Murphy's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,415) going to Chi-Town Printing in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$2,415
18.2%
Office supplies
$1,814
13.7%
Fundraising expenses
$1,625
12.3%
Lodging
$1,234
9.3%
Event expenses
$1,104
8.3%
Frames
$1,062
8%
Donations
$900
6.8%
Meals
$546
4.1%
Supplies
$511
3.9%
Office furniture
$436
3.3%
Storage
$357
2.7%
Design services
$300
2.3%
Returned contribution
$200
1.5%
Tax preparation
$195
1.5%
Event tickets
$190
1.4%
Subscriptions
$168
1.3%
Promotions and advertising
$151
1.1%
Framing
$27
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
Chi-Town Printing
2017-03-27
$2,415
Printing
Best Buy
2017-03-07
$1,814
Office supplies
The Harp and Fiddle
2017-03-10
$1,303
Fundraising expenses
Balen's Bar and Grill
2017-01-13
$1,104
Event expenses
Michael's Stores
2017-02-13
$666
Frames
Office Furniture Resources
2017-01-05
$436
Office furniture
Des Plaines Police Association
2017-02-16
$400
Donations
Starvin' Artist
2017-02-15
$396
Frames
Maldaner's Restaurant
2017-01-11
$350
Meals
Apollo Artistry
2017-02-21
$300
Design services
Wyndham Hotel
2017-03-20
$254
Lodging
Business & Career Services, Inc.
2017-02-09
$250
Donations
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35
2017-02-24
$250
Donations
Office Max
2017-01-05
$207
Supplies
Advance America
2017-03-21
$200
Returned contribution
The Harp and Fiddle
2017-02-24
$200
Fundraising expenses
Giuseppe's La Cantina
2017-01-23
$195
Meals
Joseph McDonnell
2017-02-28
$195
Tax preparation
Wyndham Hotel
2017-01-30
$192
Lodging
Catholic Charities
2017-03-28
$190
Event tickets
Wyndham Hotel
2017-02-13
$180
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2017-03-13
$179
Lodging
Journal & Topics
2017-03-01
$168
Subscriptions
Wyndham Hotel
2017-03-06
$157
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2017-01-17
$151
Lodging
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