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Friday, December 27, 2024

How did Joseph Berrios spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Joseph Berrios's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Joseph Berrios Assessor, spent $47,820 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Berrios's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($20,000) going to Kevin Ford, Attorney at LAw in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Berrios's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$40,000
83.7%
Lease payments
$4,000
8.4%
Consulting
$960
2%
Campaign event
$710
1.5%
Donations
$600
1.3%
Bank charges
$571
1.2%
Postage
$500
1.1%
Utilities
$479
1%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kevin Ford, Attorney at LAw
2018-05-01
$20,000
Legal fees
James Nally
2018-05-01
$20,000
Legal fees
4500 Fullerton LLC
2018-05-04
$4,000
Lease payments
Union League Club
2018-04-19
$710
Campaign event
St. Stans
2018-04-16
$600
Donations
US Postal Service
2018-05-24
$500
Postage
Emilio Reyes
2018-05-04
$480
Consulting
Emilio Reyes
2018-05-16
$480
Consulting
First Midwest Bank
2018-05-04
$410
Bank charges
People's Gas
2018-04-23
$223
Utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2018-05-24
$133
Utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2018-04-23
$123
Utilities
First Midwest Bank
2018-06-01
$113
Bank charges
First Midwest Bank
2018-06-07
$47
Bank charges

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