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Monday, June 30, 2025

How did Gilbert Villegas spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Gilbert Villegas's election campaign committee, Friends of Gilbert Villegas, spent $28,798 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villegas's committee spent the most on services rendered in the quarter, with 19.7% of this total ($1,800) going to Renata Lechowicz in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villegas's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services rendered
$9,138
31.7%
Donations
$3,600
12.5%
Meetings
$1,928
6.7%
Printing
$1,822
6.3%
Legal fees
$1,500
5.2%
Postage
$1,292
4.5%
Lease payments
$1,087
3.8%
Community meeting
$1,054
3.7%
T-shirts
$922
3.2%
Phones
$779
2.7%
Supplies
$746
2.6%
Ward picnic catering
$744
2.6%
Volunteer outing
$641
2.2%
Rental
$400
1.4%
Latino caucus fundraiser entertainment
$360
1.3%
Daca event contribution
$300
1%
Marketing
$299
1%
Ward picnic
$270
0.9%
Ward picnic supplies
$264
0.9%
Golf outings
$250
0.9%
Movies in the park
$246
0.9%
Parking
$229
0.8%
Self defense class material
$220
0.8%
Fees
$202
0.7%
Travel
$180
0.6%
Ad books
$140
0.5%
Bouncy house rental for carnival
$100
0.4%
80.23
$80
0.3%

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
Chicago City Council Latino Caucus
2017-09-21
$2,000
Donations
GM Financial
2017-08-14
$1,087
Lease payments
Trattoria Porretta
2017-07-03
$1,054
Community meeting
Francisco Hurtado
2017-09-12
$1,050
Services rendered
Gina Trotta
2017-08-21
$1,000
Services rendered
Trattoria Porretta
2017-09-01
$929
Meetings
Santana Silk Screening
2017-09-11
$922
T-shirts
Cynthia Guerrero
2017-08-25
$750
Services rendered
A Prepared Table Catering
2017-09-19
$744
Ward picnic catering
US Postal Service
2017-08-11
$680
Postage
US Postal Service
2017-09-08
$612
Postage
Francisco Hurtado
2017-09-01
$600
Services rendered
Inkspire Graphix
2017-08-10
$600
Printing
Inkspire Graphix
2017-08-31
$557
Printing
Pericles Abbasi
2017-07-26
$500
Legal fees
Pericles Abbasi
2017-08-08
$500
Legal fees
Pericles Abbasi
2017-09-14
$500
Legal fees
CCC Foundation
2017-08-25
$500
Donations
Ruben Delgado
2017-09-08
$500
Services rendered
Kestler Digital Printing
2017-08-28
$418
Printing
Ann Green
2017-09-18
$375
Services rendered
Mariachi Real Guadalajara
2017-09-29
$360
Latino caucus fundraiser entertainment
Jump for Less
2017-09-06
$300
Rental
Renata Lechowicz
2017-07-20
$300
Services rendered
Renata Lechowicz
2017-08-02
$300
Services rendered

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