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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

How did Richard O Bennett spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Richard O Bennett's election campaign committee, Calumet Twp Regular Democratic Org, spent $4,868 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bennett's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,309) going to Steven Fine in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$2,309
47.4%
Printing
$1,319
27.1%
Installation dinner table
$480
9.9%
Dj service for fundraiser
$400
8.2%
Signs
$360
7.4%

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
Steven Fine
2017-02-24
$2,309
Legal fees
Silvestri Printing
2017-02-16
$1,319
Printing
Blue Island Chamber of Commerce
2017-03-11
$480
Installation dinner table
John Limon
2017-03-11
$400
Dj service for fundraiser
Union Sign & Printing
2017-03-25
$360
Signs

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