Donnelly's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,846) going to Illinois Convenience and Safety in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Donnelly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,846
26%
Printing
$4,735
25.4%
Fundraisers
$3,675
19.7%
Mailings
$2,388
12.8%
Donations
$760
4.1%
Campaign work
$681
3.7%
Bank charges
$396
2.1%
Advertising
$377
2%
Mailing
$320
1.7%
Decorations
$300
1.6%
Lawn signs
$163
0.9%
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
Illinois Convenience and Safety
2018-02-28
$4,846
Signs
Cucina Biagio
2018-03-05
$3,675
Fundraisers
Amzo Zip
2018-03-15
$2,388
Mailings
Governmental Strategic Solutions
2018-02-07
$2,000
Printing
Governmental Strategic Solutions
2018-03-12
$2,000
Printing
Acacia Lutheran Church
2018-03-21
$760
Donations
Cucina Biagio
2018-01-19
$349
Campaign work
Amzo Zip
2018-01-02
$320
Mailing
Laura Bilben
2018-03-06
$300
Decorations
Facebook
2018-01-22
$250
Advertising
Governmental Strategic Solutions
2018-01-08
$240
Printing
Office Max
2018-02-12
$215
Printing
Office Max
2018-01-19
$169
Printing
Cucina Biagio
2018-01-04
$125
Campaign work
Ace Hardware
2018-03-16
$86
Lawn signs
Office Max
2018-02-02
$84
Printing
Bp
2018-03-09
$74
Campaign work
Wintrust Bank
2018-03-19
$69
Bank charges
Bp
2018-02-26
$67
Campaign work
Facebook
2018-01-02
$59
Advertising
Wintrust Bank
2018-01-18
$58
Bank charges
Wintrust Bank
2018-02-16
$57
Bank charges
Bp
2018-02-22
$50
Campaign work
Ace Hardware
2018-03-12
$40
Lawn signs
Ace Hardware
2018-03-12
$37
Lawn signs
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