Quantcast

Chicago City Wire

Sunday, May 25, 2025

How did Michael Forti spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

Campaigncheck13

Democratic Michael Forti's election campaign committee, Friends for Forti, spent $19,181 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Forti's committee spent the most on campaign management in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,600) going to Matthew Cain in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Forti's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign management
$9,600
50.1%
Fundraising event
$2,544
13.3%
Petition work
$2,495
13%
Printing
$1,990
10.4%
Graphic design
$597
3.1%
Catering for event
$538
2.8%
Event supplies
$397
2.1%
Meal
$275
1.4%
Supplies
$262
1.4%
Stamps
$245
1.3%
Fees
$235
1.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Matthew Cain
2017-10-11
$3,200
Campaign management
Matthew Cain
2017-11-06
$3,200
Campaign management
Matthew Cain
2017-12-05
$3,200
Campaign management
Moe's River North LLC
2017-12-14
$2,544
Fundraising event
Martell Davis
2017-12-05
$1,100
Petition work
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-12-05
$1,040
Printing
Tom Hix Design
2017-10-20
$597
Graphic design
Blue Plate Catering
2017-11-06
$538
Catering for event
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-10-20
$520
Printing
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-10-20
$430
Printing
Costco
2017-11-06
$397
Event supplies
Tina Griffin
2017-12-13
$360
Petition work
Erika Griggs
2017-12-13
$360
Petition work
Akeiba Guest
2017-12-13
$360
Petition work
Shafiqah Abdullah
2017-12-13
$315
Petition work
Duck Inn
2017-11-06
$275
Meal
Wicker Park Retail Store
2017-11-06
$245
Stamps
PayPal, Inc.
2017-12-31
$235
Fees
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$148
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$44
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$24
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$22
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$13
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-11-06
$9
Supplies

MORE NEWS