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Illinois Sunshine is a tool by Reform for Illinois for browsing political contributions in the state of Illinois.

The data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections, which has been collecting this data electronically since 1994. We built Illinois Sunshine to give journalists, activists and citizens better access to and documentation for this data.

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Party Funds in Illinois

Funds available for top Democratic and Republican political parties in Illinois, updated daily

Democratic State Party Committees
Committee Name Cash on Hand
JB for Governor $3,441,201.40
ISDF, NFP $1,914,252.15
Democrats for the Illinois House $1,238,332.66
Democratic Party of Illinois $508,637.60
Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate $228,100.05
People for Emanuel Chris Welch $41,821.82
Republican State Party Committees
Committee Name Cash on Hand
Illinois Republican Party $220,897.69
House Republican Organization $208,826.54
Friends of John Curran $207,223.43
McCombie for Illinois $54,160.25
Republican State Senate Campaign Committee $34,949.74


Recent Political Donations

Top donations to Illinois political committees in the last 7 days, updated daily

Donor Amount Recipient
Chicago Teachers Union, IFT Local 1, dues $189.17K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
AFT Local 604, dues $38.38K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $26.87K American Federation of Teachers Local 604 COPE
IBEW Local Union 9 (Dues Check-off) $25.55K International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC
House Republican Majority $25.00K Illinois First PAC
Southwest Suburban Teachers Union, Local 943, dues $22.24K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Lake County Fed. of Teachers, IFT Local 504, dues $19.36K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
West Suburban Teachers Union, IFT Local 571, dues $18.76K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
University Prof. of Ill., Local 4100, dues $18.52K Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Stephens Political Action Committee, NFP $15.00K Brad Stephens for State Representative

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Top Earners last 30 days, updated daily

Political committees operate by receiving donations, transfers and loans from people, organizations, and other committees. Here's who's raised the most money in the last month.

Rank Committee New funds
1 Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE +$949,404.77
2 Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC +$407,912.70
3 SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC +$395,792.11
4 House Republican Organization +$139,640.00
5 New Day Bill Conway +$105,500.00
6 REALTORS in Oppostion to Property Tax +$98,980.00
7 Friends to Elect Judge Amy C +$95,000.00
8 Citizens for Ervin +$80,282.47
9 REALTORS® in Opposition to Home Rule +$79,825.00
10 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC +$79,370.70

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Top Political Committees highest current funds, updated daily

Political committees must report their current funds, along with donations and expenditures every quarter. Here's the committees that have the most investments and cash on hand.

Rank Committee Current funds
1 Carpentry Advancement Political Action $8,124,905.25
2 Friends of Michael J Madigan $6,148,354.61
3 LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council $4,054,840.88
4 Citizens for Giannoulias $3,728,116.84
5 Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC $3,446,721.70
6 JB for Governor $3,441,201.40
7 Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region $3,225,859.41
8 Finishing Trades of Chicago Corp PAC $2,676,507.90
9 Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE $2,566,632.19
10 13th Ward Democratic Org $2,418,255.16

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Tracking Political Donations by month and year

The chart below shows political donations since 1994. Hover over a month to see total donations and transfers during that time period. To see total donations and transfers by year, decrease the size of your browser window until you see dark green bars.