Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,700) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,700
28.6%
Refund of contributions
$3,300
25.5%
Donations
$1,190
9.2%
Database expenses
$960
7.4%
Promotional materials
$959
7.4%
Filing error
$438
3.4%
Transportation
$340
2.6%
Food for volunteers
$337
2.6%
Movie in the park
$303
2.4%
Books
$295
2.3%
Postage
$269
2.1%
Insurance
$250
1.9%
Food for event
$217
1.7%
Food for meeting
$204
1.6%
Game tickets
$156
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2016-04-28
$3,700
Consulting
Lois Varvil
2016-05-23
$3,300
Refund of contributions
Uline
2016-06-17
$586
Promotional materials
IL State Board of Elections
2016-04-06
$438
Filing error
United Airlines
2016-06-15
$340
Transportation
St. Bartholomew
2016-05-15
$330
Donations
Ngp
2016-04-14
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2016-05-04
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2016-06-02
$320
Database expenses
Swank Motion Pictures
2016-06-15
$303
Movie in the park
Loyola Press
2016-06-23
$295
Books
United States Postal Service
2016-04-28
$269
Postage
Insurance Noodle
2016-05-05
$250
Insurance
Save Our Mental Health Centers
2016-05-05
$250
Donations
Roma's Italian Beef
2016-06-15
$217
Food for event
National Museum of Puerto Rican Art
2016-04-14
$210
Donations
Kaeser & Blair
2016-06-05
$205
Promotional materials
Carlson Community Services
2016-05-05
$200
Donations
Carlson Community Services
2016-05-15
$200
Donations
Dunkin Donuts
2016-04-14
$171
Food for volunteers
Kaeser & Blair
2016-05-25
$166
Promotional materials
Jewel
2016-06-27
$165
Food for volunteers
Port of Call
2016-05-25
$158
Food for meeting
Chicago Cubs
2016-06-01
$156
Game tickets
Jewel
2016-06-05
$37
Food for meeting
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