Rita's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Edgewood Valley Country Club in Lagrange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rita's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$4,000
20.3%
Community outreach
$2,782
14.1%
Printing
$2,254
11.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,854
9.4%
Consulting
$1,500
7.6%
Promotional items
$1,423
7.2%
Telephones
$1,266
6.4%
Voter contact
$853
4.3%
Cell phones
$798
4%
Shred day 34th ward
$693
3.5%
Shred event
$693
3.5%
Community outreach work
$520
2.6%
Sponsorship bar-b-que on the hill
$250
1.3%
Sponsorship dragon boat festival
$250
1.3%
Signs
$220
1.1%
T-shirts
$200
1%
Food for staff
$172
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Edgewood Valley Country Club
2018-09-13
$4,000
Golf outings
Colvin's Printing
2018-08-10
$1,130
Printing
4 Imprint
2018-08-10
$1,103
Promotional items
AR Printing
2018-08-06
$946
Printing
Messanger Press
2018-09-05
$900
Newspaper advertising
Shred - It USA
2018-09-05
$693
Shred day 34th ward
Shred - It USA
2018-09-17
$693
Shred event
Shred - It USA
2018-07-11
$690
Community outreach
AT&T Bill Payment Center
2018-09-17
$579
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment Center
2018-07-20
$578
Telephones
RK PR Solutions
2018-08-10
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-07-11
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-09-17
$500
Consulting
Voter Activation NGP Van Inc.
2018-07-02
$443
Voter contact
Nabela Bages
2018-08-23
$395
Community outreach
TR Communications
2018-09-17
$354
Newspaper advertising
Yasmine Zavala
2018-08-21
$330
Community outreach
Paradefloatstuff
2018-08-01
$320
Promotional items
Messanger Press
2018-07-11
$300
Newspaper advertising
Messanger Press
2018-08-10
$300
Newspaper advertising
Verizon
2018-07-11
$280
Cell phones
Nabela Bages
2018-08-07
$280
Community outreach work
Verizon
2018-09-17
$261
Cell phones
Verizon
2018-08-10
$256
Cell phones
Blue Island Park District
2018-09-05
$250
Sponsorship bar-b-que on the hill