Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 68.2% of this total ($45,648) going to Adelstein & Associates LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$66,948
87.8%
Returned check
$5,000
6.6%
Contributions
$1,500
2%
Software
$705
0.9%
Printing
$611
0.8%
Credit card processing fees
$426
0.6%
Office rent
$300
0.4%
Fifth ward festival
$250
0.3%
District office utility
$229
0.3%
Ad books
$166
0.2%
District office utilities
$116
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2016-09-05
$11,506
Consulting
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2016-08-11
$11,219
Consulting
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2016-08-11
$10,350
Consulting
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2016-08-11
$7,923
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2016-07-12
$5,200
Consulting
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC
2016-08-19
$5,000
Returned check
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2016-08-11
$4,650
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2016-09-12
$4,100
Consulting
Justin Horwitz
2016-07-05
$4,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2016-08-11
$4,000
Consulting
Justin Horwitz
2016-08-11
$2,000
Consulting
Justin Horwitz
2016-09-05
$2,000
Consulting
Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership
2016-08-29
$1,500
Contributions
NGP Van, Inc.
2016-07-05
$705
Software
Chicago Press Corporation
2016-07-25
$415
Printing
Express Merchant Processing Solutions
2016-07-03
$275
Credit card processing fees
Citizens' Greener Evanston
2016-07-20
$250
Fifth ward festival
ABCompuprint
2016-07-05
$196
Printing
Citizen Action Illinois
2016-08-16
$166
Ad books
Commonwealth Edison
2016-08-12
$117
District office utility
Commonwealth Edison
2016-09-09
$116
District office utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2016-07-11
$112
District office utility
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-07-06
$100
Office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-08-01
$100
Office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-08-31
$100
Office rent
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