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Kelly M Burke D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 36

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 8,534 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 21,209 votes (100%)

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($104,905.08) 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: $104,905.08 from Evergreen Bank Group, received 2022-11-09, reported 2023-01-04: 35 business days, 30 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
Evergreen Bank Group2022-11-092023-01-04355$104,905
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

Context Late reports

1 contribution of $1,000 or more ($1,000) 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: $1,000 from LS Power Tomorrow LLC on 2021-08-24.

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 (1)
NameReported onDateAmount
LS Power Tomorrow LLCQuarterly2021-08-24$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

Campaign money

$415,041raised, 175 itemized contributions, plus $969 in small ones
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$281,218spent
$315,319cash on hand on December 31, 2022
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: $281,218

Contributions to other committees$104,720
Consultants and field$41,000
Office, printing and supplies$34,456
Donations and sponsorships$22,249
Polling$20,470
Other (as described)$19,670
Mail and literature$15,157
Legal, accounting and fees$6,277
Print ads and billboards$5,755
Staff pay$4,330

Largest payees: The Dover Group $37,723 Office, printing and supplies · Friends of LaPointe $31,000 Donations and sponsorships · Friends of Denyse Stoneback $30,000 Contributions to other committees · Friends of Dave Vella $30,000 Contributions to other committees · Tulchin Research $20,000 Polling · Kevin McGuire Consulting $19,000 Consultants and field · Kevin McGuire $18,000 Consultants and field · TOA Consulting $8,000 Legal, accounting and fees

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
Evergreen Bank Group
Evergreen Park
Business or group$104,905.08
LIUNA
Burr Ridge
Committee$48,000
Laborers Political League
Washington DC
Committee$30,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management
Countryside
Committee$26,000
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Numner 7
Chicago
Committee$15,000
Realtor Political Action Committee
Springfield
Committee$14,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Countryside
Committee$11,000
Chicago Regional COuncil of Carpenters
Chicago
Committee$10,000
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$6,000
Cari B. Sacks
Chair of the Board of Trustees · Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago
Person$6,000
Michael J Sacks
Chairman · Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago
Person$6,000
Illinois State Medical Society - Political Action Committee
Chicago
Committee$4,000
Illinois Trail Lawyers Association PAC
Springfieild
Committee$4,000
Chicago Auto Trade PAC of the Chicago Automobile Trade Assoc
Oakbrook Terrace
Committee$3,000
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
Philadelphia
Business or group$3,000

Committee: Friends of Kelly M Burke (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 Kelly M Burke 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
LIUNA
Group or PAC · Burr Ridge
$48,0002
Laborers Political League
Labor union · Washington
$30,0005
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management
Labor union · Countryside
$26,0004
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$14,000134
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$11,000126
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
Labor union · Chicago
$10,0007
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$6,000119
Michael J. Sacks
CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago
$6,00014
Cari B. Sacks
Unemployed, Unemployed · Chicago
$6,00015
Illinois Trail Lawyers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$4,0003
Illinois State Medical Society PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$4,000113
Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$3,00048
Illinois Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$3,000106
Chicago Auto Trade PAC of the Chicago Automobile Trade Assoc.
Group or PAC · Oakbrook Terrace
$3,0009
Rivers Casino
Business · Des Plaines
$3,00041