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How did Brendan Reilly spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Non partisan Brendan Reilly's election campaign committee, Citizens for Alderman Reilly, spent $127,996 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Reilly's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 48.4% of this total ($30,450) going to VX Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$62,886
49.1%
Staff
$19,377
15.1%
Rent
$12,537
9.8%
Charitable contribution
$6,000
4.7%
Taxes
$5,383
4.2%
Phones
$3,765
2.9%
Insurance
$2,534
2%
Fees
$1,639
1.3%
Moving services
$1,609
1.3%
Travel
$1,247
1%
Furniture
$1,200
0.9%
Supplies
$1,191
0.9%
Electricity
$1,166
0.9%
Transportation
$1,154
0.9%
Printing
$1,132
0.9%
Database expenses
$915
0.7%
Events
$884
0.7%
Meetings
$864
0.7%
Maintenance
$762
0.6%
Storage
$632
0.5%
Payroll
$574
0.5%
Donor appreciation
$289
0.2%
Meal
$248
0.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-07-15
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-08-01
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-08-15
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-09-01
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-09-15
$5,075
Consulting
VX Consulting, LLC
2016-09-30
$5,075
Consulting
Hockey on Your Block
2016-09-23
$5,000
Charitable contribution
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-07-15
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-08-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-08-15
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-09-01
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-09-15
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2016-09-30
$5,000
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-07-01
$4,179
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-08-10
$4,179
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2016-09-20
$4,179
Rent
Internal Revenue Service
2016-09-30
$2,517
Taxes
Social Security Administration
2016-09-30
$2,232
Taxes
Westfield Insurance
2016-09-16
$1,735
Insurance
Erin Baumann
2016-07-15
$1,614
Staff
Erin Baumann
2016-08-01
$1,614
Staff
Erin Baumann
2016-08-15
$1,614
Staff
Erin Baumann
2016-09-01
$1,614
Staff
Erin Baumann
2016-09-15
$1,614
Staff
Erin Baumann
2016-09-30
$1,614
Staff

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