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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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

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Democratic Omar Aquino's election campaign committee, Friends of Omar Aquino, spent $31,626 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Aquino's committee spent the most on equipment rental for health fair, tents, tables in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,159) going to AAA Rental Store in Markham. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Aquino's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Equipment rental for health fair, tents, tables
$10,159
32.1%
Consultant services
$7,049
22.3%
Donation items, book bags and school supplies.
$6,709
21.2%
Catering for fundraising event
$3,581
11.3%
Sponsorship for gala
$1,007
3.2%
Database services
$450
1.4%
Supplies for health fair
$437
1.4%
Website design & hosting
$416
1.3%
Insurance for health fair
$315
1%
Donations
$250
0.8%
Equipment rental & deposit for health fair
$250
0.8%
Catering
$218
0.7%
Security
$200
0.6%
Office security
$173
0.6%
Office supplies
$157
0.5%
Radio advertising
$150
0.5%
Membership fee
$100
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
AAA Rental Store
2017-08-18
$10,159
Equipment rental for health fair, tents, tables
KMM Consulting, LLC
2017-09-12
$7,049
Consultant services
Cook Brothers
2017-08-18
$6,709
Donation items, book bags and school supplies.
Porretta's Banquets
2017-08-29
$3,307
Catering for fundraising event
The Miracle Center
2017-09-28
$1,007
Sponsorship for gala
Ngp Van
2017-07-06
$450
Database services
Quenton Galvin
2017-08-18
$416
Website design & hosting
Rolei Financial Services
2017-08-09
$315
Insurance for health fair
Park & Field
2017-09-26
$273
Catering for fundraising event
Abba Father Christian Center
2017-07-18
$250
Donations
The Home Depot
2017-08-21
$250
Equipment rental & deposit for health fair
Papa John's
2017-08-21
$218
Catering
John Velez
2017-09-11
$200
Security
Amazon Market Place
2017-08-11
$182
Supplies for health fair
HomeGoods
2017-08-07
$157
Office supplies
Alegria Musical Sabatina
2017-08-02
$150
Radio advertising
Amazon Market Place
2017-08-11
$148
Supplies for health fair
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)
2017-09-25
$100
Membership fee
Amazon Market Place
2017-08-11
$61
Supplies for health fair
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-07-08
$57
Office security
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-07-10
$57
Office security
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-09-08
$57
Office security
Amazon Market Place
2017-08-11
$45
Supplies for health fair

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