Friends of Chuck Hernandez | Charles Hernandez | Loan Received | $25,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Urban Center Action | Justin Huscher | Individual Contribution | $25,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Cable Television & Communication Assn PAC | Charter | Transfer In | $21,500 | 2024-07-30 |
| Illinois Merchants PAC Team | Schnuck Markets, Inc. | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Ameren Illinois | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Credit Union Political Action Council (CUPAC) IL | Credit Union 1 | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties PAC | Will Grundy Industry Advancement Trust | Individual Contribution | $15,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Southern IL Laborers & Employers H&W | Individual Contribution | $14,779 | 2024-08-01 |
| Friends of John Curran | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2024-07-31 |
| Citizens for John M Cabello | Hennig, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $13,700 | 2024-07-30 |
| IMHA - PAC | Enchanted Village, LLC | Individual Contribution | $12,504 | 2024-07-29 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | IBEW Local Union 145 | Individual Contribution | $12,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | GPLDC | Individual Contribution | $10,691 | 2024-08-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 165 | Individual Contribution | $10,150 | 2024-08-01 |
| Gregg Johnson for State Senate | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Citizens for Michael E Hastings | Marquis Energy, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends for Jennifer | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-28 |
| Committee to Elect Andrew J Gleeson | Conroy Hanly Simmons | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | Elizabeth Ballis | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends of Sheila Chalmers- Currin | JB for Governor | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-28 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Community | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| McCombie for Illinois | J & J Ventures Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| House Republican Organization | Citizens for John Cabello | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of John Curran | Chicago Auto Trade Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Citizens for Bob Berlin | Electri-flex | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends of John Curran | Fraternal Order of Police-Chicago Lodge No. 7 | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Winnebago County Democratic Cent Cmte | IBEW Local 364 Political Action Fund | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Winnebago County Democratic Cent Cmte | IBEW Local 364 Political Action Fund | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Urban Center Action | Souleles, Thomas | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Urban Center Action | Aeder, Jeff | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Bryant | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Ameren IL PAC | Ameren FED, PAC | Transfer In | $9,055 | 2024-07-30 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 1290 | Individual Contribution | $8,030 | 2024-08-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 309 | Individual Contribution | $7,639 | 2024-08-01 |
| Kane Neighbors for Open Space, Clean | John Hoscheit | Individual Contribution | $7,500 | 2024-08-01 |
| Friends of Marcelino Garcia | Jose Garcia | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2024-08-03 |
| Friends of Marcelino Garcia | Isabel Guardia | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2024-08-03 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 362 | Individual Contribution | $6,870 | 2024-08-01 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Thomson Weir, LLC | In-kind Contribution | $6,800 | 2024-07-30 |
| IMHA - PAC | Mallard Lake, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,672 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Associated Beer Distributors, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $6,600 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Associated Beer Distributors, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $6,600 | 2024-07-29 |
| CMRJB-PEC | Service Employees International Union COPE Fund | Transfer In | $6,392 | 2024-08-02 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Associated Beer Distributors, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $6,198 | 2024-07-29 |
| Argoudelis for Plainfield | Osiris Holdings, LLC | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Citizens for Cassidy | Gibsons Restaurant Group | In-kind Contribution | $5,841 | 2024-08-03 |
| Friends for Jennifer | I. E., P.A.C. | Transfer In | $5,800 | 2024-08-03 |
| Friends of Deborah Conroy | Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. | In-kind Contribution | $5,548 | 2024-08-01 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $5,116 | 2024-08-01 |
| Friends of John Curran | Illinois Bankers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Friends for Larry Walsh Jr | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' LU 130 | Jar Consulting | Other Receipt | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Committee to Elect Andrew J Gleeson | Keefe and Unsell Keefe | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Citizens for Sanalitro | LIUNA Chicago Laborers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Kane Neighbors for Open Space, Clean | John Rogner | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | Emily Nicklin | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Committee to Elect Colette Safford | AFT Local 604 COPEII | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| DuPage Neighbors for Open Space | V3 Companies | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Kane Neighbors for Open Space, Clean | V3 Companies | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| McCombie for Illinois | Abbvie, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Porfirio For The People | Patrick Heery | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Nicolle Grasse for State Representative | Citizens for Ann Gillespie | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Citizens for Linda Holmes | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Cook, Bartholomew, Cook & Jones, LLP | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Illinois Bankers, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Citizens for Fred Crespo | Illinois Vendors, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Citizens to Elect Carla Wyckoff | Carla Wyckoff | Loan Received | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Friends of John Curran | Abbvie, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Citizens for Carol Ronen | Perry McKay | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Friends of Ken Klein | Abco Truck and Equipment | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Manufacturers PAC (MPAC) | Ameren | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Friends of Rita Mayfield | Comcast | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Franco for Bloomingdale | Friends for Franco | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of Jarrett Clem | IBEW Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-29 |
| Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy | Keith A. Hebeisen | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of Sue Rezin | Kevin Hoffman | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of Sue Rezin | Peggy Hoffman | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of Rita Mayfield | I. E, P.A.C. | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Friends of Sue Rezin | Illinois Hospital Association, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-07-30 |
| Friends of JR Patton | Odelson, Murphy, Frazier, and McGrath | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Sheet Metal Workers' Intl Assn LU #73 State PAC | Sheet Metal Workers' International Association | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Manufacturers PAC (MPAC) | Zurich Amerian Insurance Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-07-31 |
| Friends of Curtis Tarver ll | Illinois Venture Capital Association, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Citizens for Mary L. Cole | Hans Anger | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Citizens for Mary L. Cole | Maureen Anger | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Citizens for Mary L. Cole | Peter Anger | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
| Friends for Marty Moylan for State Representative | Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7 | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-02 |
| Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy | Friends of Andy Manar | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2024-08-01 |
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