Flowers's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to Friends of Michael J. Madigan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Flowers's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$10,000
63.8%
Insurance
$1,766
11.3%
Transportation
$1,109
7.1%
Union signs & printing
$700
4.5%
Cable service
$608
3.9%
Tickets
$432
2.8%
Computer - printer
$367
2.3%
Postage stamps
$211
1.4%
Food
$168
1.1%
Telephone service
$153
1%
Telephone expenses
$130
0.8%
Supplies
$37
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Friends of Michael J. Madigan
2016-10-22
$5,000
Donations
Friends of Michael J. Madigan
2016-10-16
$5,000
Donations
Allstate Insurance
2016-10-10
$804
Insurance
Allstate Insurance
2016-11-07
$804
Insurance
Harold Wahington Legacy Committee
2016-10-04
$700
Union signs & printing
Comcast
2016-10-24
$608
Cable service
Citizens One
2016-11-02
$554
Transportation
Citizens One
2016-10-07
$554
Transportation
Best Buy CO
2016-10-04
$367
Computer - printer
Ncnw
2016-11-11
$260
Tickets
United States Post Office
2016-10-25
$211
Postage stamps
Universal Soul Circus
2016-10-20
$172
Tickets
Neighborhood Mrkt
2016-10-28
$168
Food
Service Payment Plan Inc
2016-10-25
$157
Insurance
At&t
2016-11-08
$153
Telephone service
At&t
2016-10-25
$130
Telephone expenses
At&t
2016-10-25
$37
Supplies