Keep an Eye on Money in Illinois Politics
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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 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $15,133,144.06 |
| People for Emanuel Chris Welch | $4,434,398.30 |
| JB for Governor | $2,420,026.14 |
| ISDF, NFP | $1,806,027.71 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | $1,289,484.25 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | $693,308.01 |
| Republican State Party Committees | |
|---|---|
| Committee Name | Cash on Hand |
| Friends of John Curran | $2,339,065.62 |
| Illinois Republican Party | $896,359.24 |
| McCombie for Illinois | $564,122.02 |
| House Republican Organization | $345,690.66 |
| Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | $35,449.74 |
Recent Political Donations
Top donations to Illinois political committees in the last 7 days, updated daily
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 | Citizens for Robert Groebner | +$688,600.00 |
| 2 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | +$487,500.00 |
| 3 | Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | +$361,526.26 |
| 4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | +$317,422.95 |
| 5 | REALTORS® in Opposition to Real Estate Transfer Tax | +$310,000.00 |
| 6 | Dabrowski for Governor | +$250,000.00 |
| 7 | People for Emanuel Chris Welch | +$245,725.83 |
| 8 | ISDF, NFP | +$187,800.00 |
| 9 | Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | +$181,830.00 |
| 10 | Cook County Democratic Party | +$172,500.00 |
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 | Kankakee County Democratic Central Cmte | $401,659,345.03 |
| 2 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $15,133,144.06 |
| 3 | Carpentry Advancement Political Action | $7,851,305.25 |
| 4 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | $6,120,571.11 |
| 5 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $5,123,699.32 |
| 6 | Citizens for Giannoulias | $4,853,150.27 |
| 7 | People for Emanuel Chris Welch | $4,434,398.30 |
| 8 | Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) | $3,293,496.83 |
| 9 | Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $3,072,923.31 |
| 10 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $3,026,165.66 |
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.