Rogers's committee spent the most on advertising/bill-boards in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,380) going to Lamar Advertising in Baton Rouge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rogers's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising/bill-boards
$16,380
35.2%
Penalties and fines
$4,979
10.7%
Lease payments
$4,000
8.6%
Purchase of turkeys for charitable event donation
$4,000
8.6%
Advertising
$2,340
5%
Event catering
$2,000
4.3%
Signs
$1,600
3.4%
Phones
$1,566
3.4%
Event printing
$1,500
3.2%
Campaign management
$1,250
2.7%
Promotional items
$1,050
2.3%
Utilities
$949
2%
Donations- turkeys
$779
1.7%
Meals
$770
1.7%
Office supplies
$669
1.4%
Office equipment
$650
1.4%
Donations
$550
1.2%
Dj for event
$500
1.1%
Printing
$500
1.1%
Entertainment for event
$300
0.6%
Portable phones for campaign office
$200
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lamar Advertising
2016-12-29
$16,380
Advertising/bill-boards
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-11-21
$4,865
Penalties and fines
BIP Management LLC
2016-12-09
$4,000
Lease payments
Walmart Supercenter
2016-11-21
$3,500
Purchase of turkeys for charitable event donation
Lamar Advertising
2016-10-05
$2,340
Advertising
J Signs
2016-10-28
$1,600
Signs
Excel Printing
2016-11-23
$1,500
Event printing
Victory
2016-12-19
$1,250
Campaign management
Clearolie Jones
2016-12-29
$1,000
Event catering
Nicor
2016-12-12
$949
Utilities
Walmart Supercenter
2016-11-21
$779
Donations- turkeys
Voiceshot LLC
2016-11-08
$650
Office equipment
J Signs
2016-11-04
$550
Promotional items
Comcast
2016-12-05
$536
Phones
Excel Printing
2016-11-07
$500
Printing
Clearolie Jones
2016-11-07
$500
Event catering
Clearolie Jones
2016-10-11
$500
Event catering
Walmart Supercenter
2016-11-21
$500
Purchase of turkeys for charitable event donation
Sam Chatman
2016-10-28
$400
Dj for event
Democratic Women for the South Suburbs
2016-10-21
$300
Donations
J Signs
2016-10-18
$300
Promotional items
Sharks Fish and Chicken
2016-11-09
$300
Meals
Bryant Turner
2016-11-07
$300
Entertainment for event
Comcast
2016-10-11
$298
Phones
Comcast
2016-10-24
$298
Phones
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