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Friday, May 23, 2025

How did Jim Murphy spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Jim Murphy's election campaign committee, Friends For Jim Murphy, spent $3,127 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murphy's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($978) going to Forest Printing Co. in Forest Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$978
31.3%
Fundraisers
$844
27%
Newspaper advertising
$573
18.3%
Yard signs
$474
15.2%
Promotional items
$257
8.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
12 Handles Ale House
2017-09-21
$844
Fundraisers
Kaeser & Blair Inc
2017-08-11
$474
Yard signs
Forest Printing Co.
2017-09-19
$427
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2017-07-11
$384
Printing
Shaw Media
2017-08-15
$378
Newspaper advertising
Capitol Promotions, Inc
2017-09-15
$257
Promotional items
Labor Record
2017-09-18
$194
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2017-08-23
$84
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2017-08-22
$81
Printing

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