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How did Bill Cunningham spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Bill Cunningham's election campaign committee, Friends of Bill Cunningham, spent $8,020 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cunningham's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,750) going to Chris Pappas in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cunningham's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$1,750
21.8%
Consulting
$1,250
15.6%
Sponsorships
$1,100
13.7%
Car lease payment
$897
11.2%
Printing
$810
10.1%
Utilities
$525
6.6%
Subscriptions
$500
6.2%
Donations
$455
5.7%
Newspaper advertising
$312
3.9%
Christmas
$250
3.1%
Computer services
$125
1.6%
Computer software
$44
0.6%

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
Chris Pappas
2018-03-06
$1,750
Rent
Katie Murphy
2018-01-17
$1,250
Consulting
Ahead of Our Time Publishing, Inc.
2018-01-16
$500
Subscriptions
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2018-02-05
$448
Car lease payment
Ford Credit - Car Lease
2018-03-05
$448
Car lease payment
The Reporter Newspaper
2018-01-22
$312
Newspaper advertising
100 Club Charity Hockey Game
2018-01-12
$266
Sponsorships
Beverly Area Planning Association
2018-03-09
$250
Sponsorships
Kennedy Park Baseball
2018-01-24
$250
Sponsorships
Katie Murphy
2018-01-04
$250
Christmas
95th Street Business Association
2018-03-14
$234
Sponsorships
Kevron Printing
2018-03-28
$208
Printing
Barbara Vick PreSchool
2018-02-28
$200
Donations
Kevron Printing
2018-03-26
$173
Printing
Kevron Printing
2018-03-07
$161
Printing
Respiratory Health
2018-01-09
$155
Donations
Kevron Printing
2018-01-08
$138
Printing
R4 Services
2018-03-21
$133
Utilities
Kevron Printing
2018-03-28
$129
Printing
Good Shepard Center
2018-01-18
$100
Donations
Good Shepard Center
2018-03-29
$100
Sponsorships
R4 Services
2018-01-22
$100
Utilities
A T & T Bill Payment
2018-01-31
$87
Utilities
A T & T Bill Payment
2018-02-20
$87
Utilities
A T & T Bill Payment
2018-01-02
$86
Utilities

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