Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top committees ranked by total contributions (July)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $1,129,915 | $302,185 |
| 2 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $887,031 | $437,718 |
| 3 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $521,852 | $521,852 |
| 4 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | $518,480 | $277 |
| 5 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | $301,726 | $301,726 |
| 6 | Service Employees Local #1 PEC | $211,602 | $211,602 |
| 7 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $174,570 | $2,520 |
| 8 | Friends of Edward M Burke | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 9 | Citizens for Bolingbrook PAC | $136,900 | $2,500 |
| 10 | Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | $104,915 | $703 |
| 11 | American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | $103,303 | $609 |
| 12 | Cicero Voters Alliance (The Larry Dominick Team) | $84,375 | $500 |
| 13 | Ozinga for Illinois | $72,301 | $300 |
| 14 | Personal PAC Inc | $61,379 | $379 |
| 15 | Citizens for Durkin | $58,000 | $3,500 |
| 16 | Democratic Majority | $54,500 | $3,000 |
| 17 | Friends of Joyce Mason | $51,694 | $1,250 |
| 18 | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $51,549 | $993 |
| 19 | Light PAC | $51,325 | $500 |
| 20 | Friends of Maura Hirschauer | $51,243 | $14,724 |
| 21 | Friends of Diane Pappas | $50,095 | $15,356 |
| 22 | Friends of Janet Yang Rohr | $48,775 | $15,725 |
| 23 | Friends for Foxx | $48,304 | $500 |
| 24 | Citizens For Dan Patlak | $48,000 | $750 |
| 25 | IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal PAC | $47,447 | $47,447 |
| 26 | Overstreet 2020 | $45,950 | $1,000 |
| 27 | Political Action Committee of Local 265 | $42,321 | $42,321 |
| 28 | Judge Judy for Supreme Court | $41,603 | $576 |
| 29 | REALTORS® Political Action Committee | $40,785 | $120 |
| 30 | Citizens for Claar | $37,300 | $500 |
| 31 | Friends of Dave Koehler | $37,033 | $600 |
| 32 | Friends of Martha Paschke | $35,957 | $250 |
| 33 | Teamsters' Volunteers in Politics | $34,324 | $1,135 |
| 34 | Citizens For Karina Villa | $34,112 | $450 |
| 35 | Stadelman for State Senate | $33,774 | $1,924 |
| 36 | Friends of Monica Bristow | $31,488 | $1,000 |
| 37 | UFCW Local 881 PAC | $30,391 | $30,391 |
| 38 | Mary Burress for State Senate | $30,195 | $757 |
| 39 | Senator Patrick Joyce Election Committee | $29,754 | $1,000 |
| 40 | Preckwinkle for President | $28,960 | $500 |
| 41 | Mary for Illinois | $27,951 | $10,000 |
| 42 | Local Union 134 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | $27,150 | $27,150 |
| 43 | Vote Yes for Fair Tax | $25,367 | $170 |
| 44 | Spirit-PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 45 | Nurses Political Action Committee (Nurses-PAC) | $23,200 | $23,200 |
| 46 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $22,600 | $2,500 |
| 47 | Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez | $22,500 | $500 |
| 47 | Friends of J Hanley | $22,500 | $3,000 |
| 49 | Jeanette for Senate 25 | $22,207 | $564 |
| 50 | Laborer's Local 703 Political PAC | $21,780 | $2,236 |
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