How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the third quarter?
By Local Labs News Service

Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $17,100 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting & expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,749) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$8,749
51.2%
Advertising
$5,500
32.2%
Event food and drink
$638
3.7%
Printing
$563
3.3%
Room rental & contribution
$350
2.1%
Dining
$315
1.8%
Event expenses
$310
1.8%
Campaign supplies
$250
1.5%
Sympathy flowers
$200
1.2%
Electronic filing
$180
1.1%
Fundraising expenses
$41
0.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-08-31
$5,000
Fundraising consulting & expenses
El Dia
2017-08-24
$2,500
Advertising
Lawndale News
2017-08-25
$2,500
Advertising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-07-10
$1,978
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-07-31
$1,771
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Latinicity
2017-09-13
$638
Event food and drink
Forest Printing
2017-09-08
$563
Printing
Little Village Academy
2017-09-05
$350
Room rental & contribution
Tradition Chicago
2017-09-08
$315
Dining
Polvision
2017-07-24
$300
Advertising
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-07-17
$292
Event expenses
Nicholas Jordan
2017-09-08
$250
Campaign supplies
Polvision
2017-07-27
$200
Advertising
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-08-15
$180
Electronic filing
FTD.com
2017-08-10
$105
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2017-07-21
$95
Sympathy flowers
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-09-01
$41
Fundraising expenses
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-07-17
$18
Event expenses


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