Madigan's committee spent the most on tickets in the quarter, with 63.7% of this total ($122,869) going to Chicago Cubs in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tickets
$192,954
58.2%
Gifts
$62,705
18.9%
Meals
$16,111
4.9%
Office equipment
$11,293
3.4%
Payroll
$8,550
2.6%
Professional services
$6,000
1.8%
Donations
$5,000
1.5%
Taxes
$3,830
1.2%
Office supplies
$3,805
1.2%
Lodging
$3,607
1.1%
Telephone expenses
$2,858
0.9%
Catering expenses
$1,974
0.6%
Taxes preperation
$1,675
0.5%
Shipping
$1,672
0.5%
Transportation
$1,400
0.4%
Gift cards
$1,203
0.4%
Fees
$1,015
0.3%
Travel
$1,007
0.3%
Payroll fee
$982
0.3%
Car rental
$743
0.2%
Note cards
$672
0.2%
Post office box
$566
0.2%
Mileage expenses
$514
0.2%
Rent
$502
0.2%
Flowers
$282
< 0.1%
Parking
$256
< 0.1%
Maintenance fee
$201
< 0.1%
Equipment - maintenance
$110
< 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
Chicago Cubs
2017-01-20
$122,869
Tickets
Chicago White Sox
2017-01-27
$46,245
Tickets
Sawbridge Studios
2017-01-13
$34,479
Gifts
Chicago Bulls
2017-02-23
$23,840
Tickets
Sawbridge Studios
2017-01-18
$22,000
Gifts
Zobrio
2017-01-27
$7,873
Office equipment
Nia
2017-01-27
$5,622
Meals
St. Patrick's Day Parade Cmte
2017-01-27
$5,000
Donations
Sawbridge Studios
2017-03-03
$4,231
Gifts
Kevin Quinn
2017-01-13
$3,625
Payroll
Sangamo Club
2017-02-17
$3,141
Meals
Saputo's Twin Corner
2017-03-13
$2,772
Meals
Quill Corporation
2017-01-23
$2,424
Office supplies
Quill Corporation
2017-01-10
$2,219
Office equipment
Wilson & Kennedy, LTD
2017-02-17
$2,000
Professional services
Wilson & Kennedy, LTD
2017-03-27
$2,000
Professional services
Wilson & Kennedy, LTD
2017-01-23
$2,000
Professional services
Northender, The
2017-02-17
$1,974
Catering expenses
Morrison & Morrison
2017-03-03
$1,675
Taxes preperation
Design Ideas
2017-03-03
$1,658
Gifts
Internal Revenue Service
2017-01-13
$1,617
Taxes
The Wit Chicago
2017-01-31
$1,428
Lodging
Justin Twardy
2017-03-31
$1,428
Payroll
Windy City Limousine
2017-01-18
$1,400
Transportation
Quill Corporation
2017-01-05
$1,380
Office supplies
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