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How did Karen Yarbrough spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Karen Yarbrough's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Karen Yarbrough, spent $19,216 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Yarbrough's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to James P. Nally in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Yarbrough's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$10,000
52%
Consulting
$2,600
13.5%
Rent
$1,500
7.8%
Fund raising (food)
$950
4.9%
Casual labor
$900
4.7%
Donations
$800
4.2%
Supplies
$585
3%
Contributions
$500
2.6%
Cell phones
$492
2.6%
Utilities
$445
2.3%
Telephone expenses
$262
1.4%
Fees
$181
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
James P. Nally
2018-06-08
$5,000
Legal fees
James P. Nally
2018-06-29
$5,000
Legal fees
Richella Jackson
2018-05-07
$1,500
Consulting
Symones Catering
2018-06-25
$950
Fund raising (food)
Maya Stainback
2018-05-14
$600
Consulting
Donora Realty Company
2018-05-15
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Company
2018-04-16
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Company
2018-06-15
$500
Rent
Ida's Legacy
2018-04-14
$500
Contributions
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
2018-06-26
$500
Donations
Maya Stainback
2018-04-13
$500
Consulting
Mikayla White
2018-06-26
$500
Casual labor
ComEd
2018-06-15
$445
Utilities
Menard's
2018-06-20
$390
Supplies
Sprint PCS
2018-05-15
$349
Cell phones
Rainbow Push Coalition
2018-06-14
$300
Donations
Mikayla White
2018-05-26
$200
Casual labor
Miles White
2018-05-26
$200
Casual labor
Wal-Mart Supercenter
2018-05-15
$195
Supplies
At&t
2018-06-08
$157
Telephone expenses
Sprint PCS
2018-04-13
$142
Cell phones
Act Blue
2018-06-30
$110
Fees
At&t
2018-04-30
$104
Telephone expenses
Act Blue
2018-06-10
$71
Fees

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