Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,281) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,281
28.8%
Travel expenses
$2,992
26.3%
Printing
$1,136
10%
Airline ticket
$870
7.6%
Database expenses
$640
5.6%
Game tickets
$525
4.6%
Totes
$396
3.5%
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
$319
2.8%
Decor
$308
2.7%
Truck rental
$280
2.5%
Donations
$250
2.2%
Block party supplies
$107
0.9%
Baggage fees
$100
0.9%
Event expenses
$97
0.9%
Event supplies
$85
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2016-07-22
$3,281
Consulting
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-07-21
$2,267
Travel expenses
Oshana & Sons Printing
2016-08-31
$871
Printing
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-08-01
$668
Travel expenses
American Airlines
2016-08-02
$550
Airline ticket
Kaeser & Blair
2016-08-29
$396
Totes
United Airlines
2016-08-02
$320
Airline ticket
Ngp
2016-07-06
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2016-09-22
$320
Database expenses
Kaeser & Blair
2016-08-24
$308
Decor
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-17
$286
Game tickets
Midway Moving & Storage
2016-07-27
$280
Truck rental
Minuteman Press
2016-09-19
$265
Printing
Lydia Home Assoc
2016-07-25
$250
Donations
Home Depot
2016-08-24
$244
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
Chicago Cubs
2016-07-15
$158
Game tickets
Costco
2016-08-17
$107
Block party supplies
American Airlines
2016-08-02
$100
Baggage fees
Costco
2016-07-17
$97
Event expenses
Costco
2016-08-24
$85
Event supplies
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-17
$80
Game tickets
Home Depot
2016-07-09
$75
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-07-29
$56
Travel expenses