Fitzgerald's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,825) going to Awesome Campaigns in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fitzgerald's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$5,825
35.7%
Consulting
$5,500
33.7%
Literature
$4,226
25.9%
Mailing
$377
2.3%
Design
$350
2.1%
Field reimbursement
$47
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Awesome Campaigns
2017-11-15
$5,825
Yard signs
Stoneridge
2017-10-03
$4,226
Literature
Cor Strategies
2017-10-03
$1,500
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2017-10-03
$1,000
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2017-10-27
$1,000
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2017-11-15
$1,000
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2017-12-12
$1,000
Consulting
CL Graphics
2017-10-03
$377
Mailing
Stoneridge
2017-10-03
$350
Design
Cor Strategies
2017-11-15
$29
Field reimbursement
Cor Strategies
2017-12-12
$17
Field reimbursement