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Monday, June 30, 2025

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

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Democratic Gilbert Villegas's election campaign committee, Friends of Gilbert Villegas, spent $34,680 in the fourth 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 50.7% of this total ($3,600) going to Yamil Pena in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villegas's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services rendered
$7,100
20.5%
Return of contribution
$6,500
18.7%
Marketing
$3,731
10.8%
Legal fees
$2,405
6.9%
Promotional items
$2,015
5.8%
Raffle prizes
$1,958
5.7%
Supplies
$1,884
5.4%
Meetings
$1,806
5.2%
Postage
$1,564
4.5%
Donations
$1,425
4.1%
Video production
$1,050
3%
Phones
$725
2.1%
Uncategorized expenses
$500
1.4%
Insurance
$475
1.4%
Cards
$401
1.2%
Commercials
$300
0.9%
Senior event
$286
0.8%
Car maintenance
$261
0.8%
Water
$200
0.6%
Printing
$90
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Zitella Development
2017-10-10
$5,000
Return of contribution
Blue Sky Impressions
2017-12-18
$2,015
Promotional items
Zitella Development
2017-10-10
$1,500
Return of contribution
Cook Brothers
2017-11-24
$1,433
Raffle prizes
4Imprint
2017-12-11
$1,407
Marketing
US Postal Service
2017-12-19
$1,326
Postage
Lester Cohn
2017-11-04
$1,050
Video production
Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC
2017-11-07
$905
Legal fees
Justin Heath
2017-12-22
$750
Services rendered
L2 Political
2017-12-08
$600
Marketing
Stars and Stripes
2017-12-19
$600
Marketing
Jewel
2017-12-18
$525
Raffle prizes
Pericles Abbasi
2017-10-02
$500
Legal fees
Pericles Abbasi
2017-11-07
$500
Legal fees
Pericles Abbasi
2017-12-04
$500
Legal fees
Communities United
2017-10-23
$500
Donations
Hermosa Neighborhood Assn
2017-11-22
$500
Uncategorized expenses
State Farm
2017-12-19
$475
Insurance
The Gallery Collection
2017-12-18
$401
Cards
Cynthia Guerrero
2017-11-25
$400
Services rendered
Gift Services
2017-12-18
$398
Marketing
L2 Political
2017-12-08
$335
Marketing
Amazon.com
2017-11-30
$309
Supplies
Renata Lechowicz
2017-10-13
$300
Services rendered
Renata Lechowicz
2017-10-26
$300
Services rendered

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