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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

How did Omar Aquino spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Omar Aquino's election campaign committee, Friends of Omar Aquino, spent $46,355 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Aquino's committee spent the most on printing fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($27,500) going to ABCompuprint in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Aquino's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing fees
$27,500
59.3%
Consulting fees
$14,584
31.5%
Printing services
$1,207
2.6%
Fundraising event catering
$700
1.5%
Database services
$450
1%
Dj services
$400
0.9%
Office supplies
$378
0.8%
Credit card processing fees
$311
0.7%
Advertising/sponsorship
$300
0.7%
Donations
$200
0.4%
Office security
$173
0.4%
Donation & sponsorship
$150
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
ABCompuprint
2017-04-28
$27,500
Printing fees
KMM Consulting, LLC
2017-06-22
$7,427
Consulting fees
KMM Consulting, LLC
2017-04-17
$7,157
Consulting fees
Minuteman Press
2017-04-26
$1,207
Printing services
Cruz Blanca Cervecer?a
2017-04-19
$700
Fundraising event catering
Ngp Van
2017-04-07
$450
Database services
David Gonzalez
2017-06-29
$400
Dj services
Staples
2017-05-04
$378
Office supplies
Nicolle Communications
2017-04-26
$300
Advertising/sponsorship
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
2017-05-02
$200
Donations
Montclare Elmwood Park Kiwanis
2017-05-23
$150
Donation & sponsorship
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-04-03
$113
Credit card processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-04-26
$100
Credit card processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-05-01
$90
Credit card processing fees
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-04-10
$57
Office security
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-05-08
$57
Office security
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-06-08
$57
Office security
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-06-02
$8
Credit card processing fees

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