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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 $15,271 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 in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,450) 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
$10,450
68.4%
Entertainment
$2,500
16.4%
Photography
$800
5.2%
Annual scholarship
$500
3.3%
Donations
$500
3.3%
Meetings & meals
$250
1.6%
Supplies
$150
1%
Meetings
$120
0.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dream Palace
2018-02-16
$10,450
Banquet
Chicago Catz LLC
2018-02-16
$2,500
Entertainment
Willie Bouie
2018-02-16
$800
Photography
Club Owners United
2018-01-25
$500
Annual scholarship
Southland Regional Mayor's Black Cacus
2018-03-14
$500
Donations
Lincolnshire Country Club
2018-02-20
$250
Meetings & meals
Office Max - Highland In
2018-02-15
$150
Supplies
Lincolnshire Country Club
2018-01-25
$60
Meetings
Lincolnshire Country Club
2018-03-16
$60
Meetings

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