Currie's committee spent the most on reception in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,605) going to Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Currie's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Reception
$4,605
20%
Lodging
$3,574
15.5%
Rent
$3,387
14.7%
Payroll
$2,866
12.5%
Printing
$1,745
7.6%
Taxes
$1,052
4.6%
Office phones and internet
$860
3.7%
Donations
$750
3.3%
Postage
$740
3.2%
Stipends
$645
2.8%
Transportation
$582
2.5%
Invoice
$537
2.3%
Office cleaning
$450
2%
Phone services
$317
1.4%
Website expenses
$264
1.2%
Ad books
$200
0.9%
Checks
$168
0.7%
Food
$151
0.7%
Tip for bartender at july26th dessert reception
$100
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago White Sox
2016-09-13
$4,565
Reception
Courtyard Marriott
2016-08-16
$2,859
Lodging
Consolidated Printing
2016-09-06
$1,745
Printing
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2016-08-16
$1,129
Rent
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2016-07-16
$1,129
Rent
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2016-09-09
$1,129
Rent
US Postal Service
2016-09-06
$740
Postage
Courtyard Marriott
2016-08-16
$714
Lodging
57th St. Children's Book Fair
2016-07-29
$500
Donations
Jackie Bearden
2016-07-05
$484
Stipends
Paychex
2016-08-12
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-07-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-09-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-08-30
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-07-29
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-09-29
$477
Payroll
Southwest Airlines
2016-08-16
$406
Transportation
Comcast
2016-07-29
$262
Office phones and internet
Black United Fund of Illinois
2016-07-29
$250
Donations
Comcast
2016-08-16
$234
Office phones and internet
Comcast
2016-09-06
$201
Office phones and internet
Jackson Park Hospital Foundation
2016-07-16
$200
Ad books
Paychex
2016-08-10
$186
Invoice
Southwest Airlines
2016-09-23
$175
Transportation
Paychex
2016-07-11
$175
Invoice