Here are the 50 political committees that received the most money from contributions during February, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
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 (February)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends of Bill Conway | $3,175,064 | $500 |
| 2 | Friends for Foxx | $832,169 | $500 |
| 3 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | $799,510 | $236 |
| 4 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $466,885 | $466,885 |
| 5 | Laborers’ Political League – Great Lakes Region | $349,346 | $174,673 |
| 6 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $347,923 | $1,000 |
| 7 | Democratic Party of Illinois | $340,000 | $15,000 |
| 8 | SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| 9 | American Property Casualty Insurance Assoc. Pol. Acct. | $244,573 | $814 |
| 10 | Illinois Laborers’ Legislative Committee | $239,133 | $2,632 |
| 11 | Friends of Edward M Burke | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 12 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $175,412 | $1,463 |
| 13 | Democratic Party of Oak Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 14 | Friends of Martha Paschke | $130,421 | $1,000 |
| 15 | Friends of Barbara Hernandez | $114,005 | $275 |
| 16 | United With Nidia Carranza | $106,439 | $112 |
| 17 | Friends of Denyse Wang Stoneback | $98,133 | $250 |
| 18 | Community BANCPAC | $97,804 | $1,200 |
| 19 | Associated General Contractors of IL PAC | $94,600 | $500 |
| 20 | Preckwinkle for President | $92,950 | $1,000 |
| 21 | Citizens For Dan Patlak | $90,775 | $500 |
| 22 | Personal PAC Inc | $89,164 | $500 |
| 23 | Judge Judy for Supreme Court | $84,953 | $500 |
| 24 | Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | $84,909 | $648 |
| 25 | Citizens for Christopher Getty | $81,360 | $500 |
| 26 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | $74,094 | $74,094 |
| 27 | Illinois Bankers’ PAC | $68,586 | $2,500 |
| 28 | Citizens for Alderman Reilly | $68,525 | $1,000 |
| 29 | 19th Ward Democratic Org | $67,500 | $2,500 |
| 30 | Friends of Scott Stoll | $67,161 | $3,750 |
| 31 | Rosemont Voters League | $66,030 | $475 |
| 32 | Friends of Theresa Mah | $64,722 | $250 |
| 33 | Citizens for Durkin | $62,751 | $1,000 |
| 34 | Friends of Cabonargi | $61,422 | $352 |
| 35 | Friends of Jaime M Andrade Jr | $61,083 | $500 |
| 36 | Committee to Elect Jesse G Reyes | $60,600 | $400 |
| 37 | Friends of Yoni Pizer | $59,968 | $250 |
| 38 | Tillman for Rep | $59,317 | $250 |
| 39 | Friends of Jawaharial Omarr Williams | $59,231 | $675 |
| 40 | Citizens for Michelle Darbro | $57,627 | $200 |
| 41 | Chicago Federation of Labor & Industrial Union Council PAC | $57,376 | $489 |
| 42 | Friends of Gilbert Villegas for Alderman | $56,750 | $1,000 |
| 43 | IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal PAC | $55,281 | $55,281 |
| 44 | Committee for Margaret McBride | $54,834 | $250 |
| 45 | Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | $54,286 | $2,000 |
| 46 | Citizens for Saviano | $53,750 | $500 |
| 47 | Teamsters’ Volunteers in Politics | $53,422 | $1,022 |
| 48 | REALTORS® Political Action Committee | $53,257 | $152 |
| 49 | Naperville for Legal Cannabis PAC | $53,000 | $15,000 |
| 50 | Friends of Richard Boykin | $52,500 | $500 |
