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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

How did Thomas J Dart spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Thomas J Dart's election campaign committee, Friends of Dart, spent $17,988 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dart's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,080) going to Odelson & Sterk LTD in Evergreen Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dart's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$9,080
50.5%
Fundraising food
$2,000
11.1%
Accounting fees
$1,074
6%
Application fee
$1,000
5.6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$970
5.4%
Campaign work
$813
4.5%
Computer software
$750
4.2%
Storage
$545
3%
Bank charges
$531
3%
Payroll
$350
2%
Donations
$350
2%
Food- reimbursement
$343
1.9%
Phones
$178
1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Odelson & Sterk LTD
2018-02-03
$9,080
Legal fees
Reilly's Daughter
2018-03-23
$2,000
Fundraising food
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
2018-01-09
$1,074
Accounting fees
Southside Parade Committee
2018-02-14
$1,000
Application fee
Fitzgerald's
2018-02-03
$970
Hall rental for raising funds
NGP VAN, Inc
2018-01-09
$750
Computer software
Bansley Brescia & Co, P.C.
2018-02-18
$350
Payroll
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2018-03-15
$350
Donations
Di Nico's Pizza
2018-02-03
$343
Food- reimbursement
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-03-02
$307
Bank charges
Fylnn Brian
2018-01-06
$300
Campaign work
Chris Donahue
2018-01-04
$283
Campaign work
Hannah Lipman
2018-01-06
$230
Campaign work
Public Storage
2018-02-04
$195
Storage
Public Storage
2018-01-02
$175
Storage
Public Storage
2018-03-04
$175
Storage
AT&T Mobility
2018-01-10
$103
Phones
AT&T Mobility
2018-02-20
$75
Phones
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-02-05
$39
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-01-04
$39
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-03-05
$34
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-01-31
$25
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-02-27
$25
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-02-07
$25
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2018-03-27
$25
Bank charges

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