Data Status
Local receipts: 2026-10-21 (6 days old)
Federal last sync: 2026-10-25 03:00:02.804134 (2 days old)
Federal latest report coverage: 2026-08-27T00:00:00
Federal latest receipt date (row-level): 2026-07-01 (118 days old)
Federal latest Schedule B date (row-level): 2026-09-30 (27 days old)
Federal latest Schedule E date (row-level): 2026-10-16 (11 days old)
Chicago Forward
SBE Committee ID: 25960
Committee Information All time
Status: Inactive (as of 2022-12-22) | Type: Independent Expenditure
Founded: 2014-06-30 | Re-activated: 2014-06-24
Purpose: Chicago Forward is an issue-advocacy orgnazation tha will support candidates for Chicago municipal offices who support the organization's issue profile to state and local office.
Location: Chicago, IL 60606-1803
Receipts Summary All time
Contributions: 102 | Total receipts: $5,864,982.17 | This cycle: $0.00 | Date range: 2014-06-24 to 2019-05-31
Expenditures Summary All time
Transactions: 608 | Total expenditures: $5,859,213.93 | This cycle: $0.00 | Date range: 2014-06-27 to 2022-12-19
Current Officers All time
| Name | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Michael K. Forde | Chair | Chicago, IL |
| Michael K. Forde | Treasurer | Chicago, IL |
Filing History All time
| Document | Filed | Reporting Period |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 2022-12-22 | 2022-10-01 to 2022-12-22 |
| Quarterly | 2022-10-13 | 2022-07-01 to 2022-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2022-07-01 | 2022-04-01 to 2022-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2022-04-01 | 2022-01-01 to 2022-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2022-01-10 | 2021-10-01 to 2021-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2021-10-01 | 2021-07-01 to 2021-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2021-07-02 | 2021-04-01 to 2021-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2021-04-02 | 2021-01-01 to 2021-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2021-01-06 | 2020-10-01 to 2020-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2020-10-01 | 2020-07-01 to 2020-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2020-07-17 | 2020-04-01 to 2020-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2020-04-05 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2020-01-02 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2019-10-02 | 2019-07-01 to 2019-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2019-07-16 | 2019-04-01 to 2019-06-30 |
| A-1 | 2019-06-01 | 2019-04-01 to 2019-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2019-04-15 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2019-04-05 | 2019-04-01 to 2019-06-30 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2019-04-01 | — |
| B-1 | 2019-03-28 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2019-03-28 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2019-03-27 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2019-03-27 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2019-03-26 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2019-03-26 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2019-03-25 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2019-03-25 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-31 |
| Statement of Organization | 2019-03-25 | — |
| Quarterly | 2019-01-15 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2018-10-15 | 2018-07-01 to 2018-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2018-07-05 | 2018-04-01 to 2018-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2018-04-11 | 2018-01-01 to 2018-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2018-01-03 | 2017-10-01 to 2017-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2017-10-10 | 2017-07-01 to 2017-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2017-07-02 | 2017-04-01 to 2017-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2017-04-09 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2017-01-07 | 2016-10-01 to 2016-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2016-10-15 | 2016-07-01 to 2016-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2016-07-14 | 2016-04-01 to 2016-06-30 |
| Statement of Organization | 2016-05-31 | — |
| Quarterly | 2016-04-04 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2016-01-03 | 2015-10-01 to 2015-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2015-10-12 | 2015-07-01 to 2015-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2015-07-15 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| A-1 | 2015-07-15 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2015-06-11 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2015-06-10 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-05-05 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| Quarterly | 2015-04-15 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-04-08 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-04-06 |
| A-1 | 2015-04-07 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| B-1 | 2015-04-06 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-04-06 |
| B-1 | 2015-04-06 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-04-03 | 2015-04-01 to 2015-06-30 |
| A-1 | 2015-04-02 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-04-01 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-03-29 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-03-27 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-03-26 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-03-24 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-03-20 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-03-17 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-03-16 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-03-16 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-03-13 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-08 to 2015-03-31 |
| A-1 | 2015-02-27 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2015-02-27 | — |
| B-1 | 2015-02-26 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| A-1 | 2015-02-24 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-19 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-18 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| Letter/Correspondence | 2015-02-18 | — |
| B-1 | 2015-02-17 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-13 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-12 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| A-1 | 2015-02-06 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-04 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| B-1 | 2015-02-04 | 2015-01-25 to 2015-02-23 |
| A-1 | 2015-01-20 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-03-31 |
| Quarterly | 2015-01-15 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2014-12-11 | 2014-07-01 to 2014-09-30 |
| A-1 | 2014-11-26 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-12-31 |
| A-1 | 2014-10-17 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-12-31 |
| Quarterly | 2014-10-15 | 2014-07-01 to 2014-09-30 |
| A-1 | 2014-09-30 | 2014-07-01 to 2014-09-30 |
| Quarterly | 2014-07-14 | 2014-06-24 to 2014-06-30 |
| A-1 | 2014-07-11 | 2014-07-01 to 2014-09-30 |
| A-1 | 2014-07-01 | 2014-06-24 to 2014-06-30 |
| Statement of Organization | 2014-06-30 | — |
Top Donors All time
| Donor | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Sacks | $875,000.00 | 7 |
| Cari Sacks | $825,000.00 | 8 |
| Kenneth C. Griffin | $700,000.00 | 2 |
| Progress Chicago | $409,000.00 | 5 |
| Construction & General Laborers' District Council of Chicago & Vicinit | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| Michael Sacks | $200,000.00 | 2 |
| Eric Lefkofsky | $150,000.00 | 2 |
| Barry Malkin | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| David Herro | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| Kenneth Griffin | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| Samuel Mencoff | $150,000.00 | 1 |
| John Canning | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Joseph Mansueto | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Laura Arnold | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Mark Gallogly | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Mark Lampert | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Muneer Satter | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Paul Finnegan | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Stephen Malkin | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Clifford Law Offices | $50,000.00 | 1 |
Top Payees All time
| Payee | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Shorr Johnson Magnus Media Account | $2,717,816.57 | 13 |
| AMS Communications, Inc. | $900,979.00 | 119 |
| Global Strategy Group, LLC | $340,400.00 | 6 |
| AKPD | $332,355.03 | 25 |
| Rebecca Carroll | $242,757.01 | 30 |
| Forde Law Offices, LLP | $156,243.72 | 9 |
| Trilogy Interactive, LLC | $146,357.00 | 11 |
| Will Caskey | $106,000.03 | 23 |
| Construction & General Laborers' District Council of Chicago & Vicinit | $100,000.00 | 1 |
| Sidley Austin, LLP | $92,963.05 | 3 |
| Campaign Communication Solutions, Inc. | $85,980.04 | 39 |
| Lauren Peters | $76,630.32 | 25 |
| KSC Creative | $62,328.20 | 15 |
| Global Strategy Group | $61,200.00 | 3 |
| Dial, Discuss and Decide | $58,263.66 | 12 |
| Deep Blue Strategies | $54,911.00 | 1 |
| Ralston Lapp Media | $54,655.06 | 2 |
| Progress Chicago | $50,125.34 | 2 |
| Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP | $41,949.00 | 6 |
| Internal Revenue Service | $16,865.90 | 34 |