Chester's committee spent the most on brochures in the quarter, with 71.6% of this total ($17,661) going to Critical Strategies in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Chester's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Brochures
$24,656
71.5%
Yard signs
$3,790
11%
Robo calls
$2,050
5.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,672
4.9%
Voter tapes
$1,096
3.2%
Computer purchases
$757
2.2%
Fund raising (food)
$243
0.7%
Office supplies
$241
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Critical Strategies
2017-03-15
$7,161
Brochures
Critical Strategies
2017-03-22
$6,650
Brochures
Critical Strategies
2017-02-22
$3,850
Brochures
Chi Town Printing Inc.
2017-03-17
$3,790
Yard signs
NDS on Door Direct
2017-02-23
$2,350
Brochures
Diana Paluch
2017-03-22
$2,327
Brochures
Diana Paluch
2017-03-22
$2,318
Brochures
Critical Strategies
2017-03-22
$2,050
Robo calls
Journal and Topics
2017-03-24
$1,342
Newspaper advertising
The Jordan Group
2017-02-11
$1,096
Voter tapes
Best Buy
2017-02-14
$757
Computer purchases
Journal and Topics
2017-01-23
$330
Newspaper advertising
Office Max
2017-02-14
$241
Office supplies
Log Cabin Inn
2017-02-23
$143
Fund raising (food)
Log Cabin Inn
2017-02-11
$100
Fund raising (food)
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