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Meg Loughran Cappel D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 49

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 11,054 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 48,969 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($749,400 raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Late reports

2 large contributions ($3,000) 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: $2,000 from SMART Local 265 PAC Fund, received 2021-05-24, reported 2021-07-13: 33 business days, 28 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 (2)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
SMART Local 265 PAC Fund	2021-05-24	2021-07-13	33	5	$2,000
Ameren	2021-05-24	2021-07-13	33	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

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

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
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

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

$531,061raised, 223 itemized contributions, plus $6,056 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$317,986spent

$271,140cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

35%52%

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

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How it was spent: $317,986

Mail and literature$170,912

Office, printing and supplies$55,967

Contributions to other committees$39,459

Travel and meals$12,959

Other (as described)$12,772

Consultants and field$11,050

Fundraising and events$4,723

Donations and sponsorships$3,500

Staff pay$3,387

Digital and online$2,256

Largest payees: The Strategy Group $171,412 Mail and literature · Schoener Building Group Inc. $33,188 Office, printing and supplies · Gun Violence Prevention PAC $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Stomping Ground Strategies, LLC $10,000 Consultants and field · Springhill Suites $7,939 Travel and meals · Will County Democratic Central Committee $4,750 Contributions to other committees · Noah Meyers $3,387 Staff pay · Comcast $3,074 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
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee Burr Ridge	Committee	$89,400
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$68,400
Carpentry Advancement PAC Chicago	Committee	$63,400
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Springfield	Committee	$55,000
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$35,000
AFT Local 604 COPE II Crest Hill	Committee	$33,200
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$22,500
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$9,000
SMART Local 265 PAC Fund Carol Stream	Committee	$7,500
Cari B. Sacks Not Employed · Not Employed · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Michael J. Sacks Grosvenor Capital · CEO · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Fraternal Order of Police Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Friends of Eric Mattson Joliet	Committee	$5,000
Magid Glove and Safety Romeoville	Business or group	$5,000
Joliet Firefighters Local 44 Shorewood	Committee	$4,750

Committee: Committee to Elect Meg Loughran Cappel (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Their home

$400,000 – $500,000estimated market value, 2026 assessment

$340,200median home value in Will County (Illinois: $280,700)

The Will County assessor's estimate of the market value of the home at the address Meg Loughran Cappel 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.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$89,400	91
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$69,470	126
Carpentry Advancement PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$63,400	39
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Account Group or PAC · Springfield	$55,000	28
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$35,000	74
AFT Local 604 COPE II Labor union · Crest Hill	$33,200	14
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$22,500	63
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$9,000	88
SMART Local 265 PAC Fund Labor union · Carol Stream	$7,500	25
Cari B. Sacks Unemployed, Unemployed · Chicago	$6,000	15
Michael J. Sacks CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago	$6,000	14
Magid Glove and Safety Business · Romeoville	$5,000	3
Fraternal Order of Police Labor union · Chicago	$5,000	18
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$4,500	105
Sprinkler Fitters Local 281, UA Political Education Fund Labor union · Alsip	$4,000	4