Foulkes's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,000) going to The Salient Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Foulkes's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$1,000
30.4%
Ward work
$588
17.9%
Parking
$420
12.8%
Telephones
$399
12.1%
Meals
$253
7.7%
Reimbursements
$242
7.4%
Robo calls
$231
7%
Bank charges
$156
4.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Salient Group
2017-01-27
$1,000
Contractual expenses
Patrick Thompson
2017-01-03
$242
Reimbursements
At & T
2017-02-24
$153
Telephones
At & T
2017-03-21
$132
Telephones
Strategic Consulting Group
2017-02-13
$121
Robo calls
At & T
2017-01-18
$114
Telephones
Strategic Consulting Group
2017-01-04
$110
Robo calls
Leonard Thompson
2017-01-27
$90
Ward work
Harris Bank N.A.
2017-03-29
$81
Bank charges
Jewel Osco
2017-03-15
$80
Meals
Leonard Thompson
2017-03-24
$75
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-03-31
$67
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-02-24
$62
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-02-03
$60
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-03-03
$60
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-03-10
$60
Ward work
Leonard Thompson
2017-03-17
$60
Ward work
Jewel Osco
2017-01-26
$56
Meals
Leonard Thompson
2017-02-17
$53
Ward work
Government Center Self Park
2017-03-15
$38
Parking
Government Center Self Park
2017-03-22
$38
Parking
Government Center Self Park
2017-03-24
$38
Parking
Jewel Osco
2017-02-28
$37
Meals
Jewel Osco
2017-01-27
$35
Meals
Harris Bank N.A.
2017-03-31
$31
Bank charges