Illinois
Illinois has $7.0B in tracked subsidies across 5234 beneficiary companies. 1438 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (27% donor rate). County-level data available for 102 of 102 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
102 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 1,438 of 5,234 subsidized companies (27.5%) made campaign donations — $117.8M total.
- $7.5M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 195 political committees. Top recipient: Friends of Blagojevich ($3.4M).
- $7.03B in total subsidies tracked across 5,234 beneficiary companies in Illinois.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: Friends of Blagojevich ($3408K — 0.5% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).