Viverito's committee spent the most on guys' christmas lunch in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,500) going to Palermo's Italian Cuisine in Oak Lawn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Viverito's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Guys' christmas lunch
$3,500
36.5%
School benefit fundraising dinner
$1,400
14.6%
Donations
$1,380
14.4%
3 mos. office work
$900
9.4%
Purchase tickets
$500
5.2%
Take supporters out to dinner.
$415
4.3%
Take former aide's out to dinner
$334
3.5%
Music for guys' luncheon
$300
3.1%
Donation for sign
$250
2.6%
Tickets for fundraiser
$250
2.6%
3 mos. office internet
$183
1.9%
3 mos. office rent
$165
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Palermo's Italian Cuisine
2016-12-10
$3,500
Guys' christmas lunch
Moraine Valley Comm. College Foundation
2016-11-08
$1,400
School benefit fundraising dinner
Carolyn Viverito
2016-12-31
$900
3 mos. office work
Chicago Tribune Holiday Fund
2016-12-13
$500
Donations
McCord Gallery
2016-10-10
$500
Purchase tickets
Salvation Army Fund
2016-12-14
$500
Donations
Chesapeake Seafood House
2016-11-16
$415
Take supporters out to dinner.
Saputo's Restaurant
2016-11-16
$334
Take former aide's out to dinner
James R. Herter
2016-12-10
$300
Music for guys' luncheon
Garden Center for Handicapped
2016-10-10
$250
Donation for sign
Trinity Foundation
2016-10-16
$250
Tickets for fundraiser
American Red Cross
2016-12-14
$200
Donations
Comcast
2016-12-31
$183
3 mos. office internet
Lakeshore Public TV
2016-11-26
$180
Donations
6215 W. 79th St. Partnership
2016-12-31
$165
3 mos. office rent