Contribution limits — IL (2024)
Codified contribution caps and filing thresholds. Federal rows cite 11 CFR §110 and 52 USC §30116. State rows cite each state's campaign-finance statute. Per the no-vendors rule, every dollar amount on this page points at a primary source — click a citation to read the underlying regulation.
Contribution caps
Individual
| Recipient | Cap | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| State legislative candidate | $7,500 /cycle | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
| Statewide candidate | $7,500 /cycle | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
| PAC | $15,000 /cycle | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
| State/local party | no limit | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
Multicandidate PAC
| Recipient | Cap | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| State legislative candidate | $75,000 /cycle | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
| Statewide candidate | $75,000 /cycle | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
| State/local party | no limit | 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 ($7,500 individual; $15,000 corp/labor; $75,000 PAC per election cycle, biennially indexed) Illinois: limits lift if any candidate in a race self-funds over $250k (statewide) or $100k (other), triggering the "millionaire amendment" exemption. |
Filing thresholds
| Trigger | Amount | Action | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contribution itemization | $150 (aggregate) | itemize | 10 ILCS 5/9-1.8 ($5,000 PAC trigger; $150 itemization) Contributions from a single source aggregating over this amount must be itemized (donor name, address, date, amount) on the state campaign-finance report. |
| PAC registration trigger | $5,000 (per calendar year) | register | 10 ILCS 5/9-1.8 ($5,000 PAC trigger; $150 itemization) |