McLaughlin's committee spent the most on services - computer in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,437) going to Computer Bits Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services - computer
$4,437
23%
Game tickets - raffle/silent auction items
$4,000
20.7%
Services - bookkeeping
$3,000
15.5%
Sponsorship & ad - ad book
$2,000
10.4%
Sponsorships
$1,750
9.1%
Sponsorship - st. pat pub crawl trolley
$1,228
6.4%
Tickets - gala
$700
3.6%
Sponsorship - eagle scouts
$600
3.1%
Giveaways - veteran coins
$550
2.9%
Sponsorship - special event
$400
2.1%
Contributions
$260
1.4%
Ad - newspaper
$205
1.1%
Sponsorship - boy scout event
$175
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-02-09
$4,287
Services - computer
Chicago White Sox
2017-02-20
$4,000
Game tickets - raffle/silent auction items
Heidi Kalinowski
2017-01-03
$3,000
Services - bookkeeping
St. Patrick's Day Parade
2017-01-13
$2,000
Sponsorship & ad - ad book
The Irish Patriot
2017-01-26
$1,228
Sponsorship - st. pat pub crawl trolley
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
2017-01-09
$700
Tickets - gala
Don's World of Sports
2017-03-15
$600
Sponsorship - eagle scouts
Point Emblems
2017-02-17
$550
Giveaways - veteran coins
District 230 Foundation
2017-02-20
$500
Sponsorships
Orland Park Law Enforcement Organization
2017-02-16
$450
Sponsorships
Jerling Junior High
2017-01-21
$400
Sponsorship - special event
Carl Sandburg High School Music Boosters
2017-01-13
$300
Sponsorships
Michael P. Gordon Memorial Foundation
2017-02-21
$260
Contributions
Brother Rice Alumni Association
2017-02-03
$250
Sponsorships
Mulliganeers
2017-03-05
$250
Sponsorships
The Beverly Review
2017-02-09
$205
Ad - newspaper
Orland Park Civic Center
2017-01-26
$175
Sponsorship - boy scout event
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-02-28
$150
Services - computer
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