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

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Democratic Karen Yarbrough's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Karen Yarbrough, spent $27,990 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Yarbrough's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,000) going to James P. Nally in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Yarbrough's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$12,000
42.9%
Contractual expenses
$3,750
13.4%
Office supplies
$1,590
5.7%
Rent
$1,500
5.4%
Fund raising (food)
$1,000
3.6%
Consulting
$950
3.4%
Cell phones
$788
2.8%
Equipment - purchase
$649
2.3%
Meeting expense
$634
2.3%
Telephone expenses
$632
2.3%
Supplies
$537
1.9%
Vote builder
$457
1.6%
Candidate lodging
$417
1.5%
Fees
$343
1.2%
Insurance
$322
1.2%
Advertising
$258
0.9%
Printing
$256
0.9%
Photography
$250
0.9%
Donations
$250
0.9%
Postage
$250
0.9%
Utilities
$242
0.9%
T-shirts
$235
0.8%
Database program
$223
0.8%
Website expenses
$216
0.8%
Office repairs
$127
0.5%
Office equipment
$97
0.4%
Office
$10
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
James P. Nally
2018-09-05
$7,000
Legal fees
James P. Nally
2018-08-01
$5,000
Legal fees
Richard Streetman
2018-09-12
$1,830
Contractual expenses
Symones Catering
2018-08-24
$1,000
Fund raising (food)
Amazon.com
2018-09-25
$649
Equipment - purchase
Cosco
2018-09-15
$640
Office supplies
Donora Realty Co.
2018-07-13
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Co.
2018-08-15
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Co.
2018-09-14
$500
Rent
Richard Streetman
2018-09-12
$500
Contractual expenses
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-09-10
$457
Vote builder
Amazon.com
2018-08-31
$405
Office supplies
James Blassingame
2018-09-01
$400
Consulting
Sprint PCS
2018-09-19
$399
Cell phones
Barclays American Grill
2018-09-13
$380
Meeting expense
State Board of Elections
2018-09-14
$343
Fees
State Farm Insurance Company
2018-08-28
$322
Insurance
At&t
2018-08-01
$315
Telephone expenses
James Blassingame
2018-08-12
$300
Consulting
James Blassingame
2018-07-11
$300
Contractual expenses
Facebook Headquarters
2018-09-17
$258
Advertising
VistaPrint
2018-09-19
$256
Printing
James Blassingame
2018-09-24
$250
Consulting
Leslie Dansby
2018-09-26
$250
Contractual expenses
Leslie Dansby
2018-09-22
$250
Contractual expenses

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