McGowan's committee spent the most on reception hall rental in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,706) going to Jake's Melnick in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McGowan's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Reception hall rental
$1,706
27.3%
Printing - posters
$1,080
17.3%
Donations
$479
7.7%
Music/recception
$325
5.2%
Christmas fruit baskets
$306
4.9%
Refreshment/installation/deposit
$250
4%
Reception
$250
4%
Public relations - photography
$200
3.2%
Thank you ad
$200
3.2%
Election day expense/lunches for volunteers
$200
3.2%
Telephone service
$199
3.2%
Refreshment/volunteers/christmas in the ward
$195
3.1%
Refreshments/installation
$168
2.7%
Ad/thank you
$165
2.6%
Ad/christmas
$150
2.4%
Christmas donation/families
$133
2.1%
Christmas in the ward/reimb. lisa piazza
$127
2%
Santa helper items/christmas in wards
$108
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jake's Melnick
2016-10-10
$1,706
Reception hall rental
First Impressions of Chicago
2016-10-03
$1,080
Printing - posters
Charles Wright
2016-10-06
$325
Music/recception
Jewel/Osco
2016-12-07
$306
Christmas fruit baskets
Ernie's Restaurant
2016-11-11
$250
Refreshment/installation/deposit
Jerome Photography
2016-10-11
$250
Reception
National Council of Negro Women
2016-11-11
$250
Donations
Christmas in the Ward
2016-12-06
$229
Donations
Ninety Nine Year Studios
2016-10-31
$200
Public relations - photography
North Lawndale Community News
2016-12-14
$200
Thank you ad
Petty Cash
2016-11-08
$200
Election day expense/lunches for volunteers
Falco's Pizza
2016-12-09
$195
Refreshment/volunteers/christmas in the ward
Jimmy Johns
2016-12-06
$168
Refreshments/installation
Austin Voice Newspaper
2016-12-07
$165
Ad/thank you
North Lawndale Community News
2016-12-20
$150
Ad/christmas
Walmart
2016-12-22
$133
Christmas donation/families
Walmart
2016-12-09
$127
Christmas in the ward/reimb. lisa piazza
Walmart
2016-12-05
$108
Santa helper items/christmas in wards
At&t
2016-12-27
$66
Telephone service
At&t
2016-10-27
$66
Telephone service
At&t
2016-11-28
$66
Telephone service
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