Ervin's committee spent the most on ward office rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,066) going to Chicago Film Studios Holdings LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ervin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Ward office rent
$7,066
49%
Communications
$1,469
10.2%
Printing
$979
6.8%
Transportation
$895
6.2%
Insurance
$847
5.9%
Tickets
$696
4.8%
Donations
$550
3.8%
Meals
$525
3.6%
Promotional items
$318
2.2%
Ticket purchases
$240
1.7%
Permit fee
$225
1.6%
Candidate lodging
$207
1.4%
Vehicle sticker - truck
$202
1.4%
Postage
$146
1%
Parking
$60
0.4%
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
Chicago Film Studios Holdings LLC
2016-02-26
$7,066
Ward office rent
Grace Printing Co.
2016-03-10
$979
Printing
Cubs Baseball Org
2016-01-15
$696
Tickets
Sprint
2016-01-15
$584
Communications
Chicago Assembly
2016-01-02
$550
Donations
Ally
2016-02-12
$384
Transportation
Costco Wholesale
2016-01-15
$318
Promotional items
American Family Insurance
2016-03-16
$282
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2016-02-16
$282
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2016-01-19
$282
Insurance
Chicago Assembly
2016-01-02
$240
Ticket purchases
Usps
2016-02-01
$225
Permit fee
Comcast Financial Agency Corp
2016-01-31
$221
Communications
Groupon
2016-01-15
$207
Candidate lodging
City of Chicago Dept of Revenue
2016-01-15
$202
Vehicle sticker - truck
Ally
2016-02-24
$188
Transportation
MacArthur's Restaurant
2016-03-12
$179
Meals
Grossinger City Autoplex
2016-01-15
$167
Transportation
Costco Wholesale
2016-03-30
$146
Postage
Constant Contact
2016-03-28
$116
Communications
Constant Contact
2016-03-01
$116
Communications
Constant Contact
2016-02-01
$116
Communications
Wvon
2016-03-10
$100
Communications
Wvon
2016-03-30
$100
Communications
Francesca's on Taylor
2016-02-29
$91
Meals
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