Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 77.3% of this total ($27,180) going to P2 Consulting Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$35,180
88.7%
Printing
$1,624
4.1%
Software
$705
1.8%
Utility for district office
$382
1%
District utilities
$375
1%
Income tax
$251
0.6%
Membership dues
$250
0.6%
Office utilities
$226
0.6%
District office utilities
$212
0.5%
Rent for campaign office
$200
0.5%
Campaign office rent
$100
0.3%
Office maintenance
$80
0.2%
District office cleaning
$80
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
P2 Consulting Inc.
2016-03-07
$27,180
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2016-03-07
$8,000
Consulting
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-03-07
$1,624
Printing
NGP Van, Inc.
2016-01-07
$705
Software
Department of the Treasury
2016-03-09
$251
Income tax
Skokie Chamber Of Commerce
2016-03-21
$250
Membership dues
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
2016-03-21
$212
District office utilities
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
2016-01-22
$203
Utility for district office
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
2016-03-07
$203
District utilities
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
2016-01-01
$179
Utility for district office
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-01-01
$100
Rent for campaign office
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-02-04
$100
Rent for campaign office
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-03-07
$100
Campaign office rent
Nicor
2016-01-27
$81
Office utilities
Maria Torres
2016-01-12
$80
Office maintenance
Maria Torres
2016-03-15
$80
District office cleaning
Nicor
2016-03-07
$79
Office utilities
Nicor
2016-03-28
$66
Office utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2016-03-14
$57
District utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2016-03-07
$57
District utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2016-01-12
$55
District utilities