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Rachel Ruttenberg D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 9

March 17, 2026 primary: lost with 21,029 votes (48.3%)

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Worth a look Late reports

1 large contribution ($1,423.31) 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: $1,423.31 from The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC, received 2026-04-28, reported 2026-07-14: 52 business days, 47 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)

Name	Date	A-1 filed	Business days	Allowed	Amount
The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC	2026-04-28	2026-07-14	52	5	$1,423

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

Campaign money

$311,468raised, 203 itemized contributions, plus $27,470 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$292,097spent

$2,379cash on hand on June 30, 2026

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

36%29%29%

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

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How it was spent: $292,097

Office, printing and supplies$132,458

Other (as described)$67,062

Consultants and field$44,526

Digital and online$39,500

Legal, accounting and fees$4,000

Mail and literature$3,126

Donations and sponsorships$680

Fundraising and events$394

Refunds$350

Largest payees: Agency $135,843 Office, printing and supplies · New Chicago Consulting, LLC $44,526 Consultants and field · Thematic Campaigns $42,000 Digital and online · Collin Tye $39,200 Other (as described) · Spencer Sutherland $7,180 Other (as described) · ActBlue Illinois $4,179 Refunds · Forest Printing Co. $4,147 Office, printing and supplies · The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC $4,000 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 contributors	Type	Total
Jewish Caucus PAC Deerfield	Committee	$72,800
Friends of Bob Morgan Deerfield	Business or group	$40,500
Friends of Robyn Gabel Evanston	Committee	$36,800
Friends of Bob Morgan Deerfield	Committee	$10,000
David Bluestone Attorney · Benesch Law · Chicago	Person	$7,300
Richard Okonis retired · unemployed · Evanston	Person	$7,300
George Pavlik Attorney · Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC · Glenview	Person	$7,300
Maureen Shayman retired · retired · Evanston	Person	$7,300
Stephen Hagerty President · Hagerty Consulting · Evanston	Person	$6,000
Chicago Teachers Union Chicago	Committee	$5,000
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
Intralot Duluth	Business or group	$5,000
Stand For Children Illinois PAC Portland	Committee	$5,000
Daniel Didech Campaign Committee Buffalo Grove	Committee	$3,500
Katie Milgrom unknown · Gilead Sciences · Evanston	Person	$2,701.80

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

Their home

$700,000 – $800,000estimated 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 Rachel Ruttenberg 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 Rachel Ruttenberg as an officer, manager or member of.

Company	Their role	Status	Gave to the campaign
RACHEL RUTTENBERG CONSULTING LLC LLC, since 2026 · file 18601982	manager, registered agent	Good standing	—
CONSULTING FOR GOOD LLC LLC, since 2019 · file 07634501	manager, registered agent	Involuntarily dissolved · last annual report 2020	—

Registered agent for (the person who receives legal papers; often a lawyer or accountant for a client, not an owner): RACHEL FOR ILLINOIS.

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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Jewish Caucus PAC Group or PAC · Deerfield	$72,800	5
Friends of Bob Morgan Candidate or officeholder committee · Deerfield	$50,500	10
Friends of Robyn Gabel Candidate or officeholder committee · Evanston	$36,800	7
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$5,000	65
Stand for Children Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$5,000	6
Chicago Teachers Union Labor union · Chicago	$5,000	7
Daniel Didech Campaign Committee Group or PAC · Buffalo Grove	$3,500	13
Ullico Management Company Business · Silver Spring	$2,000	8
Lawrence Suffredin Lawyer, self · Evanston	$2,000	3
Eileen O'Neill Burke for State's Attorney Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$2,000	2
Moshe Wolf Education, CLHDS · Lincolnwood	$2,000	2
Rodrigo d'Escoto President, Reflection Window & Wall · Chicago	$2,000	4
Friends of Tracy Katz Muhl Candidate or officeholder committee · Northbrook	$1,560	6
Michael Cassidy Consultant, Zephyr Government Strategies · Evanston	$1,500	30
The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC Business · Skokie	$1,423	2