Money in the 2027 Chicago Mayor’s Race
Campaign-finance figures describe committees during exact periods; they do not measure voter support, prove endorsement or show that a donor caused an official act. The Illinois State Board of Elections is the controlling source.
Q2 2026 official-filing reconciliation
Only two Q2 records passed the official-filing, amendment-label and arithmetic review and are shown below. Precise values for other records are omitted because their official filings could not be opened or their amendment chains were not reconciled. The opened Giannoulias Q1 record is also omitted pending its amendment sweep.
| Committee | Official committee ID | Reporting period | Filing ID | Beginning cash | Receipts | Expenditures | Transfers / loans | Debt | Ending cash | Amendment status and source locator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Giannoulias | 19323 S012 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) | Apr. 1–June 30, 2026 | QuQx4poVSz8mYbmErwT8bQ== S196 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) | $18,306,054.77 | $3,649,332.26 | $106,324.63 | Transfers in $773,250.00; transfers out $500.00; loans received/made $0.00 | $2,282,150.00 | $21,849,062.40 | Official index did not label the reviewed entry amended; D-2 beginning/receipt/expenditure/ending fields and Schedule C. S196 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) |
| Friends of Brandon Johnson | 34198 S198 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) | Apr. 1–June 30, 2026 | QuQx4poVSz9DkGmKnzixrg== S199 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) | $813,125.19 | $108,621.77 | $290,437.62 | Transfers in $5,500.00; transfers out $13,000.00; loans received/made $0.00 | $0.00 reported | $631,309.34 | Official index did not label the reviewed entry amended; D-2 beginning/receipt/expenditure/ending fields and Schedule C. S199 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) |
The arithmetic ties: $18,306,054.77 + $3,649,332.26 − $106,324.63 = $21,849,062.40 and $813,125.19 + $108,621.77 − $290,437.62 = $631,309.34. Total receipts and expenditures already incorporate the form’s component categories; adding transfers or loans again would double-count them.
Committee scope
Citizens for Giannoulias is a candidate-associated committee supporting Giannoulias’s simultaneous statewide and municipal political activity. S012 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab)S196 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab) Its balance is committee money; the cited filings do not establish that it was raised solely for the mayoral campaign. Friends of Brandon Johnson is an active candidate committee supporting Johnson, including municipal political activity. S198 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab)S199 — source: Illinois State Board of Elections (opens in a new tab)
Records omitted from the displayed comparison
The displayed comparison omits Giannoulias Q1 and records associated with John Kelly, Susana Mendoza, Joe Holberg, Bill Conway, Mike Quigley, Maria Pappas and Liam Stanton. Their official aggregate reports, committee IDs where applicable, and amendment chains were not all opened and reconciled. Secondary reporting is a cross-check and does not control a displayed value.
Methodology
Each displayed record identifies its official committee ID, reporting period, filing ID and amendment status. Beginning cash, total receipts, total expenditures, transfers, loans, debt and ending cash remain distinct. The arithmetic check is ending cash = beginning cash + receipts − expenditures using the form’s total fields. An unavailable value is not treated as zero, and a superseded filing remains identifiable. Committee scope is reported separately from the election being discussed; a receipt by itself does not establish endorsement, coordination or causation.