Mell's committee spent the most on promotional materials in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,908) going to Breaker Press Co Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional materials
$1,908
26.5%
Food and beverage expenses
$1,891
26.3%
Event fee
$1,500
20.8%
Donations
$750
10.4%
Email services
$323
4.5%
Office repair
$300
4.2%
Processing fees
$284
4%
Phones
$240
3.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Park District
2017-01-24
$1,250
Event fee
Breaker Press Co Inc.
2017-03-20
$998
Promotional materials
Breaker Press Co Inc.
2017-02-22
$910
Promotional materials
Fulton Market Kitchen
2017-03-03
$820
Food and beverage expenses
Fulton Market Kitchen
2017-03-30
$807
Food and beverage expenses
Lambda Legal
2017-02-02
$500
Donations
European Mirror & Glass
2017-03-22
$300
Office repair
Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
2017-03-22
$250
Event fee
Ann Sather Restaurant
2017-01-24
$250
Food and beverage expenses
Bateman Boosters
2017-03-07
$250
Donations
Constant Contact
2017-03-13
$111
Email services
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$108
Processing fees
Constant Contact
2017-01-13
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-02-13
$105
Email services
At&t
2017-03-11
$88
Phones
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$84
Processing fees
At&t
2017-01-07
$75
Phones
At&t
2017-02-07
$75
Phones
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$65
Processing fees
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$25
Processing fees
Ann Sather Restaurant
2017-01-05
$13
Food and beverage expenses