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Friday, May 23, 2025

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

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Democratic Jim Murphy's election campaign committee, Friends For Jim Murphy, spent $4,441 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murphy's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,815) going to Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc in Bridgeview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$1,815
40.9%
Postage
$1,068
24.1%
Printing
$940
21.2%
Radio advertising
$370
8.3%
Mailing
$248
5.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc
2017-10-11
$1,815
Yard signs
Usps
2017-10-11
$1,019
Postage
Forest Printing Co.
2017-10-06
$555
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2017-10-10
$384
Printing
Alpha Media LLC - Joliet, IL
2017-11-28
$370
Radio advertising
Perma Graphics
2017-11-14
$248
Mailing
Usps
2017-10-30
$49
Postage

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