Rita's committee spent the most on fund raising - food and hall in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,368) going to Beggar's Pizza in Blue Island. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rita's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising - food and hall
$3,368
20.5%
Printing and mailing
$3,022
18.4%
Graphic design
$2,360
14.3%
Consulting
$2,000
12.2%
Food
$1,415
8.6%
Gifts
$935
5.7%
Lodging - candidate & staff
$750
4.6%
Supplies
$596
3.6%
Cell phones
$545
3.3%
Telephones
$522
3.2%
Decorations for fundraiser
$283
1.7%
Holiday party for staff
$224
1.4%
Food for staff
$222
1.4%
Sponsorship black history event
$210
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Beggar's Pizza
2017-03-10
$3,368
Fund raising - food and hall
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-03-30
$3,022
Printing and mailing
Jamie Wisdom Designs
2017-03-30
$2,360
Graphic design
RK PR Solutions
2017-01-31
$1,500
Consulting
Saputo's
2017-01-13
$1,135
Food
Hampton Inns Springfield
2017-01-21
$750
Lodging - candidate & staff
Flowers by Cathie
2017-03-28
$619
Gifts
Verizon
2017-03-01
$545
Cell phones
At&t
2017-03-01
$522
Telephones
RK PR Solutions
2017-03-01
$500
Consulting
Sam's Club
2017-03-13
$349
Supplies
Fiesta Linen Service, Inc.
2017-03-30
$283
Decorations for fundraiser
Qdoba Grill
2017-01-17
$280
Food
Fifth Street Flower Shop
2017-01-10
$229
Gifts
Barraco's Restaurant
2017-01-06
$224
Holiday party for staff
Alexanders Steak House
2017-02-10
$222
Food for staff
Marathon Sportswear
2017-02-17
$210
Sponsorship black history event
Walgreen's
2017-01-10
$155
Supplies
Sam's Club
2017-01-09
$92
Supplies
Fifth Street Flower Shop
2017-01-11
$87
Gifts
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