Steele's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,795) going to Cog Hill Golf Course in Lemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steele's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$13,795
69%
Thanksgiving event for seniors and veterans donation
$3,500
17.5%
Donations
$1,600
8%
Cell phones
$870
4.4%
Equipment - maintenance
$227
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cog Hill Golf Course
2016-12-21
$9,901
Golf outings
Cog Hill Golf Course
2016-12-21
$3,893
Golf outings
Greater Westside Community Coalition
2016-11-21
$3,500
Thanksgiving event for seniors and veterans donation
Barbara Bates Foundation
2016-10-20
$1,150
Donations
Fraizer Prep Academy
2016-11-15
$450
Donations
Sprint
2016-10-12
$424
Cell phones
Sprint
2016-11-22
$235
Cell phones
Sprint
2016-12-12
$211
Cell phones
Global STL
2016-10-04
$76
Equipment - maintenance
Global STL
2016-11-02
$75
Equipment - maintenance
Global STL
2016-12-02
$75
Equipment - maintenance