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Thursday, April 17, 2025

How did Elizabeth Karkula spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Elizabeth Karkula's election campaign committee, The Committee to Elect Judge Elizabeth Anne Karkula Cir Court Judge, spent $4,740 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Karkula's committee spent the most on petition services in the quarter, with 86.7% of this total ($3,255) going to Victory Research in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Karkula's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Petition services
$3,755
79.2%
Donations
$610
12.9%
Photography
$375
7.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Research
2017-11-17
$1,905
Petition services
Victory Research
2017-11-22
$1,350
Petition services
Stephanie Mendez
2017-12-14
$500
Petition services
Rush Productions
2017-10-11
$375
Photography
1st Municipal District
2017-12-07
$350
Donations
Plumbers 130 Political Fund
2017-11-10
$260
Donations

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