Mulroe's committee spent the most on consult campaign staff in the quarter, with 73.7% of this total ($5,595) going to Met Solutions, Inc. in Mt Prospect. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mulroe's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consult campaign staff
$7,595
35%
Fund-raise the cube event
$3,213
14.8%
Fund-raise cube event - chips
$3,000
13.8%
Consult campaign media/pr
$1,500
6.9%
Community support ridgewood hs project happiness
$1,000
4.6%
Event/parade stars/stripes nail files
$741
3.4%
Office expense campaign software
$600
2.8%
Community support team sponsorship
$550
2.5%
Event/parade nw side st pat's parade bus
$400
1.8%
Event/parade nw side st pat's parade suppiies
$300
1.4%
Media/publcity portage park guide ad
$295
1.4%
Hospitality nw side st pat's parade volunteers
$287
1.3%
Memorial memorial plaque - dennis mclaughlin
$255
1.2%
Memorial flowers bereavement
$203
0.9%
Community support trek to the rec 5k donation
$200
0.9%
Membership/dues annual guide
$200
0.9%
Community support wizard of oz program
$200
0.9%
Community support memorial flowers
$175
0.8%
Hospitality election day coffee/donuts for polls
$157
0.7%
Consult holiday bonus - campaign work
$150
0.7%
Membership/dues annual dues
$125
0.6%
Bank charge cc statement fee
$104
0.5%
Sponsorship gala ad
$100
0.5%
Sponsorship charity & truth gala
$100
0.5%
Event/parade nw side irish bus driver gratuity
$100
0.5%
Bank charge cc online gateway fee
$59
0.3%
Hospitality campaign volunteers
$52
0.2%
Hospitality campaign workers
$10
< 0.1%
Community support ridgewood mentor program
$7
< 0.1%
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
Met Solutions, Inc.
2016-02-09
$5,595
Consult campaign staff
Midwest Gaming & Entertaintment LLC dba Rivers Casino
2016-02-26
$3,213
Fund-raise the cube event
Midwest Gaming & Entertaintment LLC dba Rivers Casino
2016-02-26
$3,000
Fund-raise cube event - chips
Sam Hobert
2016-01-07
$2,000
Consult campaign staff
American Custom Silkscreening
2016-03-22
$1,000
Community support ridgewood hs project happiness
Idea Reps Inc
2016-03-07
$741
Event/parade stars/stripes nail files
NGP Software, Inc
2016-02-01
$600
Office expense campaign software
Alex Hanns
2016-01-04
$500
Consult campaign media/pr
Alex Hanns
2016-02-04
$500
Consult campaign media/pr
Alex Hanns
2016-02-29
$500
Consult campaign media/pr
Signature Transportation Group
2016-03-13
$400
Event/parade nw side st pat's parade bus
Party City
2016-03-13
$300
Event/parade nw side st pat's parade suppiies
Dunham Boys Baseball Organization
2016-03-24
$300
Community support team sponsorship
Portage Park Chamber
2016-01-12
$295
Media/publcity portage park guide ad
Logo It Inc
2016-03-07
$255
Memorial memorial plaque - dennis mclaughlin
Oriole Park Baseball
2016-03-04
$250
Community support team sponsorship
Emerald Isle Chicago
2016-03-13
$236
Hospitality nw side st pat's parade volunteers
Ridgewood Gardens
2016-02-24
$203
Memorial flowers bereavement
Leyden Township
2016-03-24
$200
Community support trek to the rec 5k donation
Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2016-02-09
$200
Membership/dues annual guide
Special Gifts Theater
2016-02-21
$200
Community support wizard of oz program
Ridgewood Gardens
2016-03-31
$175
Community support memorial flowers
Sam Hobert
2016-01-01
$150
Consult holiday bonus - campaign work
Dunkin Donuts
2016-03-15
$138
Hospitality election day coffee/donuts for polls
Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2016-01-12
$125
Membership/dues annual dues