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Saturday, October 4, 2025

How did Mike Kelley spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Mike Kelley's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Mike Kelley Will County Sheriff, spent $4,555 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Kelley's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 25.7% of this total ($540) going to Will/Grundy Counties Building Trades Council in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kelley's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$2,100
46.1%
Principal payment, kelley
$1,000
22%
Food
$745
16.4%
Donations
$710
15.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Mike Kelley
2017-08-30
$1,000
Principal payment, kelley
Konow Corn Maze
2017-09-19
$745
Food
Will/Grundy Counties Building Trades Council
2017-07-14
$540
Golf outings
Joliet Police FOP
2017-09-08
$500
Golf outings
Shorewood Police
2017-07-27
$460
Golf outings
Braidwood Police
2017-08-15
$400
Golf outings
Irish American Society of Will County
2017-08-21
$400
Donations
CASA of Will County
2017-07-07
$250
Donations
United Way of Will County
2017-07-28
$200
Golf outings
Will/Grundy Counties Building Trades Council
2017-07-24
$60
Donations

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