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Friday, August 15, 2025

How did Peter Breen spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Peter Breen's election campaign committee, Friends of Peter Breen, spent $9,213 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Breen's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Joan M. Etten, LLC in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Breen's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,500
48.8%
Printing
$1,921
20.9%
Food
$946
10.3%
Website expenses
$897
9.7%
Social media
$419
4.6%
Phones
$329
3.6%
Ticket purchases
$200
2.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2018-01-14
$1,500
Consulting
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2018-02-14
$1,500
Consulting
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2018-03-14
$1,500
Consulting
Quik Impressions
2018-03-19
$960
Printing
Quik Impressions
2018-02-05
$960
Printing
Ballydoyle Irish Pub
2018-03-02
$644
Food
Facebook
2018-01-31
$341
Social media
Buffalo Wild Wings
2018-02-17
$302
Food
NationBuilder
2018-01-09
$299
Website expenses
NationBuilder
2018-02-09
$299
Website expenses
NationBuilder
2018-03-09
$299
Website expenses
Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family
2018-02-21
$200
Ticket purchases
Verizon Wireless
2018-02-07
$110
Phones
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-07
$110
Phones
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-07
$108
Phones
Facebook
2018-03-30
$77
Social media

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