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Christine Shanahan McGovern R

Republican candidate for State Senator District 18

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 10,354 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: lost with 31,111 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($1,250 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 1 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-09-30 was due 2022-10-17 and filed 2022-10-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-09-30	2022-10-17	2022-10-18	1

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$19,851raised, 33 itemized contributions, plus $4,151 in small ones

$4,022from the candidate (incl. loans)

$21,060spent

$1,210cash on hand on December 31, 2022; $500 in debts

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

59%35%

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

Plus $3,522 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $21,060

Print ads and billboards$5,260

Mail and literature$4,724

Other (as described)$4,267

Office, printing and supplies$3,488

Fundraising and events$1,625

Consultants and field$1,025

Digital and online$470

TV and streaming ads$200

Largest payees: Core Strategies $3,250 Mail and literature · IL Freedom Alliance $3,026 Print ads and billboards · Awesome Signs $2,996 Office, printing and supplies · Beverly Review $2,437 Print ads and billboards · Integrated Political Strategy Group $2,103 Other (as described) · bourbon street $1,293 Fundraising and events · Southwest Regional Publication $1,023 Print ads and billboards · SinaLite Inc. $956 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 contributors	Type	Total
Voter Protection NFP PAC Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Albert David Analyst · Self · Berwyn	Person	$4,600
Christine McGovern realtor · self · Oak Lawn	Person	$3,522.12
Vincent Kolber Chicago	Person	$2,000
Senate Republican Victory Fund Springfield	Business or group	$828.85
Patrick Berklich Lake Forest	Person	$500
Loretto Coogan Chicago	Person	$500
Ann Janke Naperville	Person	$500
Herb Hebein Campaign Fund Chicago	Business or group	$400
francis schultz Palos Hills	Person	$400
Illinois Family Action mokena	Business or group	$250
Shaun Murphy Evergreen Park	Person	$250
Molly Officemax Evergreen Park	Person	$250
James Shanahan Mokena	Person	$250
Rich & Charmane Kielbasa Chicago	Person	$200

Committee: Shanahan McGovern for Faith Family & Freedom (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$200,000 – $300,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$335,800median home value in Cook County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Cook County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Christine Shanahan McGovern filed with the State Board of Elections, shown as a range; the address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works. Medians: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Christine Shanahan McGovern as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
HOME AGAIN REALTY, INC. Corporation, since 2011 · file 67912241	president	Good standing · last annual report 2026	—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Voter Protection NFP Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Chicago	$5,000	7
Vincent Kolber Chairman, Residco · Chicago	$2,000	4
Senate Republican Victory Fund Party or caucus committee · Springfield	$829	27
Illinois Family Action Group or PAC · Mokena	$250	3