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How did Walter Burnett Jr spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Non partisan Walter Burnett Jr's election campaign committee, Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr, spent $28,092 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burnett's committee spent the most on event expenses in the quarter, with 90.6% of this total ($4,816) going to Paramount Events in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burnett's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Event expenses
$5,316
18.9%
Consulting
$4,975
17.7%
Printing
$4,965
17.7%
Donations
$4,881
17.4%
Promotional items
$1,627
5.8%
Staff salaries
$1,490
5.3%
Insurance
$982
3.5%
Auto expense
$942
3.4%
Postage
$800
2.9%
Advertising
$756
2.7%
Event photo expense
$507
1.8%
Sponsorships
$400
1.4%
Event expense-transportation
$300
1.1%
Reimbursement - event meals
$150
0.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Minute Man Press
2017-04-26
$4,965
Printing
Paramount Events
2017-04-26
$4,816
Event expenses
David Essex
2017-04-07
$2,100
Consulting
David Essex
2017-04-24
$2,100
Consulting
Kelly HAll YMCA
2017-05-16
$1,200
Donations
Salvation Army
2017-04-11
$1,050
Donations
Erie Insurance Company
2017-06-12
$982
Insurance
Skinner Park Advisory Council
2017-04-21
$850
Donations
Purchase Power
2017-06-20
$800
Postage
General McArthur
2017-04-20
$775
Consulting
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-04-13
$756
Promotional items
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-05-11
$756
Promotional items
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-06-12
$756
Advertising
Gm Financial
2017-05-25
$667
Auto expense
Mavs Gallery
2017-06-23
$507
Event photo expense
Marshall Oliver
2017-06-23
$400
Sponsorships
Kalin Harding
2017-04-25
$300
Event expenses
R&D Bus Co
2017-06-15
$300
Event expense-transportation
Ally
2017-05-11
$274
Auto expense
Akiel Williams
2017-05-01
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-04-13
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-06-16
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-06-01
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-05-16
$250
Staff salaries
Reginald Stewart
2017-04-24
$240
Staff salaries

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