Illinois Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
According to FEC data, in the 1997-1998 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Illinois who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $429.15K. EYCHANER, FRED was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $372.00K; and WEISBACH, LOUIS was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $344.13K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS | 429147 |
| EYCHANER, FRED | 372000 |
| WEISBACH, LOUIS | 344134 |
| FRUIT OF THE LOOM | 334687 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO | 304000 |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT INC | 266000 |
| SOUTHWEST BANCORP INC | 250000 |
| AMOCO CORPORATION | 205000 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | 165000 |
| RYAN HOLDING CORPORATION | 155000 |
| NAII POLITICAL ACCOUNT | 151000 |
| STERN, RICHARD J | 142000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 125000 |
| TULLMAN, HOWARD A | 115250 |
| FIRST HEALTH | 115000 |
| CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE | 105000 |
| UNITED AIRLINES | 103450 |
| KEISER, MICHAEL L | 100150 |
| BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD ASS'N | 100000 |
| GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE COMPANY | 100000 |
| QUAKER OATS COMPANY | 96500 |
| MOTOROLA | 95000 |
| BLUHM, NEIL G | 92000 |
| CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE | 90000 |
| C N A FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 85000 |
| PRAIRIE GROUP | 75000 |
| FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE CO | 70000 |
| NEUMANN, KENNETH P | 70000 |
| GRAINGER, DAVID W | 64000 |
| MANILOW, LEWIS | 64000 |
| ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | 60500 |
| HEALY, DENIS J | 59500 |
| DOMINICKS FINER FOODS | 55000 |
| GOTTLIEB, HOWARD L | 55000 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 50000 |
| CNA FINANCIAL CORP | 50000 |
| DEERE & COMPANY | 50000 |
| NATL ASSOC OF REALTORS | 50000 |
| HARRIS, IRVING B | 47500 |
| RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY | 47000 |
| COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY | 45000 |
| EDLIS, STEFAN T | 43500 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 40000 |
| CHICAGO DEFERRED EXCHANGE CORP | 40000 |
| DEUTSCH, ROSS | 40000 |
| HARRIS, JOAN W | 39500 |
| MONTGOMERY, HARLE | 39100 |
| OPTIONS CLEARING CORP | 38875 |
| MARDER, S EDWARD | 38500 |
| WEISBACH, RUTH | 38500 |
| OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION | 37825 |
| OREMUS, JACK W | 37000 |
| ZOLLER, LOIS | 36700 |
| ASHER, MARY JANE | 34500 |
| SMITH, HAROLD B | 34000 |
| ASHER, ROBERT H | 33500 |
| BRINSON, GARY P | 33500 |
| BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD ASSOC | 33300 |
| DONNELLEY, GAYLORD MRS | 33000 |
| PHIL STEFANI RESTAURANTS | 33000 |
| ASHER, DANIEL | 32750 |
| MINOR, LUCY | 32650 |
| TETZLAFF, THEODORE R | 32060 |
| PRITZKER, THOMAS J | 32000 |
| LEVINE, SHERI | 31500 |
| LEVINE, STUART P | 31250 |
| BATTS, WARREN L | 31000 |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 30900 |
| BUTLER, J KAREN | 30500 |
| GIDWITZ, RONALD J | 30250 |
| D & G FUTURES INC | 30000 |
| GIN, SUE LING | 30000 |
| OPTIONS EXCHANGE-CHICAGO B | 30000 |
| QUIXOTE CORPORATION | 30000 |
| HULL, M BLAIR | 29150 |
| HILBUS, EMILY E MAJOR | 28851 |
| SOLOVY, JEROLD S | 28667 |
| PRITZKER, SUSAN | 28200 |
| CORBOY, PHILIP H | 27250 |
| GIDWITZ, RONALD | 27250 |
| FARLEY, WILLIAM | 27000 |
| FEIGER, SIG | 27000 |
| HIGGINBOTTOM, ELZIE | 27000 |
| GEARY, DONALD G | 26313 |
| MEYER, CHARLES | 26000 |
| HEIZER, EDGAR F JR | 25730 |
| MAZER, CLAIRE G | 25250 |
| ANDERSEN CONSULTING L L P | 25000 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM | 25000 |
| AT&T | 25000 |
| C N A FINANCIAL CORP | 25000 |
| CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE | 25000 |
| DEERE & COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION C | 25000 |
| DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS INC | 25000 |
| EAST LAKE MANAGEMENT AND DEV CORP | 25000 |
| FIRST CHICAGO N B D CORP | 25000 |
| GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE | 25000 |
| GORDON, ROBERTA | 25000 |
| KELLMAN, JOSEPH D | 25000 |
| OKNER, SEYMOUR N | 25000 |