Preckwinkle's committee spent the most on monthly consulting in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($24,000) going to Scott Kastrup in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Preckwinkle's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Monthly consulting
$36,000
25.9%
Political work
$33,183
23.9%
Monthly payroll
$9,444
6.8%
Event catering
$7,606
5.5%
Monthly office rent
$7,200
5.2%
Payroll taxes
$5,155
3.7%
Event sponsorship
$3,519
2.5%
It consulting
$3,100
2.2%
Entertainment
$3,000
2.2%
Catering
$2,970
2.1%
Event space and rental
$2,627
1.9%
Meeting catering
$2,050
1.5%
Event space rental
$2,000
1.4%
It consutlting
$1,742
1.3%
Database expenses
$1,500
1.1%
Donations
$1,500
1.1%
Contributions
$1,450
1%
Airline tickets to new york
$1,330
1%
Credit card processing fees
$1,177
0.9%
Mailing services
$990
0.7%
Meetings
$964
0.7%
Event tickets
$950
0.7%
Bank fees
$902
0.7%
Meeting space rental
$900
0.7%
Postage
$882
0.6%
Band
$800
0.6%
Office security
$616
0.4%
Monthly phone bill
$605
0.4%
Monthly bill
$522
0.4%
Printing supplies
$464
0.3%
Clerical work
$400
0.3%
Event fees
$375
0.3%
Hotel rooms
$352
0.3%
Office security services
$349
0.3%
Transportation
$335
0.2%
General merchandise
$312
0.2%
Community outreach supplies
$267
0.2%
Partial refund of contribution
$250
0.2%
Payroll processing fees
$200
0.1%
Payroll services
$192
0.1%
Office maintenance
$175
0.1%
Labor
$125
< 0.1%
Data entry & research
$110
< 0.1%
Data entry
$100
< 0.1%
Payroll services fees
$96
< 0.1%
Meal
$93
< 0.1%
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
Scott Kastrup
2017-01-06
$8,000
Monthly consulting
Scott Kastrup
2017-02-07
$8,000
Monthly consulting
Scott Kastrup
2017-03-13
$8,000
Monthly consulting
Alhambra Palace
2017-03-15
$7,606
Event catering
Nishanth Dittakavi
2017-01-06
$4,000
Monthly consulting
Nishanth Dittakavi
2017-02-07
$4,000
Monthly consulting
Nishanth Dittakavi
2017-03-13
$4,000
Monthly consulting
Dianna Thompson
2017-02-09
$3,149
Monthly payroll
Dianna Thompson
2017-03-01
$3,149
Monthly payroll
Dianna Thompson
2017-01-06
$3,145
Monthly payroll
Da Fellas Band
2017-03-13
$3,000
Entertainment
Aryan Development, Inc.
2017-02-28
$2,645
Catering
Fidelity Consulting Group, LLC
2017-01-03
$2,627
Event space and rental
Argiris-Sellis
2017-01-06
$2,400
Monthly office rent
Argiris-Sellis
2017-02-07
$2,400
Monthly office rent
Argiris-Sellis
2017-03-13
$2,400
Monthly office rent
Geek Chicago
2017-02-03
$1,742
It consutlting
Paychex
2017-02-01
$1,719
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2017-03-01
$1,719
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2017-03-31
$1,716
Payroll taxes
Geek Chicago
2017-01-03
$1,550
It consulting
Geek Chicago
2017-03-03
$1,550
It consulting
City Club of Chicago
2017-01-04
$1,500
Event sponsorship
St. Sabina
2017-02-08
$1,500
Donations
American Airlines
2017-03-30
$1,330
Airline tickets to new york
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