How did Margaret Laurino spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2018

Non partisan Margaret Laurino's election campaign committee, Friends of Margaret Laurino, spent $33,863 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Laurino's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.1% of this total ($7,500) going to N C Consulting LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laurino's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Consulting

$14,400

42.5%

Printing

$4,412

13%

Cocktail party

$3,150

9.3%

Xmas card printing

$3,040

Mailing

$2,394

7.1%

Accounting fees

$1,375

4.1%

Cell phones

$694

2.1%

Cocktail party entertainment

$650

1.9%

Wedding gift

$616

1.8%

Processing fees

$544

1.6%

Telephone expenses

$441

1.3%

Office equipment

$363

1.1%

Holiday reception

$300

0.9%

Donations

$250

0.7%

Internet access

$217

0.6%

Floral arrangements

$216

0.6%

Halloween sponsor

$175

0.5%

Office supplies

$168

0.5%

Supplies

$152

0.5%

Holiday event

$140

0.4%

Signature stamp

$60

0.2%

Senior holiday party

$50

0.2%

Holiday party donation

$50

0.2%

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

Chi Town Printing

2017-10-16

$3,200

Printing

Monastero's Ristorante

2017-10-23

$3,150

Cocktail party

Chi Town Printing

2017-12-18

$3,040

Xmas card printing

N C Consulting LLC

2017-11-17

$2,500

Consulting

N C Consulting LLC

2017-12-18

$2,500

Consulting

N C Consulting LLC

2017-10-16

$2,500

Consulting

Chi Town Printing

2017-12-15

$2,394

Mailing

Randy J. Barnette

2017-11-01

$2,000

Consulting

Randy J. Barnette

2017-10-05

$2,000

Consulting

Randy J. Barnette

2017-12-04

$2,000

Consulting

Shirley Taetle

2017-10-16

$1,375

Accounting fees

Chi Town Printing

2017-10-02

$1,212

Printing

Don Sadofsky

2017-10-02

$650

Cocktail party entertainment

Gail Beitz

2017-10-02

$600

Consulting

Best Buy

2017-11-06

$363

Office equipment

Macy's

2017-11-06

$330

Wedding gift

Norwood Park Seniors Club

2017-12-18

$300

Holiday reception

A T & T

2017-12-01

$231

Cell phones

A T & T

2017-10-13

$231

Cell phones

A T & T

2017-11-06

$231

Cell phones

Donna's Garden & More Inc

2017-10-02

$216

Floral arrangements

Macy's

2017-11-06

$214

Wedding gift

Actblue Illinois

2017-10-26

$214

Processing fees

Actblue Illinois

2017-10-26

$185

Processing fees

Sauganash Park Community Assn

2017-10-13

$175

Halloween sponsor

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