Vincent Cornelius donates $1,000 to Margaret O'connell's election campaign
Vincent Cornelius donated $1,000 to Democrat Margaret O'connell's election campaign committee, Friends of Margaret Peggy O'Connell, on Feb. 27, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Records indicate that this contribution of $1,000 to Margaret O'connell is the only candidate contribution of $1,000 or more that they have made in the past five years.
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 |
| Fred Eychaner | Kim Foxx | Democratic | Jan. 9, 2020 | $200,000 |
| Michael Madigan | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | Aug. 23, 2019 | $100,001 |