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How did Kwame Raoul spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Kwame Raoul's election campaign committee, Raoul for Illinois, spent $24,527 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Raoul's committee spent the most on event cost. in the quarter, with 58.9% of this total ($7,872) going to The Tortoise Club in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Raoul's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Event cost.
$13,367
54.5%
Rent payment.
$3,550
14.5%
Payment of bill.
$3,323
13.6%
Event tickets.
$825
3.4%
Conference expense.
$787
3.2%
Printed materials.
$732
3%
Office supplies.
$719
2.9%
Traveling expense.
$563
2.3%
Meeting meals.
$331
1.4%
Phone services.
$228
0.9%
Software.
$99
0.4%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Tortoise Club
2017-09-21
$7,872
Event cost.
Tavern On Rush
2017-07-12
$5,494
Event cost.
McKey & Poague Real Estate
2017-07-06
$2,020
Rent payment.
McKey & Poague Real Estate
2017-07-06
$1,530
Rent payment.
Ngp Software Inc.
2017-09-12
$900
Payment of bill.
Priceline Hotels
2017-08-07
$747
Conference expense.
Breaker Press Co., Inc
2017-07-26
$732
Printed materials.
Southwest Airlines
2017-08-07
$533
Traveling expense.
Cook County Democratic Party
2017-09-15
$400
Event tickets.
Office Depot
2017-07-05
$275
Office supplies.
At&t
2017-08-25
$257
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-09-28
$256
Payment of bill.
Hyde Park Chamber Of Commerce
2017-09-01
$250
Event tickets.
Comcast
2017-09-28
$236
Payment of bill.
Comcast
2017-08-28
$234
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-07-27
$230
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-09-27
$228
Phone services.
Comcast
2017-07-31
$224
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-07-19
$184
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-08-22
$184
Payment of bill.
At&t
2017-09-21
$184
Payment of bill.
Hyde Park Chamber Of Commerce
2017-07-07
$175
Event tickets.
Pizza Capri
2017-07-03
$156
Meeting meals.
Office Depot
2017-08-23
$137
Office supplies.
Office Depot
2017-08-23
$125
Office supplies.

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