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

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Democratic Karen Yarbrough's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Karen Yarbrough, spent $40,466 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Yarbrough's committee spent the most on professional service in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to James P. Nally in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Yarbrough's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Professional service
$10,000
24.7%
Contractual expenses
$8,928
22.1%
Postage
$5,771
14.3%
Printing
$4,049
10%
Rent
$1,500
3.7%
Transportation
$1,468
3.6%
Office equipment
$1,215
3%
Office
$1,091
2.7%
Consulting
$975
2.4%
Election day food
$812
2%
Office repairs
$750
1.9%
Office supplies
$719
1.8%
Office repair
$700
1.7%
Telephone service
$493
1.2%
Utilities
$481
1.2%
Election day - food
$385
1%
Contributions
$300
0.7%
Electrical repair
$300
0.7%
Cell phones
$263
0.7%
Meeting expense
$227
0.6%
Promotional items
$33
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
US Postal Service
2018-10-30
$5,771
Postage
James P. Nally
2018-11-08
$5,000
Professional service
James P. Nally
2018-12-05
$5,000
Professional service
Forest Printing
2018-10-15
$3,367
Printing
Starlight Express Coaches
2018-10-05
$1,468
Transportation
Nathaniel Booker
2018-10-23
$1,106
Contractual expenses
Nathaniel Booker
2018-10-15
$1,072
Contractual expenses
James Blassingame
2018-10-24
$1,000
Contractual expenses
Nathaniel Booker
2018-10-01
$975
Consulting
Leslie Dansby
2018-11-13
$750
Contractual expenses
Craig Hanson
2018-10-29
$750
Office repairs
Richella Jackson
2018-10-26
$750
Contractual expenses
Forest Printing
2018-11-01
$682
Printing
Dunk Donuts
2018-11-06
$583
Election day food
Amazon.com
2018-10-21
$552
Office equipment
James Blassingame
2018-10-16
$500
Contractual expenses
James Blassingame
2018-10-31
$500
Contractual expenses
Nathaniel Booker
2018-10-09
$500
Contractual expenses
Leslie Dansby
2018-10-16
$500
Contractual expenses
Donora Realty Company
2018-10-15
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Company
2018-11-12
$500
Rent
Donora Realty Company
2018-12-07
$500
Rent
Richella Jackson
2018-10-10
$500
Contractual expenses
Alma Smith
2018-10-30
$500
Contractual expenses
VIctor Franklin
2018-11-05
$500
Office repair

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