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How did Karen Yarbrough spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Karen Yarbrough's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Karen Yarbrough, spent $8,239 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Yarbrough's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,485) going to James Blassingame in Maywood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Yarbrough's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,485
18%
Casual labor
$1,270
15.4%
Telephone equipment
$975
11.8%
Contributions
$750
9.1%
Candidate lodging
$655
8%
Office supplies
$518
6.3%
Telephone service
$518
6.3%
Rent
$500
6.1%
Telephone services
$424
5.2%
Supplies
$282
3.4%
Staff lodging
$261
3.2%
Subscriptions
$223
2.7%
Polo shirts
$200
2.4%
Utilities
$174
2.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sprint PCS
2016-05-02
$975
Telephone equipment
Maywood Chamber of Commerce
2016-05-26
$750
Contributions
Donora Realty Company
2016-06-23
$500
Rent
James Blassingame
2016-04-06
$495
Consulting
James Blassingame
2016-04-11
$440
Consulting
Palmer Reed
2016-04-04
$400
Casual labor
At&t
2016-05-02
$373
Telephone service
President Abraham Lincoln Springfield
2016-05-13
$341
Candidate lodging
Sheraton City Center
2016-05-24
$313
Candidate lodging
James Blassingame
2016-05-03
$300
Consulting
Hilton Garden Inn
2016-05-13
$261
Staff lodging
James Blassingame
2016-04-01
$250
Consulting
Lauren Estelle
2016-06-27
$240
Casual labor
Lauren Estelle
2016-06-20
$230
Casual labor
Menard's
2016-04-28
$218
Office supplies
Special T Unlimited
2016-06-20
$200
Polo shirts
Menard's
2016-04-04
$170
Office supplies
Mikayla White
2016-04-12
$150
Casual labor
Mikayla White
2016-04-20
$150
Casual labor
At&t
2016-06-23
$145
Telephone service
Sprint PCS
2016-04-14
$141
Telephone services
Sprint PCS
2016-06-14
$141
Telephone services
Sprint PCS
2016-05-16
$141
Telephone services
Jewel Osco
2016-04-11
$113
Supplies
Jewel Osco
2016-04-09
$113
Supplies

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