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Follow The Money: Illinois' Top Campaign Contributors

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Illinois' Top 20 Campaign Contributors

2004 General Election
(data not complete)

Contributor Name
Amount
ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOC
Public Sector Unions
$579,134
ILLINOIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH SYSTEMS ASSOC/IHHA
Hospitals & Nursing Homes
$523,193
ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Health Professionals
$510,227
ASSOCIATED BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS/ABDI
Beer, Wine & Liquor
$354,800
ILLINOIS REALTORS ASSOC/RPAC
Real Estate
$303,335
ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOC/ITLA
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$266,252
SBC COMMUNICATIONS
Telephone Utilities
$247,886
ILLINOIS HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CMTE
Party Committees
$235,403
ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/IFT
Public Sector Unions
$232,325
MAYER BROWN ROWE & MAW
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$227,012
EXELON
Electric Utilities
$226,450
CREDIT UNION PAC/CUPAC
Credit Unions
$225,263
ILLINOIS BANKERS ASSOC/BANK PAC
Commercial Banks
$222,169
AT&T
Telecom Services & Equipment
$193,988
WINE & SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS/IWA
Beer, Wine & Liquor
$178,650
FIRE FIGHTERS OF ILLINOIS/IAFF
Public Sector Unions
$175,633
HOTEL EMPLOYEES & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES/HERE
General Trade Unions
$171,500
CABLE TELEVISION & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC OF ILLINOIS
Cable TV
$166,750
MADIGAN, FRIENDS OF MICHAEL J
Candidate Committees
$166,027
ILLINOIS LABORERS/LIUNA
General Trade Unions
$157,775

1998 General Election
(complete)

Contributor Name

Amount

ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOC
Public Sector Unions

$1,817,700

ILLINOIS STATE
MEDICAL SOCIETY

Health Professionals

$936,857

ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS/IFT
Public Sector Unions

$552,036

ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOC/ITLA
Lawyers & Lobbyists

$541,145

ILLINOIS AFL-CIO
 

$529,419

ILLINOIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH SYSTEMS ASSOC/IHHA
Hospitals & Nursing Homes

$503,846

ASSOCIATED BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS/ABDI
Beer, Wine & Liquor

$442,576

ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS
 

$425,850

ILLINOIS BANKERS ASSOC/BANK PAC
Commercial Banks

$398,335

HOTEL EMPLOYEES & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES/HERE
General Trade Unions

$351,950

ILLINOIS REALTORS
ASSOC/RPAC

Real Estate

$339,002

ILLINOIS PRO CHOICE
 

$324,801

AFSCME ILLINOIS
COUNCIL 31
Public Sector Unions

$306,510

AMERITECH
 

$299,369

EMPRESS RIVER CASINO
& HOTEL

$268,315

CABLE TV/CCOMMUNICATIONS ASSN. OF ILLINOIS

$266,235

PHILIP MORRIS USA
 

$265,270

COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY

$258,485

MAYER BROWN
& PLATT

$235,628

ILLINOIS CHAMBER PAC
 

$232,540

SOURCE: FollowTheMoney.org