Chaudhuri's committee spent the most on brochures in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,000) going to Cook County Dmocratic Party in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Chaudhuri's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Brochures
$15,000
44.7%
Campaign work
$9,625
28.7%
Consulting
$6,400
19.1%
Legal fees
$1,500
4.5%
Election day expenses
$1,000
3%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cook County Dmocratic Party
2016-02-22
$15,000
Brochures
Illinois Voter Education PAC
2016-02-23
$6,200
Campaign work
Kirkwood Consulting
2016-01-08
$5,000
Consulting
Tio Hardiman
2016-03-14
$2,500
Campaign work
Thomas Jaconetty
2016-01-07
$1,500
Legal fees
Alvin Bouttee
2016-01-14
$1,400
Consulting
Democratic Party of Lyons
2016-01-07
$500
Election day expenses
Thorton Township Democratic Party
2016-03-03
$500
Election day expenses
Democratic Party of Evanston
2016-02-24
$425
Campaign work
19th Ward Democratic Organization
2016-03-03
$250
Campaign work
48th Ward Democratic Committee
2016-03-03
$250
Campaign work
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