Chicago City Wire

Michael Silver donated $1,000 to Democrat William M. Daley's election campaign committee, Bill Daley for Mayor, on Jan. 31, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $1,000 to William M. Daley, records show that Michael Silver has made 14 other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2015.

Candidate Committee	Date	Amount
Friends of Michele Smith	March 7, 2019	$5,800
Friends of Michele Smith	Feb. 28, 2014	$5,300
Friends of Michele Smith	March 9, 2015	$5,000
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	April 1, 2019	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	Feb. 19, 2019	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	Oct. 29, 2018	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	May 24, 2018	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	Aug. 31, 2017	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	March 6, 2015	$2,500
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	April 22, 2014	$2,500
Friends of Michele Smith	Sept. 5, 2017	$1,500
Friends of Michele Smith	Aug. 17, 2016	$1,500
Citizens for Bridget Gainer	March 20, 2018	$1,000
Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr	Oct. 19, 2016	$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
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	May 31, 2018	$25,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Sept. 25, 2018	$20,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Aug. 14, 2018	$20,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 18, 2018	$15,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Oct. 26, 2018	$10,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 27, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 1, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	Feb. 14, 2018	$7,000,000
JB Pritzker	JB Pritzker	Democratic	March 14, 2018	$6,300,000
Kenneth Griffin	Jim Durkin	Republican	Oct. 16, 2018	$5,000,000