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Thursday, June 26, 2025

How did Bill Cunningham spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Bill Cunningham's election campaign committee, Friends of Bill Cunningham, spent $6,757 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cunningham's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,700) going to Chicago Pulse, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cunningham's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$1,700
25.2%
Consulting
$1,500
22.2%
Car lease payment
$1,230
18.2%
Donations
$1,050
15.5%
Printing
$418
6.2%
Sponsorships
$250
3.7%
Senior event
$232
3.4%
Computer software
$220
3.3%
Cell phones
$155
2.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Katie Murphy
2016-02-05
$1,000
Consulting
Joan Knight
2016-01-06
$500
Consulting
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2016-01-05
$425
Rent
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2016-03-10
$425
Rent
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2016-02-05
$425
Rent
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2016-03-25
$425
Rent
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2016-02-10
$410
Car lease payment
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2016-01-11
$410
Car lease payment
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2016-03-10
$410
Car lease payment
Kennedy Park Baseball
2016-01-05
$250
Sponsorships
Twiley Barker Scholarship Fund
2016-03-14
$250
Donations
Beverly Woods
2016-01-06
$232
Senior event
Noventech
2016-03-02
$220
Computer software
Kevron Printing
2016-03-22
$209
Printing
Barbara Vick PTT
2016-03-08
$200
Donations
Bridget Anne CUllen Memorial Scholarship
2016-01-07
$200
Donations
Kevron Printing
2016-01-08
$166
Printing
A T & T Bill Payment
2016-02-01
$125
Cell phones
Palos School District 118
2016-03-02
$125
Donations
Palos School District 118
2016-02-29
$100
Donations
Special Olympics
2016-03-09
$100
Donations
Special Olympics
2016-02-26
$75
Donations
Kevron Printing
2016-01-26
$42
Printing
A T & T Bill Payment
2016-01-14
$29
Cell phones

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