Ford's committee spent the most on campaign mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,000) going to Kevron Kevron Printing in Hickory Hills,. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign mailing
$6,000
49.4%
Donations
$2,500
20.6%
Yard signs
$1,082
8.9%
Postage
$784
6.5%
Golf outing deposit
$500
4.1%
Signs
$387
3.2%
Lease payment campaign office space
$320
2.6%
Palm cards
$225
1.9%
Mailing campaign flyers
$180
1.5%
Lease payment - campaign office space
$160
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kevron Kevron Printing
2017-03-14
$6,000
Campaign mailing
Illinios Campaign for Political reform
2017-03-12
$2,500
Donations
Post Master
2017-03-20
$784
Postage
EZ Sign Company
2017-01-23
$695
Yard signs
SPG Green Garden Country Club
2017-02-02
$500
Golf outing deposit
EZ Sign Company
2017-02-07
$387
Yard signs
EZ Sign Company
2017-03-16
$387
Signs
Benjamin Johnson
2017-02-22
$240
Lease payment campaign office space
Lighthouse Printing Inc
2017-03-10
$225
Palm cards
Lighthouse Printing Inc
2017-02-13
$180
Mailing campaign flyers
Benjamin Johnson
2017-02-06
$160
Lease payment - campaign office space
Benjamin Johnson
2017-03-15
$80
Lease payment campaign office space