White's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,000) going to Teamwork Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how White's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$20,000
44.9%
Insurance
$4,695
10.5%
Events
$4,580
10.3%
Telephones
$3,376
7.6%
Rent
$3,121
7%
Staff gifts
$2,500
5.6%
Car maintenance
$1,258
2.8%
Photography
$908
2%
Ad books
$825
1.9%
Postage
$670
1.5%
Constituent services
$509
1.1%
Donations
$500
1.1%
Christmas party food
$479
1.1%
Office equipment
$428
1%
Internet access
$337
0.8%
Christmas party refreshments
$220
0.5%
Meals
$165
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Teamwork Consulting
2016-10-01
$10,000
Consulting
Teamwork Consulting
2016-12-20
$10,000
Consulting
Travelers Insurance
2016-11-15
$4,695
Insurance
Chicago Cubs
2016-12-09
$4,580
Events
Macy's Department Store
2016-12-14
$2,500
Staff gifts
134 North LaSalle, LLC
2016-11-30
$2,080
Rent
AT &T Wireless
2016-12-30
$1,173
Telephones
134 North LaSalle, LLC
2016-10-20
$1,040
Rent
Firestone Complete Auto Care, INC.
2016-11-29
$870
Car maintenance
AT & T Wireless
2016-10-20
$579
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-24
$545
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-14
$540
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-30
$537
Telephones
Italian American War Veterans
2016-10-03
$525
Ad books
Scoops, Inc
2016-12-21
$479
Christmas party food
U.S.Postal Service
2016-12-09
$470
Postage
Heather Hayes
2016-10-03
$415
Photography
Micro Center
2016-12-28
$408
Office equipment
Photoprose
2016-10-20
$349
Photography
Alliance Against Intoxicated Drivers
2016-11-01
$300
Ad books
Marias Flowers
2016-11-11
$254
Constituent services
Jewish United Fund
2016-12-15
$250
Donations
Little City Foundation
2016-10-22
$250
Donations
Artopolis
2016-12-21
$220
Christmas party refreshments
Wells Automotive
2016-12-28
$217
Car maintenance
Alerts Sign-up