Link's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,244) going to Beverly Country Club in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Link's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$11,244
38.5%
Consulting
$8,750
29.9%
Staff salaries
$1,500
5.1%
Car lease payment
$1,369
4.7%
Candidate lodging
$900
3.1%
Storage
$898
3.1%
Computer purchases
$621
2.1%
Telephones
$565
1.9%
Insurance - springfield car
$557
1.9%
Holiday cards
$497
1.7%
Insurance springfield car
$487
1.7%
Gasoline
$419
1.4%
Utilities
$394
1.4%
Donations
$350
1.2%
Cell phones
$284
1%
Check order
$200
0.7%
Printing
$200
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Beverly Country Club
2017-10-26
$11,244
Golf outings
Peter Couvall
2017-11-16
$4,000
Consulting
Ruben Hernandez
2017-11-14
$1,500
Staff salaries
Julie Sherman
2017-12-25
$1,500
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2017-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2017-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2017-10-01
$1,000
Consulting
Best Buy
2017-10-25
$621
Computer purchases
State Farm Insurance
2017-10-01
$557
Insurance - springfield car
CardsDirect LLC
2017-11-17
$497
Holiday cards
State Farm Insurance
2017-12-14
$487
Insurance springfield car
GM Financial
2017-11-14
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2017-12-14
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2017-10-20
$456
Car lease payment
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
2017-11-14
$350
Donations
Woodland Acres
2017-12-04
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2017-10-06
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2017-11-06
$300
Candidate lodging
Carly Halstead
2017-12-10
$250
Consulting
CubeSmart
2017-12-29
$229
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-10-30
$229
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-11-20
$220
Storage
CubeSmart
2017-10-18
$220
Storage
Harland Clarke Checks
2017-11-15
$200
Check order
ChiTown Printing
2017-10-01
$200
Printing