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How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $17,100 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting & expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,749) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$8,749
51.2%
Advertising
$5,500
32.2%
Event food and drink
$638
3.7%
Printing
$563
3.3%
Room rental & contribution
$350
2.1%
Dining
$315
1.8%
Event expenses
$310
1.8%
Campaign supplies
$250
1.5%
Sympathy flowers
$200
1.2%
Electronic filing
$180
1.1%
Fundraising expenses
$41
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-08-31
$5,000
Fundraising consulting & expenses
El Dia
2017-08-24
$2,500
Advertising
Lawndale News
2017-08-25
$2,500
Advertising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-07-10
$1,978
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-07-31
$1,771
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Latinicity
2017-09-13
$638
Event food and drink
Forest Printing
2017-09-08
$563
Printing
Little Village Academy
2017-09-05
$350
Room rental & contribution
Tradition Chicago
2017-09-08
$315
Dining
Polvision
2017-07-24
$300
Advertising
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-07-17
$292
Event expenses
Nicholas Jordan
2017-09-08
$250
Campaign supplies
Polvision
2017-07-27
$200
Advertising
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-08-15
$180
Electronic filing
FTD.com
2017-08-10
$105
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2017-07-21
$95
Sympathy flowers
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-09-01
$41
Fundraising expenses
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-07-17
$18
Event expenses

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