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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

How did John Mehalek spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan John Mehalek's election campaign committee, Friends of John Mehalek, spent $2,212 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mehalek's committee spent the most on chef auction fundraiser in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,000) going to Village of Orland Park in Orland Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mehalek's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Chef auction fundraiser
$1,000
45.2%
Insurance
$526
23.8%
Ad books
$500
22.6%
Fundraisers
$186
8.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Village of Orland Park
2017-01-30
$1,000
Chef auction fundraiser
Ryan Reum
2017-01-12
$526
Insurance
Carl Sandburg Music Boosters
2017-01-05
$300
Ad books
Carl Sandburg High School
2017-03-06
$200
Ad books
Cure 4 Stroke NFP
2017-01-05
$186
Fundraisers

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