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How did Ira I Silverstein spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Ira I Silverstein's election campaign committee, Silverstein for Senator, spent $11,688 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Silverstein's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Janet (Rachel) Barron in Lincolnwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$3,000
25.7%
Party - staff
$1,644
14.1%
Utilities
$1,344
11.5%
Telephones
$1,122
9.6%
Community event
$1,034
8.9%
Rent
$958
8.2%
Election day expenses
$740
6.3%
Food
$516
4.4%
Insurance
$471
4%
Newspaper advertising
$378
3.2%
Printing
$278
2.4%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$200
1.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2016-11-14
$1,500
Staff salaries
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2016-11-01
$1,500
Staff salaries
Clowning Around Entertainment
2016-11-01
$1,034
Community event
Tein Li Chow
2016-12-20
$738
Party - staff
Commonwealth Edison
2016-11-07
$620
Utilities
Public Storage
2016-11-01
$620
Rent
Verizon
2016-11-01
$610
Telephones
Sandwich Club
2016-11-07
$600
Party - staff
Verizon
2016-11-30
$511
Telephones
State Farm Insurance
2016-11-07
$471
Insurance
Tel Aviv Pizza
2016-11-07
$450
Election day expenses
People's Gas
2016-12-12
$393
Utilities
Chicago Jewish Star
2016-11-07
$378
Newspaper advertising
Public Storage
2016-12-01
$338
Rent
People's Gas
2016-11-07
$330
Utilities
Kol Tuv Kosher Foods
2016-11-07
$290
Election day expenses
Evita's Steak House
2016-12-16
$288
Food
Active Office Solutions
2016-11-01
$278
Printing
McKellin's
2016-11-07
$235
Party - staff
Debra Sidock
2016-11-01
$200
Election day pollwatcher expenses
Shallots Bistro
2016-12-01
$159
Food
Tein Li Chow
2016-11-07
$71
Party - staff
Shallots Bistro
2016-12-20
$69
Food

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