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Camille Y Lilly D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 78

March 19, 2024 primary: won with 14,448 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 44,015 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($122,238 raised), 2022 ($88,900 raised).

Campaign money

$119,086raised, 109 itemized contributions, plus $3,099 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$99,371spent
$222,609cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $3,587 in debts
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $99,371

Contributions to other committees$34,048
Other (as described)$33,089
Fundraising and events$10,706
Travel and meals$7,711
Donations and sponsorships$6,298
Office, printing and supplies$4,627
Refunds$1,500
Mail and literature$931
Digital and online$250
Postage and delivery$212

Largest payees: The Democratic Party of Illinois $10,500 Contributions to other committees · Democrats for the Illinois House $10,000 Contributions to other committees · Lifestorage $6,185 Other (as described) · Royal Sonesta Chicago $4,240 Fundraising and events · Roslyn Fossett $3,543 Other (as described) · ef Design Group, Inc. $2,632 Other (as described) · Air BNB $2,610 Travel and meals · ComEd $2,132 Office, printing and supplies

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
I.P.A.C.E.
Springfield
Committee$20,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$8,000
Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Burr Ridge
Committee$6,000
Leo Smith
Teacher · Foundations College Prep · Chicago
Person$6,000
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Bolingbrook
Business or group$5,500
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund
Chicago
Committee$5,000
Fair Share Gaming LLC
Tinley Park
Business or group$5,000
Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn. Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$4,000
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Chicago
Committee$4,000
Clean Energy Illinois
Chicago
Business or group$3,000
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Springfield
Committee$3,000
Dent-Il-PAC
Springfield
Committee$2,500
It Takes a Village at Rivercity
Chicago
Business or group$2,500
Health Care Service Corporation Employee's PAC
Chicago
Committee$2,000
Novartis Services Inc.
East Hanover
Business or group$2,000

Committee: Friends of Camille Y Lilly (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
I.P.A.C.E.
Group or PAC · Springfield
$20,00054
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$8,00097
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC
Labor union · Burr Ridge
$6,00071
Leo Smith
Director of Policy, Chicago CRED · Chicago
$6,00017
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC
Business · Bolingbrook
$5,500116
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund
Group or PAC · Chicago
$5,00065
Fair Share Gaming LLC
Business · Tinley Park
$5,00036
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$4,00070
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$4,00089
Clean Energy Illinois
Group or PAC · Chicago
$3,0009
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$3,00043
DENT-IL-PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$2,50078
Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC
Labor union · Chicago
$2,00029
Novartis Services Inc
Business · East Hanover
$2,00013
Mary Jo Schuler
Not Employed, Not Employed · Oak Park
$2,0003