Link's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 57.4% of this total ($5,134) going to Wedgewood North Shore at Midlane Golf Club in Wadsworth. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Link's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$8,951
30.2%
Consulting
$3,860
13%
Promotional items
$3,537
11.9%
County fair booth
$2,530
8.5%
Car lease payment
$2,327
7.9%
Staff salaries
$1,875
6.3%
Storage
$1,032
3.5%
Donations
$900
3%
Candidate lodging
$900
3%
Bank charges
$653
2.2%
Air fare - candidate
$617
2.1%
Telephones
$600
2%
Cell phones
$588
2%
Gasoline
$456
1.5%
Insurance - springfield vehicle
$347
1.2%
Utilities
$279
0.9%
Meals
$200
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wedgewood North Shore at Midlane Golf Club
2016-06-21
$4,634
Golf outings
Go Promotions
2016-06-21
$3,537
Promotional items
Midlane Country Club
2016-06-21
$3,511
Golf outings
Peter Couvall
2016-05-21
$2,860
Consulting
Lake County Fair
2016-06-30
$2,530
County fair booth
Kevin Edie
2016-04-17
$1,875
Staff salaries
Claire Lindberg
2016-06-30
$1,000
Consulting
GM Financial
2016-06-21
$958
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2016-06-01
$912
Car lease payment
American Airlines
2016-06-16
$617
Air fare - candidate
Vernon Hills Park District
2016-05-14
$500
Donations
Wedgewood North Shore at Midlane Golf Club
2016-06-15
$500
Golf outings
GM Financial
2016-04-20
$456
Car lease payment
Sprint Cellular
2016-05-25
$412
Cell phones
State Farm Insurance
2016-04-28
$347
Insurance - springfield vehicle
Golf Galaxy
2016-06-20
$305
Golf outings
Woodland Acres
2016-06-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-05-02
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-04-01
$300
Candidate lodging
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-04-29
$286
Telephones
First Midwest Bancorp, INC
2016-05-02
$263
Bank charges
CubeSmart
2016-05-31
$210
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-04-30
$210
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-06-29
$210
Storage
First Midwest Bancorp, INC
2016-06-01
$204
Bank charges