Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Chicago Fire was paid — across 41 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 52
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 41
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 1447161 |
$142 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 1447161 |
$142 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 1447161 |
$142 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2024; DAVE 1435246 |
$396 | 1 |
| O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 1447161 |
$142 | 1 |
| BLAKESPEAR FOR SENATE 2026; CATHERINE 1456912 |
$119 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 48.13% |
| Republican | $0 | 1.28% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 50.60% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $126 | 1 | COOPER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; J… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $126 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $133 | 1 | BURKE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; AU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $259 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $150 | 1 | TING FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; PHIL 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $150 | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | 782240 63% | Other / Unclassified 63% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $380 | 2 | OBERNOLTE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018… 64% | Travel & Events 64% | $3K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $365 | 2 | MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS 73% | Travel & Events 73% | $365 | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $117 | 1 | IRWIN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $482 | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $145 | 1 | MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2024; … 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $145 | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $115 | 1 | VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $260 | -1% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $293 | 1 | FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; HE… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $553 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 5 | GARCIA, JESUS 92% | Fundraising 92% | $10K | +7017% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $142 | 1 | O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GO… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $142 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $9,500 | 1 | $10K | 45.7% | GARCIA, JESUS 100% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,990 | 25 | $240 | 28.8% | 782240 22% | 23mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,688 | 23 | $204 | 22.6% | PEREZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, MA… 12% | 4mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $475 | 2 | $237 | 2.3% | PEREZ ASSEMBLY 2012 OFFICEH… 79% | 6y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $127 | 1 | $127 | 0.6% | NIELSEN - ASSEMBLY 2010, TA… 100% | 16y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK FOR STATE SENATE 2012, LONI | 3 | $1,023 | 6 | 2011-06-28 | 2015-10-26 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $11,229 | 54.0% | 39 | |
| IL | $9,500 | 45.7% | 1 | |
| TX | $50 | 0.2% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-15 | GARCIA, JESUS | Fundraising | TICKETS FOR FUNDRAISING EVENT | $9,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-12-31 | 782240 | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,346 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-11-13 | BERA, AMERISH | Travel & Events | MEALS | $501 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-09-20 | NIELLO FOR SENATE 2010, TAXPAYERS FOR ROGER | Other / Unclassified | — | $452 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-05-20 | LIEU FOR ASSEMBLY 2008, TED | Other / Unclassified | — | $400 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-28 | O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 | Travel & Events | Dinner - 2 People Including Candidate - State Policy | $142 |
| Recent | 2024-06-30 | MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2024; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | 6/18/24, Legislative Meeting, 21, Candidate | $396 |
| Recent | 2024-05-04 | O'DONNELL FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026 | Other / Unclassified | — | $167 |
| Recent | 2024-06-27 | BLAKESPEAR FOR SENATE 2026; CATHERINE | Other / Unclassified | — | $119 |