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Nicolle Grasse D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 53

November 5, 2024 general: won with 26,324 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($375,934 raised).

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1 payment ($5,000) with no purpose given

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Whether each payment is a reimbursement, pay for work, repayment of a loan the candidate made to the campaign, or something else.

The entries (1)

Name	Date	Amount
Justin Cochran	2024-11-07	$5,000

Rule: Payments with no purpose given

“the full name and mailing address of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures”10 ILCS 5/9-11(a)(12) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$491,036raised, 82 itemized contributions, plus $5,684 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$33,081spent

$23,331cash on hand on December 31, 2024

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

40%51%

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

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How it was spent: $33,081

Consultants and field$13,060

Other (as described)$8,402

Office, printing and supplies$7,859

Mail and literature$1,045

Print ads and billboards$874

Polling$750

Contributions to other committees$500

Donations and sponsorships$250

Postage and delivery$178

Digital and online$102

Largest payees: Agnieszka El Yakine $7,550 Polling · Chi-Town Printing $6,700 Office, printing and supplies · Justin Cochran $5,000 Other (as described) · Kurt Meister $4,831 Polling · Union Signs & Printing $2,710 Office, printing and supplies · Jorge Martinez $1,000 Consultants and field · Des Plaines Journal $874 Print ads and billboards · Karen Dobleski $700 Polling

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
Democrats for the Illinois House Westchester	Business or group	$237,619.40
Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago	Business or group	$194,484.52
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$10,000
Citizens for Mark Walker Arlington Hts	Business or group	$5,400
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$5,000
Citizens for Ann Gillespie Mount Prospect	Committee	$5,000
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Chicago	Business or group	$4,017.20
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$3,000
Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Schaumburg	Business or group	$2,750
AFSCME PEOPLE Springfield	Committee	$2,000
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Chicago	Committee	$2,000
North Suburban Teachers' Union COPE Skokie	Committee	$2,000
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund Springfield	Committee	$1,000
Mary K. Baldino HR · Arthur J. Gallagher · Arlington Hts	Person	$1,000
Friends of Bob Morgan Deerfield	Committee	$1,000

Committee: Nicolle Grasse for State Representative (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 Nicolle Grasse 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 2024 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Democrats for the Illinois House Candidate or officeholder committee · Westchester	$237,619	59
Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago	$194,485	52
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$10,000	54
Citizens for Ann Gillespie Candidate or officeholder committee · Mount Prospect	$5,000	5
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$5,000	97
Gun Violence Prevention PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$4,017	27
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$3,000	71
Northwest Suburban Teachers Union Labor union · Schaumburg	$2,750	4
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$2,000	65
North Suburban Teachers Union COPE Labor union · Skokie	$2,000	15
Friends of Bob Morgan Candidate or officeholder committee · Deerfield	$1,000	8
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$1,000	89
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$1,000	89
Illinois AFL-CIO COPE Labor union · Springfield	$1,000	39
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund Labor union · Springfield	$1,000	58