Silverstein's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($762) going to American Custom Silkscreening in River Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$762
25%
Telephones
$700
23%
Utilities
$572
18.8%
Printing
$374
12.3%
Internet access
$243
8%
Gifts
$206
6.8%
Transportation
$188
6.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
American Custom Silkscreening
2017-03-10
$762
Promotional items
A&B Printing
2017-01-25
$374
Printing
At&t
2017-01-09
$355
Telephones
At&t
2017-02-13
$344
Telephones
Peoples Gas
2017-01-25
$223
Utilities
Westfield Old Orchard
2017-01-31
$206
Gifts
CJE Senior Life
2017-03-02
$188
Transportation
At&t
2017-03-20
$121
Internet access
Commonwealth Edison
2017-02-27
$118
Utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2017-01-25
$118
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-02-27
$110
Utilities
At&t
2017-02-13
$60
Internet access
At&t
2017-01-09
$60
Internet access