May's committee spent the most on printing - mailers in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,236) going to BOCA Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how May's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing - mailers
$11,236
22.3%
Signs
$8,148
16.2%
Mailing
$6,978
13.8%
Promotional mailer
$3,978
7.9%
Newspaper advertising
$2,972
5.9%
Fund raising (food)
$2,800
5.6%
Printing
$2,093
4.2%
Yard signs
$1,608
3.2%
Promotional items - doorhangars
$1,577
3.1%
Fund raising - cash for change
$1,250
2.5%
Consulting
$1,070
2.1%
Radio advertising
$999
2%
Credit card fees
$816
1.6%
Office supplies
$729
1.5%
Promotional items - banners/decals
$650
1.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$600
1.2%
Computer software
$549
1.1%
Sponsorships
$500
1%
Postage
$343
0.7%
T-shirts
$325
0.6%
Promotional items
$300
0.6%
Fund raising - tables
$287
0.6%
Refund of duplicate cc pymt
$250
0.5%
Food for volunteers
$235
0.5%
Computer - software app
$118
0.2%
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
BOCA Media Group
2017-03-20
$7,173
Printing - mailers
BOCA Media Group
2017-03-30
$6,978
Mailing
BOCA Media Group
2017-03-14
$4,063
Printing - mailers
BOCA Media Group
2017-02-22
$3,978
Promotional mailer
Patrick Fitzgerald
2017-02-27
$2,800
Fund raising (food)
GMedia Wraps
2017-03-16
$2,660
Signs
GMedia Wraps
2017-02-06
$2,450
Signs
Puro Futbol News
2017-03-06
$2,400
Newspaper advertising
Little Fort Media
2017-03-27
$1,853
Printing
North Shore Printers
2017-02-21
$1,577
Promotional items - doorhangars
GMedia Wraps
2017-01-23
$1,500
Signs
Fundraiser Cash
2017-02-23
$1,250
Fund raising - cash for change
KDC Services, LLC
2017-02-13
$1,070
Consulting
SignsontheCheap.com
2017-01-26
$951
Yard signs
GMedia Wraps
2017-03-28
$750
Signs
SignsontheCheap.com
2017-03-03
$656
Yard signs
GMedia Wraps
2017-02-28
$650
Promotional items - banners/decals
Waukegan Yacht Club
2017-02-27
$600
Hall rental for raising funds
Chicago Peoples Voice
2017-03-23
$572
Newspaper advertising
La Campeona
2017-03-20
$500
Radio advertising
Waukegan Main Street
2017-02-01
$500
Sponsorships
Alpha Media XLC Advertising
2017-03-29
$499
Radio advertising
SignsontheCheap.com
2017-02-14
$411
Signs
Polis
2017-01-24
$400
Computer software
RTM CC Service
2017-03-31
$396
Credit card fees
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