Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters

Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters represent 35,000 workers in Northeast Illinois. It maintains two training facilities, one in Elk Grove Village and one in Chicago's near South Side. The State of Illinois adopted a law in 2001 to create special carpenter's union license plates and to designate a charitable Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters Fund. Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters is associated with the Carpenters Union.

Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters is a career patron of Governor Rod Blagojevich (D), Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D), and Secretary of State Jesse White (D).

From 1993 through June 30, 2006, Carpenters Unions gave $2,889,000 to candidates for Illinois statewide constitutional and legislative office (Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters contributed $994,000, Mid-Central Illinois District Council of Carpenters contributed $594,000, the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners contributed $290,000, and Heartland Regional Council of Carpenters contributed $217,000). 97% of which was contributed to Democrats.

Last revised September 2006.