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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Willie B Cochran spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Willie B Cochran's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Willie B Cochran, spent $13,405 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cochran's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 46.7% of this total ($5,000) going to Clark Hill LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cochran's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$10,700
79.8%
Joint council meeting 2600 s. michigan l-26
$1,000
7.5%
Field work- use of car
$700
5.2%
Cubs playoff game
$540
4%
Scholarship drive
$250
1.9%
Donation for womens program
$215
1.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Clark Hill LLC
2016-10-19
$5,000
Legal fees
Clark Hill
2016-11-16
$2,500
Legal fees
Clark Hill
2016-10-24
$2,000
Legal fees
Breen & Pugh
2016-10-03
$1,200
Legal fees
Willie B. Cochran
2016-10-08
$1,000
Joint council meeting 2600 s. michigan l-26
Robbie Brown
2016-12-07
$700
Field work- use of car
Ticket.com
2016-10-21
$540
Cubs playoff game
Akarama Foundation
2016-12-05
$250
Scholarship drive
The Port Ministries
2016-11-08
$215
Donation for womens program

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