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How did Brendan Reilly spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Non partisan Brendan Reilly's election campaign committee, Citizens for Alderman Reilly, spent $159,053 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Reilly's committee spent the most on staff in the quarter, with 22.3% of this total ($13,500) going to Gabrielle Hart in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff
$60,499
38%
Consulting
$41,707
26.2%
Rent
$14,537
9.1%
Phones
$11,013
6.9%
Taxes
$6,464
4.1%
Supplies
$5,698
3.6%
Event expenses
$3,894
2.5%
Insurance
$2,925
1.8%
Utilities
$2,887
1.8%
Printing
$1,724
1.1%
Meetings
$1,466
0.9%
Transportation
$1,393
0.9%
Database expenses
$915
0.6%
Meal
$901
0.6%
Fees
$836
0.5%
Storage
$704
0.4%
Payroll
$636
0.4%
Maintenance
$457
0.3%
Parking
$208
0.1%
Po box
$182
0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-05-15
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-06-01
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-06-15
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-06-29
$6,500
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-06-01
$5,091
Rent
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-04-16
$5,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-05-01
$5,000
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-04-13
$4,838
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-05-11
$4,607
Rent
Golden Incentives
2018-06-01
$3,974
Supplies
At&t
2018-06-01
$3,469
Phones
At&t
2018-06-29
$3,370
Phones
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-04-16
$3,298
Taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-04-16
$3,165
Taxes
At&t
2018-05-11
$3,101
Phones
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-06-29
$3,000
Consulting
Gabrielle Hart
2018-04-16
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-05-01
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-05-15
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-06-01
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-06-15
$2,250
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-06-29
$2,250
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-04-16
$2,250
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-05-01
$2,250
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-05-15
$2,250
Staff

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