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Geary Yonker D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 20

March 19, 2024 primary: lost with 1,153 votes (4.4%)

🔓 Contribution limits are off in their race (limits off for race).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,000) reported on an A-1 after the deadline

A contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported to the State Board of Elections within 5 business days (2 in the last 30 days before an election the candidate is on the ballot for). The latest: $1,000 from Steve Spaulding, received 2023-10-29, reported 2024-01-05: 45 business days, 40 past the deadline.

What to check
  • The receipt date is what the committee reported; a correction or a typo there changes the count.
  • A contribution received and returned within the same quarterly period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • The Board decides on fines and can waive them (inadvertence, clerical error, days late).
The entries (1)
NameDateA-1 filedBusiness daysAllowedAmount
Steve Spaulding2023-10-292024-01-05455$1,000
Rule: Large contributions reported late
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Worth a look Late reports

3 contributions of $1,000 or more ($3,300) with no A-1 found

Each contribution of $1,000 or more must be reported on an A-1 within days of receipt, ahead of the quarterly report. These appear on a quarterly report, but no A-1 entry from the same contributor for the same amount within a week of the date was found. The largest: $1,300 from Donna Cox on 2024-03-15.

What to check
  • The A-1 may list the contributor under another spelling or a different amount (a split check).
  • A contribution received and returned within the same period needn't be reported on an A-1.
  • Search the committee's A-1 filings on the State Board of Elections' site to confirm.
The entries (3)
NameReported onDateAmount
Donna CoxQuarterly2024-03-15$1,300
Gregory HallQuarterly2024-01-23$1,000
Monica SchragerQuarterly2024-02-17$1,000
Rule: Large contributions with no A-1 found
“A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution”10 ILCS 5/9-10(c) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context Late reports

2 quarterly reports filed late (up to 9 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2024-06-30 was due 2024-07-15 and filed 2024-07-24.

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 (2)
Quarter endingDueFiledDays late
2023-09-302023-10-162023-10-171
2024-06-302024-07-152024-07-249
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

$10,390raised, 16 itemized contributions, plus $4,860 in small ones
$26,415from the candidate (incl. loans)
$34,787spent
$30cash on hand on December 31, 2024; $25,635 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: $34,787

Digital and online$11,446
Mail and literature$7,573
Consultants and field$4,603
Office, printing and supplies$4,155
Legal, accounting and fees$3,812
Other (as described)$2,613
Fundraising and events$386
Staff pay$200

Largest payees: Swash Labs $9,568 Digital and online · Consolidated Printing $9,197 Office, printing and supplies · Odelson, Murphey, Frazier, & McGrath, Ltd. $3,623 Legal, accounting and fees · Second Shift $2,531 Office, printing and supplies · John Pokropski $2,219 Consultants and field · Facebook $1,140 Digital and online · NGP VAN $1,090 Digital and online · Google $1,080 Digital and online

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
Reed's Local
Chicago		Business or group$2,000
The Whistler
Chicago		Business or group$2,000
Donna Cox
Not Employed · Not Employed · Champaign		Person$1,300
Gregory Hall
Founder · Virtue Cider · Fennville		Person$1,000
Monica Schrager
Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago		Person$1,000
Steve Spaulding
Editor · Endeavor Business Media · Chicago		Person$1,000
Tom Geraghty
Lemont		Person$500
Big Wig Tacos
Chicago		Business or group$300
Donn Bichsel Jr.
Chicago		Person$250
Keith Thompson
60647		Person$240
William Helmkamp
Riverwoods		Person$200
Patrick F Honan
Grayslake		Person$200
Caleb Jennings
Chicago		Person$200
Paul Levin
Chicago		Person$200

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

Their home

$500,000 – $600,000estimated 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 Geary Yonker 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 Geary Yonker as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
PUBLIC SQUARE PEG LLC
LLC, since 2026 · file 18542404		manager, registered agentGood standing—
HIGH PRAIRIE 1849 LLC
LLC, since 2019 · file 07488556		managerInvoluntarily dissolved—
RHIZOME MEDIA LLC
LLC, since 2009 · file 03196887		manager, registered agentInvoluntarily dissolved—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): KOSCIUSZKO PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL · KOSCIUSZKO PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL (dissolved).

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.