Link's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52% of this total ($3,250) going to Peter Couvall in Waukegan. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Link's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,250
52.9%
Candidate lodging
$1,200
10.2%
Storage
$1,048
8.9%
Car lease payment
$912
7.7%
Cell phones
$639
5.4%
Donations
$500
4.2%
Telephones
$471
4%
Gasoline
$469
4%
Meals
$318
2.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Peter Couvall
2017-03-27
$3,250
Consulting
Claire Lindberg
2017-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
Claire Lindberg
2017-01-01
$1,000
Consulting
Claire Lindberg
2017-03-01
$1,000
Consulting
GM Financial
2017-01-15
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2017-02-20
$456
Car lease payment
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Troop 41875
2017-01-15
$300
Donations
Woodland Acres
2017-01-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2017-03-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2017-03-31
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2017-02-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Sprint Cellular
2017-02-28
$229
Cell phones
CubeSmart
2017-02-28
$217
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-01-30
$210
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-03-01
$210
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-03-29
$210
Storage
Sprint Cellular
2017-01-19
$208
Cell phones
Sprint Cellular
2017-02-20
$201
Cell phones
CubeSmart
2017-01-18
$201
Storage
North Shore Baptist Ministers' Alliance
2017-01-15
$200
Donations
Nite N Gale
2017-01-24
$167
Meals
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-03-01
$157
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-03-31
$157
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-01-31
$157
Telephones
Maggiano's Little Italy
2017-02-01
$151
Meals