McLaughlin's committee spent the most on tickets - dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,500) going to Shannon Rovers in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tickets - dinner
$1,500
52.3%
Consulting - campaign website research
$440
15.4%
Sponsorship - orland park substance awareness forum committee lunch
$301
10.5%
Services - computer
$225
7.9%
Contributions
$200
7%
Tickets - anniversary dinner
$200
7%
Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Shannon Rovers
2017-09-13
$1,500
Tickets - dinner
Jack Harmening
2017-08-23
$440
Consulting - campaign website research
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-07-01
$225
Services - computer
Gatto's Italian Restaurant
2017-08-16
$200
Sponsorship - orland park substance awareness forum committee lunch
Re;act
2017-09-07
$200
Contributions
Southwest Conference of Mayors
2017-08-25
$200
Tickets - anniversary dinner
Gatto's Italian Restaurant
2017-07-13
$101
Sponsorship - orland park substance awareness forum committee lunch