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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

How did Irv. Nicholson spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Irv. Nicholson's election campaign committee, Friends of Eugene Williams, spent $14,733 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Nicholson's committee spent the most on banquet & dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,109) going to Dream Palace in Lynwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Nicholson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Banquet & dinner
$9,109
61.8%
Entertainment
$2,500
17%
Supplies
$1,045
7.1%
Photography
$800
5.4%
Printing
$540
3.7%
Meals & meeting room
$340
2.3%
Tickets
$200
1.4%
Hotel
$168
1.1%
Meals
$30
0.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dream Palace
2017-02-25
$9,109
Banquet & dinner
Chicago Catz LLC
2017-02-25
$2,500
Entertainment
Willie Bouie
2017-02-17
$800
Photography
Staples
2017-03-17
$356
Supplies
Lincolnshire Country Club
2017-02-20
$340
Meals & meeting room
Lans Printing
2017-01-13
$270
Printing
Lans Printing
2017-01-23
$270
Printing
Office Max
2017-03-19
$226
Supplies
Friends of Terry Matthews
2017-01-19
$200
Tickets
Staples
2017-03-17
$174
Supplies
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
2017-01-11
$168
Hotel
Office Depot
2017-03-17
$154
Supplies
Staples
2017-01-14
$133
Supplies
Lincolnshire Country Club
2017-03-06
$30
Meals

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