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

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Non partisan Brendan Reilly's election campaign committee, Citizens for Alderman Reilly, spent $157,842 in the third 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 22.1% of this total ($12,000) going to Gabrielle Hart in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff
$54,291
34.4%
Consulting
$38,975
24.7%
Rent
$14,052
8.9%
Contribution refund
$11,500
7.3%
Phones
$9,046
5.7%
Fees
$5,782
3.7%
Taxes
$4,153
2.6%
Utilities
$3,579
2.3%
Insurance
$2,723
1.7%
Donations
$2,500
1.6%
Supplies
$2,415
1.5%
Printing
$1,735
1.1%
Meetings
$1,535
1%
Transportation
$1,007
0.6%
Database expenses
$990
0.6%
Storage
$704
0.5%
Payroll
$662
0.4%
Event expenses
$630
0.4%
Predictive dialer minutes
$400
0.3%
Maintenance
$304
0.2%
Photography
$300
0.2%
Parking
$203
0.1%
??
$179
0.1%
Meal
$168
0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Riverside Investment & Development Company.
2018-07-27
$10,000
Contribution refund
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-07-17
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-08-01
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-08-17
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-08-31
$6,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago, LLC
2018-09-17
$6,500
Consulting
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-08-10
$4,837
Rent
At&t
2018-09-17
$4,810
Phones
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-07-10
$4,607
Rent
372 W Ontario Limited Partnership
2018-09-04
$4,607
Rent
Great Lakes Message & Media
2018-08-24
$4,500
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2018-09-17
$4,153
Taxes
At&t
2018-08-14
$3,460
Phones
Merchant Card Processing
2018-08-03
$3,053
Fees
Gabrielle Hart
2018-08-17
$2,500
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-08-31
$2,500
Staff
Gabrielle Hart
2018-09-17
$2,500
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-08-17
$2,500
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-08-31
$2,500
Staff
Robert Kearney
2018-09-17
$2,500
Staff
The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
2018-08-10
$2,500
Donations
Merchant Card Processing
2018-09-04
$2,395
Fees
Erin Baumann
2018-08-17
$2,250
Staff
Erin Baumann
2018-08-31
$2,250
Staff
Erin Baumann
2018-09-17
$2,250
Staff

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