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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Edward M Burke spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Non partisan Edward M Burke's election campaign committee, Friends of Edward M Burke, spent $172,896 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burke's committee spent the most on events in the quarter, with 81% of this total ($48,921) going to Sheraton Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Events
$60,371
34.9%
Contractual expenses
$38,577
22.3%
Donations
$18,125
10.5%
Printing
$16,028
9.3%
Secretarial
$10,249
5.9%
Quarterly
$8,562
5%
Christmas hams
$4,900
2.8%
Tickets
$3,300
1.9%
Dues
$3,000
1.7%
Entertainment
$2,700
1.6%
Table
$2,000
1.2%
Gifts
$1,162
0.7%
Graphic design
$600
0.4%
Picture frames
$547
0.3%
Masses
$540
0.3%
Postage
$496
0.3%
Postaage
$470
0.3%
Field work
$456
0.3%
Flowers
$420
0.2%
Baby gifts
$388
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sheraton Chicago
2016-12-05
$48,800
Events
Haymarket
2016-11-17
$11,435
Contractual expenses
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2016-12-21
$10,947
Printing
St. Bruno Church
2016-10-01
$10,000
Donations
Haymarket
2016-10-31
$8,550
Contractual expenses
Haymarket
2016-11-08
$7,150
Contractual expenses
Haymarket
2016-12-13
$6,835
Contractual expenses
Kennedy Forum Illinois
2016-11-29
$5,000
Events
Loyola University Council of Regents
2016-11-17
$5,000
Donations
Special Children's Charities
2016-11-17
$5,000
Events
Hof Haus
2016-12-15
$4,900
Christmas hams
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2016-11-09
$4,094
Printing
Haymarket
2016-11-29
$3,535
Contractual expenses
Midwesterners
2016-11-30
$3,000
Dues
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-10-04
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-11-09
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2016-12-14
$2,154
Quarterly
Chicago Public Library
2016-10-18
$2,000
Tickets
St. Patrick's Day Parade Comm
2016-11-02
$2,000
Table
Marlene Buckley
2016-11-30
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2016-10-01
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2016-10-31
$1,932
Secretarial
Prism Entertainment, Ltd.
2016-11-22
$1,900
Entertainment
Dorothy J. Gergits
2016-12-13
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2016-10-13
$1,483
Secretarial

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