Quantcast

Chicago City Wire

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Genevieve Hillis donates $5,000 to Michele Smith's election campaign

Webp campaigncheck03

Genevieve Hillis donated $5,000 to Democrat Michele Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Michele Smith, on Feb. 3, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

In addition to this contribution of $5,000 to Michele Smith, records show that Genevieve Hillis has made two other contributions of $1,000 or more in the past five years. Here are other large contributions they have made since Jan. 1, 2017.

Candidate CommitteeDateAmount
Friends of Michele SmithFeb. 26, 2020$2,500
Friends of Michele SmithMay 30, 2019$1,000

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

DonorCandidatePartyDateAmount
William ConwayBill ConwayDemocraticFeb. 26, 2020$3,000,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 26, 2020$1,200,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticJune 1, 2020$850,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticOct. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$500,000
JB PritzkerJB PritzkerDemocraticAug. 3, 2020$500,000
Fred EychanerMichael J. MadiganDemocraticSept. 21, 2020$400,000
Paul OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Annette OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 23, 2020$250,000
Aaron OzingaTim OzingaRepublicanDec. 22, 2020$250,000

MORE NEWS