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 |
| ISDF, NFP | $1,695,607.46 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | $1,181,250.50 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $0.00 |
| JB for Governor | $0.00 |
| Republican State Party Committees | |
|---|---|
| Committee Name | Cash on Hand |
| House Republican Organization | $362,854.31 |
| Republican State Senate Campaign Committee | $2,949.74 |
| Illinois Republican Party | $0.00 |
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 |
|---|
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 | Citizens for Giannoulias | $21,849,062.40 |
| 2 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | $6,174,727.32 |
| 3 | Carpentry Advancement Political Action | $3,856,255.25 |
| 4 | INCS Action Independent Committee | $3,560,893.11 |
| 5 | Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) | $3,319,020.01 |
| 6 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $3,110,237.28 |
| 7 | Finishing Trades of Chicago Corp PAC | $2,996,638.62 |
| 8 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $2,394,452.59 |
| 9 | 13th Ward Democratic Org | $2,232,594.20 |
| 10 | Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $2,130,497.64 |
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.