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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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

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Republican Jim Oberweis's election campaign committee, Friends of Jim Oberweis, spent $16,492 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Oberweis's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,073) going to Nyhan & Friends in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Oberweis's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$12,073
73.2%
Golf outings
$2,669
16.2%
Campaign work
$1,400
8.5%
Party - staff
$350
2.1%

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
Nyhan & Friends
2018-12-28
$10,000
Contractual expenses
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-10-09
$2,101
Golf outings
Nyhan & Friends
2018-10-11
$2,073
Contractual expenses
Shari Martin
2018-12-28
$1,000
Campaign work
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-10-01
$567
Golf outings
Shari Martin
2018-11-27
$400
Campaign work
Pam Althoff
2018-11-27
$350
Party - staff

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