Riley's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Cratic & Shaffer Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Riley's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$2,500
29.8%
Housing-springfield
$1,400
16.7%
Golf outings
$1,000
11.9%
Flowers
$566
6.8%
Awards banquet
$500
6%
Printing
$445
5.3%
Convention
$375
4.5%
Gas service
$311
3.7%
Phonecableinternet
$303
3.6%
Electric service
$275
3.3%
Beaux arts ball
$250
3%
Donations
$200
2.4%
Office supplies
$184
2.2%
Auction items
$75
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cratic & Shaffer Consulting
2016-06-09
$2,500
Consulting
Dullenty Properties
2016-05-13
$1,400
Housing-springfield
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
2016-06-27
$1,000
Golf outings
Matteson Rotary Special Kids Fund
2016-04-06
$500
Awards banquet
D & L Printing
2016-05-23
$445
Printing
Rainbow Push Coalition
2016-06-20
$375
Convention
Comcast
2016-04-06
$303
Phonecableinternet
Flowers Unlimited
2016-05-12
$289
Flowers
Tall Grass Arts Assoc
2016-04-05
$250
Beaux arts ball
Nicor
2016-04-19
$209
Gas service
Cathedral of Praise Christian Center
2016-05-10
$200
Donations
Quill
2016-04-22
$184
Office supplies
Flowers Unlimited
2016-04-06
$184
Flowers
Nicor
2016-05-11
$101
Gas service
ComEd
2016-06-21
$94
Electric service
Flowers Unlimited
2016-06-14
$92
Flowers
Tall Grass Arts Assoc
2016-05-12
$75
Auction items
ComEd
2016-05-04
$60
Electric service
ComEd
2016-06-07
$52
Electric service
ComEd
2016-06-21
$22
Electric service
ComEd
2016-06-07
$22
Electric service
ComEd
2016-05-04
$22
Electric service