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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

How did Jerry Bennett spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Independent Jerry Bennett's election campaign committee, Citizens for Jerry Bennett, spent $6,039 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bennett's committee spent the most on iml fall annual conference in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,419) going to Hilton Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Iml fall annual conference
$2,419
40.1%
35th anniversary dinner
$1,150
19%
Entertainment 35th anniversary
$650
10.8%
Food for retirement party dep. clerk
$426
7.1%
2nd quarter secretarial
$400
6.6%
3rd quarter secretarial
$400
6.6%
Iml summer meeting
$396
6.6%
Food for national night out program
$197
3.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hilton Chicago
2017-09-27
$2,419
Iml fall annual conference
Southwest Conference of Mayors
2017-07-21
$1,150
35th anniversary dinner
Shannon Rovers
2017-08-15
$650
Entertainment 35th anniversary
Fajitas
2017-08-17
$426
Food for retirement party dep. clerk
Marguerite Hodek
2017-07-15
$400
2nd quarter secretarial
Marguerite Hodek
2017-09-19
$400
3rd quarter secretarial
Hampton Inn &Suites
2017-07-25
$396
Iml summer meeting
City of Palos Hills
2017-08-15
$197
Food for national night out program

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