Lang's committee spent the most on golf outing/visa in the quarter, with all those payments ($26,742) going to Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lang's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outing/visa
$26,742
39.6%
Meals and entertainment
$8,749
13%
Fundraising
$6,500
9.6%
Computer service
$5,666
8.4%
Internet promotion/visa
$2,242
3.3%
Auto lease
$1,800
2.7%
Issues development
$1,500
2.2%
Political consulting
$1,200
1.8%
Sponsorships
$1,125
1.7%
Lodging/visa
$1,030
1.5%
Political donations
$1,000
1.5%
Meals & entertainment
$981
1.5%
Software
$960
1.4%
Office supplies
$813
1.2%
Phone/visa
$680
1%
Auto insurance
$663
1%
Golf outing trolley
$525
0.8%
Parking/visa
$468
0.7%
Advertising
$445
0.7%
Airfare/visa
$441
0.7%
Room rental
$440
0.7%
Gas (visa)
$424
0.6%
Subscriptions
$400
0.6%
Printing
$386
0.6%
Website/visa
$250
0.4%
Postage
$245
0.4%
Office snacks
$241
0.4%
Petitions
$240
0.4%
Dues & subscriptions
$230
0.3%
Community outreach
$200
0.3%
Raffle
$180
0.3%
Taxi/visa
$170
0.3%
Office maintenance
$169
0.3%
Office supplies/visa
$164
0.2%
Gratuities
$120
0.2%
Parking
$65
0.1%
Insurance/visa
$21
< 0.1%
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
Eagle Ridge Resort
2017-09-14
$26,742
Golf outing/visa
Fried Green Tomatoes
2017-08-30
$6,316
Meals and entertainment
Computer Drive
2017-07-25
$3,339
Computer service
Dover Group
2017-09-19
$2,500
Fundraising
Dover Group
2017-08-08
$2,000
Fundraising
Dover Group
2017-09-08
$2,000
Fundraising
Computer Drive
2017-08-30
$1,633
Computer service
David Ormsby
2017-08-01
$1,500
Issues development
Sheraton Boston
2017-08-10
$1,030
Lodging/visa
Friends for Susana Mendoza
2017-07-23
$1,000
Political donations
Ngp Van
2017-08-01
$960
Software
Facebook
2017-07-02
$751
Internet promotion/visa
Facebook
2017-07-04
$751
Internet promotion/visa
Facebook
2017-07-31
$739
Internet promotion/visa
Lincoln Finance
2017-07-25
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2017-08-24
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2017-09-20
$600
Auto lease
Robert Brooke
2017-08-01
$600
Political consulting
Robert Brooke
2017-08-28
$600
Political consulting
Tri State Travel
2017-08-09
$525
Golf outing trolley
Icirr
2017-08-14
$500
Sponsorships
Staples
2017-07-25
$468
Office supplies
LW Community Center
2017-08-17
$440
Room rental
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
2017-07-11
$400
Subscriptions
Mid City Printing
2017-08-01
$386
Printing
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