The State of Illinois requires political action committees (PACs) with over $5,000 in funds to file a campaign disclosure report every quarter, listing all contributions and expenditures. The Committee to Elect Robert J. Lovero filed its first quarterly report on April 1st, showing expenditures of $335,134. 

This election season saw an extraordinary number of negative citywide political mailers against Lovero’s opponents, only some of which contained a legal disclaimer attributing the mailers to the Committee to Elect Robert J. Lovero.  

Among the largest expenses in the April 1 report were $179,978 to Red Horse Strategies, a marketing agency in Brooklyn, NY; $30,788 to Paisan’s Pizzeria & Bar for a hall rental for a fundraiser; $22,500 to Breaker Press for printing;  $20,102 to Southwest Regional Publishing for printing;  and $14,000 to R2 Message and Media for consulting.  

The committee also reported $131,980 in contributions. Its biggest donors this quarter, donating at least $3,000, included Arteaga Enterprises (owner of Guadalajara Grill), AvenueOne Realty Group, Berwyn City Attorney Anthony Bertuca, Berwyn KIA, Christopher B Burke Engineering, Clear View Plumbing & Sewer Cirp, Del Galdo Law Group, Zachary Harbour, Illinois Municipal Police Association (BPD union), Matthew Kopacz, Michaelson & Messinger, SBC Waste, Lalo’s Restaurant, and World’s Largest Laundromat. 

In its previous filing in January 9, 2025, the committee reported expenditures of $93,148, the largest expenses of which were $48,771 to White Pines Golf Course for a “golf outing” and $8,000 to R2 Message and Media for consulting. 

According to its April 1 report, the Committee currently has $25,415 in available funds.