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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

How did Mark Rabe spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Mark Rabe's election campaign committee, Friends For Rabe '18, spent $10,938 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Rabe's committee spent the most on advertising = internet in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to XPS - Fulcrun in Oak Brook. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rabe's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising = internet
$5,000
45.7%
Signs
$2,800
25.6%
Yard signs
$1,105
10.1%
Internet advertising
$1,091
10%
Supplies
$336
3.1%
Printing
$285
2.6%
Promotional items
$270
2.5%
Advertising
$50
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
XPS - Fulcrun
2018-12-03
$5,000
Advertising = internet
Neverending Graphics
2018-10-10
$1,500
Signs
Neverending Graphics
2018-10-21
$1,300
Signs
Neverending Graphics
2018-11-01
$1,105
Yard signs
Facebook
2018-12-03
$500
Internet advertising
Office Max
2018-10-19
$285
Printing
Pensexpress
2018-11-02
$270
Promotional items
Home Depot
2018-12-03
$268
Supplies
Facebook
2018-12-03
$250
Internet advertising
Facebook
2018-12-03
$199
Internet advertising
Facebook
2018-12-03
$117
Internet advertising
Home Depot
2018-11-03
$68
Supplies
Facebook
2018-11-02
$50
Advertising
Facebook
2018-11-02
$25
Internet advertising

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