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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

How did Jonathon Bowles spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Jonathon Bowles's election campaign committee, Elgin Township Democrats, spent $4,260 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bowles's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,656) going to Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bowles's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$2,656
62.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$892
20.9%
Production media expenses
$318
7.5%
Storage
$207
4.9%
Printing
$185
4.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Grand Victoria Casino
2018-01-20
$2,656
Fund raising (food)
Elgin Community College
2018-02-12
$642
Hall rental for raising funds
View Sonic
2018-02-09
$318
Production media expenses
Grand Victoria Casino
2018-01-31
$250
Hall rental for raising funds
Consolidated Printing Company
2018-01-13
$185
Printing
SmartStop Toll Gate Rd
2018-02-19
$141
Storage
SmartStop Toll Gate Rd
2018-01-04
$66
Storage

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