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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

How did Mel Thillens spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Mel Thillens's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Mel Thillens, spent $5,407 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Thillens's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,992) going to Countryside Saloon in Des Plaines. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thillens's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,992
36.8%
Printing
$964
17.8%
Photography
$514
9.5%
Event food
$492
9.1%
Supplies
$369
6.8%
Newspaper advertising
$325
6%
Meals
$264
4.9%
Ad books
$250
4.6%
Buttons
$234
4.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Countryside Saloon
2016-02-07
$1,992
Fund raising (food)
Election Graphics
2016-02-16
$630
Printing
Razzaq Lodhia
2016-03-04
$514
Photography
D'Agostino's
2016-03-16
$492
Event food
Election Graphics
2016-02-23
$334
Printing
Journal and Topics
2016-03-09
$325
Newspaper advertising
Amazon.com
2016-02-29
$280
Supplies
Basilico Ristorante
2016-02-18
$264
Meals
Elementary Learning Foundation
2016-01-12
$250
Ad books
Name Tag, Inc
2016-01-29
$234
Buttons
Amazon.com
2016-03-24
$54
Supplies
Amazon.com
2016-02-29
$34
Supplies

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