McLaughlin's committee spent the most on services - bookkeeping in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Heidi Kalinowski in Mokena. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services - bookkeeping
$3,000
37.8%
Sponsorship - event
$2,200
27.7%
Ad - newspaper
$1,000
12.6%
Pizza party - carl sandburg hs band
$533
6.7%
Tickets - anniversary dinner
$430
5.4%
Sponsorship - op irish music pub crawl
$364
4.6%
Sponsorship & ad
$250
3.2%
Gifts - st. pat's parade court
$168
2.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Heidi Kalinowski
2016-01-04
$3,000
Services - bookkeeping
Better Business Bureau
2016-02-18
$1,200
Sponsorship - event
Irish American News
2016-02-29
$1,000
Ad - newspaper
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
2016-01-05
$1,000
Sponsorship - event
Fox's Restaurant
2016-02-01
$533
Pizza party - carl sandburg hs band
Chicago Trolley
2016-02-29
$364
Sponsorship - op irish music pub crawl
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School
2016-01-05
$340
Tickets - anniversary dinner
Orland Park Warriors
2016-02-01
$250
Sponsorship & ad
South Side Irish Imports
2016-01-06
$168
Gifts - st. pat's parade court
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School
2016-02-10
$90
Tickets - anniversary dinner