3 large contributions ($3,500) 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 Jacqueline Riddle, received 2024-01-20, reported 2024-02-14: 17 business days, 12 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 (3)
Name
Date
A-1 filed
Business days
Allowed
Amount
Jacqueline Riddle
2024-01-20
2024-02-14
17
5
$1,000
Jonathan Walden
2024-01-22
2024-02-14
16
5
$1,500
Vessel Management Group LLC
2024-01-22
2024-02-14
16
5
$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
ContextMissing details
4 of 4 donors giving over $500 listed with no employer or occupation
For anyone who gives more than $500 in a reporting period, a report must list their occupation and employer, or say the committee made a good-faith effort to find out. These list neither.
What to check
The committee may have filed an amendment adding them.
A retiree or someone not employed should still be listed as such.
The entries (4)
Name
Date
Amount
Jonathan Walden
2024-03-15
$3,000
Darrin Cotton
2024-01-09
$2,500
Sawyer Benjamin
2024-01-09
$1,000
Jacqueline Riddle
2024-01-20
$1,000
Rule: Donors with no employer or occupation
“if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(4) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work
Campaign money
$9,700raised, 10 itemized contributions, plus $660 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$0spent
$0cash on hand on April 8, 2024
Where their money comes from (besides their own)
90%10%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
$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 Joseph Williams 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 Joseph Williams as an officer, manager or member of.
Company
Their role
Status
Gave to the campaign
ELEVATING STANDARDS LLC LLC, since 2018 · file 06845096
manager, registered agent
Good standing · last annual report 2026
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Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): MR. DAD'S FATHER'S CLUB · ST. JOHN EVANGELIST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH · PARENTS VOICE MATTER (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.