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Top committees ranked by total contributions (January)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends of Bill Conway | $5,136,564 | $500 |
| 2 | SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC | $374,824 | $187,412 |
| 3 | Friends for Foxx | $358,387 | $500 |
| 4 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | $356,431 | $356,431 |
| 5 | SEIU Illinois Council PAC | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| 6 | LiUNA Chicago Laborers District Council | $324,888 | $162,444 |
| 7 | Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn PAC | $215,395 | $4,000 |
| 8 | Friends of Edward M Burke | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 9 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | $159,588 | $3,109 |
| 10 | Citizens for Antonio Tony Munoz | $159,421 | $1,238 |
| 11 | Stephens Political Action Committee NFP | $151,500 | $3,000 |
| 12 | Laborers' Political League - Great Lakes Region | $147,704 | $15,471 |
| 13 | Credit Union Political Action Council (CUPAC) IL | $136,086 | $1,000 |
| 14 | REALTORS® Political Action Committee | $132,847 | $100 |
| 15 | Citizens to Elect Ronald M Serpico Sr. Inc | $75,850 | $500 |
| 16 | Friends of Martin A Sandoval | $69,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | $67,899 | $1,000 |
| 18 | Friends of Janet Yang Rohr | $67,007 | $327 |
| 19 | Citizens For Suzanne Ness | $66,701 | $928 |
| 20 | 36th Ward PAC | $65,300 | $2,000 |
| 21 | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $65,245 | $704 |
| 22 | Senate Democratic Leadership Fund | $62,550 | $500 |
| 23 | Citizens For Dan Patlak | $57,921 | $250 |
| 24 | Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC | $57,658 | $250 |
| 25 | IBEW Local Union 134 State & Municipal PAC | $57,597 | $57,597 |
| 26 | Friends for David B Guerin | $57,000 | $750 |
| 27 | Citizens for Lightford | $54,850 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Friends of Sue Scherer | $51,077 | $51,077 |
| 29 | Teamsters' Volunteers in Politics | $49,997 | $1,152 |
| 30 | Friends of Michael J Madigan | $49,383 | $5,000 |
| 31 | Dent-IL-PAC, the Political Action Comm of the IL State Dental Society | $45,500 | $250 |
| 32 | Pat O'Brien for State's Attorney | $45,000 | $10,000 |
| 33 | Personal PAC Inc | $44,941 | $309 |
| 34 | SEIU Local 73 Bi-Partisan PAC | $41,000 | $41,000 |
| 35 | Friends of Theresa Mah | $40,967 | $1,000 |
| 36 | Mary for Illinois | $40,800 | $5,000 |
| 37 | Democratic Party of Illinois | $39,700 | $7,500 |
| 38 | Friends For Kalish | $37,500 | $1,000 |
| 39 | Friends of Mary E Flowers | $37,291 | $1,039 |
| 40 | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce PAC | $36,710 | $5,000 |
| 41 | More For State's Attorney | $36,549 | $500 |
| 42 | Friends For Judge Marubio | $35,540 | $250 |
| 43 | Friends of Monica Bristow | $35,500 | $3,000 |
| 44 | Building Owners and Managers Assn PAC | $34,339 | $628 |
| 45 | Friends of Yoni Pizer | $34,147 | $250 |
| 46 | Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Assn | $33,535 | $3,500 |
| 47 | Citizens for P Scott Neville, Jr | $33,279 | $500 |
| 48 | Friends of Tom Cullerton | $32,395 | $16,198 |
| 49 | Preckwinkle for President | $31,800 | $2,500 |
| 50 | UFCW Local 881 PAC | $30,882 | $30,882 |
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