Rue's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($787) going to Evanston Roundtable in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rue's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$787
18.9%
Printing
$782
18.8%
Event catering
$520
12.5%
Video production
$500
12%
Legal fees
$500
12%
Yard signs
$435
10.5%
Internet access
$282
6.8%
Promotional items
$177
4.3%
Graphic design
$172
4.1%
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
Evanston Roundtable
2017-02-22
$600
Newspaper advertising
Lavesh Music
2017-01-18
$500
Video production
Ed Mullen
2017-02-14
$500
Legal fees
Union Signs and Printing
2017-01-06
$435
Yard signs
Minuteman Press
2017-03-14
$408
Printing
Jennifer's Edibles
2017-03-01
$250
Event catering
Minuteman Press
2017-01-06
$198
Printing
Evanston Roundtable
2017-03-06
$187
Newspaper advertising
Netbrands Media Corp
2017-01-07
$177
Promotional items
Quartet Printing
2017-02-04
$176
Printing
Sol Design Inc
2017-02-02
$172
Graphic design
Comcast
2017-02-01
$150
Internet access
Jennifer's Edibles
2017-01-17
$150
Event catering
Comcast
2017-02-15
$132
Internet access
Jennifer's Edibles
2017-03-30
$120
Event catering
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