Madigan's committee spent the most on media purchase in the quarter, with all those payments ($298,459) going to Adelstein & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media purchase
$298,459
29.3%
Payroll
$136,771
13.4%
Tickets
$134,183
13.2%
Postage
$108,324
10.6%
Printing
$78,682
7.7%
Taxes
$70,228
6.9%
Polling
$40,000
3.9%
Gifts
$33,150
3.3%
Insurance
$30,670
3%
Office equipment
$18,099
1.8%
Rent
$13,321
1.3%
Pollling
$12,000
1.2%
Donations
$11,300
1.1%
Printing and postage
$10,530
1%
Shipping
$3,067
0.3%
Stamps
$2,842
0.3%
Office supplies
$2,754
0.3%
Equipment - maintenance
$2,700
0.3%
Signs
$2,160
0.2%
Contributions
$2,000
0.2%
Telephone expenses
$1,828
0.2%
Meals
$1,315
0.1%
Photography
$1,200
0.1%
Call time
$866
< 0.1%
Po box
$826
< 0.1%
Payroll fee
$490
< 0.1%
Payrol fee
$465
< 0.1%
Refreshments
$274
< 0.1%
Mailing supplies
$210
< 0.1%
Lodging
$197
< 0.1%
Rental car
$191
< 0.1%
Parking
$160
< 0.1%
Maintenance fee
$154
< 0.1%
Fees
$63
< 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
Adelstein & Associates
2016-03-04
$157,175
Media purchase
Adelstein & Associates
2016-02-16
$51,488
Media purchase
Adelstein & Associates
2016-02-29
$46,248
Media purchase
Adelstein & Associates
2016-02-03
$43,548
Media purchase
Chicago White Sox
2016-01-05
$39,051
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2016-01-05
$36,662
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2016-01-05
$34,630
Tickets
Tulchin Research
2016-01-25
$28,000
Polling
Sawbridge Studios
2016-01-05
$25,449
Gifts
Chicago Bulls
2016-02-26
$23,840
Tickets
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-02-16
$14,526
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-03-05
$12,987
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-03-09
$12,987
Printing
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
2016-01-05
$12,956
Rent
Tulchin Research
2016-02-15
$12,000
Polling
Tulchin Research
2016-03-13
$12,000
Pollling
Breaker Press Company, Inc.
2016-01-28
$10,530
Printing and postage
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-02-03
$9,684
Printing
Internal Revenue Service
2016-01-29
$9,369
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-02-29
$9,294
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-02-12
$9,192
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-03-14
$9,192
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-01-14
$9,163
Taxes
US Postmaster
2016-03-10
$8,130
Postage
Greenhart Shop
2016-01-14
$7,024
Gifts
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