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Monday, June 30, 2025

How did Gilbert Villegas spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Gilbert Villegas's election campaign committee, Friends of Gilbert Villegas, spent $35,814 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villegas's committee spent the most on services rendered in the quarter, with 40.7% of this total ($3,652) going to Yamil Pena in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villegas's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services rendered
$8,968
25%
Printing
$4,561
12.7%
Donations
$4,157
11.6%
Meetings
$3,987
11.1%
Supplies
$3,522
9.8%
Rental
$1,618
4.5%
Legal fees
$1,500
4.2%
Car lease payment
$1,097
3.1%
Travel
$1,032
2.9%
Return of excess contribution
$1,000
2.8%
Car repair
$683
1.9%
Movies in the park
$659
1.8%
Election day food
$650
1.8%
Marketing
$441
1.2%
Phones
$422
1.2%
Picnic rentals
$340
1%
Banners
$270
0.8%
Recycling
$250
0.7%
Driver
$200
0.6%
Permit
$172
0.5%
Tickets
$160
0.5%
Bouncy house
$120
0.3%

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
Stars and Stripes
2018-06-05
$2,100
Printing
4Imprint
2018-05-16
$1,741
Printing
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2018-06-08
$1,500
Donations
Bell Park Baseball League
2018-04-23
$1,257
Donations
Puerto Rican Parade Committee
2018-06-12
$1,200
Donations
Home Depot
2018-05-21
$1,091
Supplies
Trolley Rentals in Chicago
2018-06-18
$1,088
Rental
All-Circo, Inc.
2018-04-25
$1,000
Return of excess contribution
City Club of Chicago
2018-04-30
$750
Meetings
Maggiano's
2018-06-25
$719
Meetings
Cynthia Guerrero
2018-06-01
$700
Services rendered
Ettleson
2018-05-14
$683
Car repair
Yamil Pena
2018-05-03
$652
Services rendered
Dunkin Donuts
2018-04-30
$650
Election day food
John Doyle
2018-06-13
$600
Services rendered
John Doyle
2018-06-06
$600
Services rendered
John Doyle
2018-06-04
$600
Services rendered
Yamil Pena
2018-04-09
$600
Services rendered
Yamil Pena
2018-04-23
$600
Services rendered
Yamil Pena
2018-05-23
$600
Services rendered
Yamil Pena
2018-06-12
$600
Services rendered
Yamil Pena
2018-06-04
$600
Services rendered
GM Financial
2018-05-31
$558
Car lease payment
Target
2018-06-05
$548
Supplies
GM Financial
2018-04-23
$539
Car lease payment

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