West Cook News

Daniel Walsh donated $1,000 to Democrat Russell W. Hartigan's election campaign committee, Committee To Elect Russ Hartigan Judge, on March 7, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to Russell W. Hartigan, records show that Daniel Walsh has made 15 other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2016.

Candidate Committee	Date	Amount
Citizens for Bridget Gainer	Sept. 28, 2015	$5,400
Preckwinkle for President	Feb. 7, 2020	$5,000
Friends of Anita Alvarez	Dec. 31, 2015	$5,000
Gery Chico for Mayor	Feb. 4, 2019	$2,500
Preckwinkle for President	June 27, 2016	$2,500
Preckwinkle for President	Feb. 5, 2015	$2,500
Friends of Edward M Burke	Oct. 29, 2018	$1,500
Gery Chico for Mayor	Sept. 30, 2018	$1,500
Friends of Edward M Burke	Nov. 7, 2017	$1,500
Friends of Edward M Burke	Nov. 8, 2016	$1,500
Friends of Edward M Burke	Nov. 8, 2015	$1,500
Citizens For Erika Harold	Oct. 31, 2018	$1,000
Citizens for Daniel J McLaughlin	Nov. 1, 2016	$1,000
Friends for Foxx	Oct. 15, 2015	$1,000
Citizens for Carrie M Austin-Alderman 34th Ward	Feb. 21, 2015	$1,000

The ISBE reports the following ten largest contributions to candidates for political office in Illinois in the past 12 months:

Donor	Candidate	Party	Date	Amount
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Feb. 26, 2020	$3,000,000
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Jan. 30, 2020	$2,650,000
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Jan. 2, 2020	$2,350,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	July 22, 2019	$1,500,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Nov. 21, 2019	$1,000,000
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Dec. 5, 2019	$800,000
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Nov. 8, 2019	$650,000
William Conway	Bill Conway	Democratic	Nov. 22, 2019	$550,000
Michael Sacks	Kim Foxx	Democratic	March 6, 2020	$250,000
Fred Eychaner	Kim Foxx	Democratic	Jan. 9, 2020	$200,000