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Thursday, June 26, 2025

How did Bill Cunningham spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Bill Cunningham's election campaign committee, Friends of Bill Cunningham, spent $9,719 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cunningham's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($1,250) going to Katie Murphy in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cunningham's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,750
18%
Rent
$1,275
13.1%
Car lease payment
$1,230
12.7%
Printing
$999
10.3%
Sponsorships
$734
7.6%
Senior event
$689
7.1%
Meals
$615
6.3%
Student council breakfast
$444
4.6%
Computer monitor
$371
3.8%
Newspaper advertising
$312
3.2%
Utilities
$311
3.2%
Membership
$250
2.6%
Computer - maintenance
$220
2.3%
Donations
$200
2.1%
Computer services
$131
1.4%
Cell phones
$86
0.9%
Website expenses
$55
0.6%
Computer software
$44
0.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Katie Murphy
2017-03-15
$1,250
Consulting
Beverly Woods
2017-01-04
$689
Senior event
115 Bourbon Street
2017-03-13
$615
Meals
Joan Knight
2017-02-24
$500
Consulting
Country House Restaruant
2017-03-15
$444
Student council breakfast
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2017-02-21
$425
Rent
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2017-01-20
$425
Rent
Chicago Pulse, LLC
2017-03-20
$425
Rent
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2017-03-10
$410
Car lease payment
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2017-02-10
$410
Car lease payment
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2017-01-10
$410
Car lease payment
Best Buy
2017-03-27
$371
Computer monitor
Kevron Printing
2017-03-06
$317
Printing
Kevron Printing
2017-03-20
$287
Printing
Beverly Area Planning Association
2017-01-06
$250
Membership
Kennedy Park Baseball
2017-01-17
$250
Sponsorships
Village of Palos Park
2017-03-08
$250
Sponsorships
95th Street Business Association
2017-03-08
$234
Sponsorships
Kevron Printing
2017-01-24
$220
Printing
Noventech
2017-03-03
$220
Computer - maintenance
Special Olympics
2017-03-10
$200
Donations
Kevron Printing
2017-03-29
$175
Printing
Southwest Regional Publishing
2017-01-17
$156
Newspaper advertising
Southwest Regional Publishing
2017-01-10
$156
Newspaper advertising
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-02-23
$131
Computer services

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