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 (November)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $442,849 | $221,425 |
| 2 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $410,817 | $410,817 |
| 3 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | $383,681 | $357 |
| 4 | Vote Yes for Fair Tax | $346,369 | $520 |
| 5 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $154,625 | $1,000 |
| 6 | Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | $144,873 | $1,182 |
| 7 | Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate | $127,419 | $127,419 |
| 8 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | $121,160 | $2,750 |
| 9 | Citizens for Durkin | $111,968 | $2,250 |
| 10 | Brady for Senate Inc | $111,500 | $4,250 |
| 11 | REALTORS® Political Action Committee | $108,197 | $160 |
| 12 | Community For Dee | $102,138 | $1,750 |
| 13 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $102,035 | $3,146 |
| 14 | Overstreet 2020 | $97,834 | $1,199 |
| 15 | Brad Stephens for State Representative | $87,511 | $500 |
| 16 | Friends of Ram | $86,351 | $500 |
| 17 | Supporters of Jack D Franks | $67,562 | $250 |
| 18 | Personal PAC Inc | $66,971 | $300 |
| 19 | Citizens for Tom Morrison | $66,301 | $80 |
| 20 | Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) | $63,303 | $2,724 |
| 21 | Light PAC | $60,400 | $8,300 |
| 22 | Committee to Elect Keith Wheeler | $59,578 | $1,000 |
| 23 | Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC | $51,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | Citizens for Antonio Tony Munoz | $50,106 | $1,000 |
| 25 | Elect Corinne Pierog | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 26 | Friends of George A Cardenas | $49,555 | $1,000 |
| 27 | IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal PAC | $48,252 | $48,252 |
| 28 | Teamsters' Volunteers in Politics | $46,005 | $1,251 |
| 29 | Citizens for Michelle Darbro | $44,304 | $1,280 |
| 30 | Biss for Illinois | $43,257 | $300 |
| 31 | Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita | $43,000 | $500 |
| 32 | Political Action Committee of Local 265 | $40,774 | $40,774 |
| 33 | Team Demmer | $37,651 | $750 |
| 34 | Citizens for Lightford | $36,000 | $1,000 |
| 35 | Citizens for Ervin | $35,750 | $1,000 |
| 36 | Friends of Diane Pappas | $34,938 | $735 |
| 37 | Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | $34,304 | $1,000 |
| 38 | Friends of Joyce Mason | $33,786 | $1,146 |
| 39 | Mary for Illinois | $33,763 | $500 |
| 40 | Citizens For Karina Villa | $33,655 | $1,000 |
| 41 | UFCW Local 881 PAC | $32,416 | $32,416 |
| 42 | American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | $32,080 | $986 |
| 43 | Friends of Napoleon Harris | $32,001 | $1,000 |
| 44 | Latino Leadership Council | $31,900 | $1,875 |
| 45 | ISDF | $31,814 | $3,500 |
| 46 | Friends of Janet Yang Rohr | $31,336 | $670 |
| 47 | Illinois Hospital Assn PAC (IHA PAC) | $30,337 | $250 |
| 48 | Illinois Democratic Heartland Committee | $30,000 | $10,000 |
| 49 | 8th Ward Regular Democratic Org | $29,200 | $500 |
| 50 | Houlihan Campaign Fund | $29,175 | $500 |
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