Hairston's committee spent the most on return of contribution in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Smart Hotels/Olympia Chicago LLC in Beachwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Return of contribution
$5,000
39.4%
Telephones
$1,839
14.5%
Donations
$1,650
13%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,353
10.7%
Event expenses
$760
6%
Sponsorships
$600
4.7%
Office supplies
$593
4.7%
Gasoline
$310
2.4%
Credit card processing
$217
1.7%
Postage
$207
1.6%
Meals
$102
0.8%
Event ticket
$50
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Smart Hotels/Olympia Chicago LLC
2017-06-29
$5,000
Return of contribution
The Revival
2017-04-25
$1,353
Hall rental for raising funds
4th on 53rd Parade Committee
2017-06-20
$600
Sponsorships
AT&T Broadband
2017-06-23
$577
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2017-05-24
$496
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2017-04-24
$496
Telephones
Ivi-ipo
2017-06-22
$350
Donations
La Petite Folie
2017-05-02
$304
Event expenses
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
2017-06-08
$300
Donations
Mikkey's Retro Grill
2017-04-25
$300
Event expenses
National Office Works
2017-04-13
$264
Office supplies
Eta
2017-06-13
$250
Donations
St. Edmund's Church
2017-05-19
$250
Donations
South East Chicago Commission
2017-06-01
$200
Donations
United States Postal Service
2017-04-25
$196
Postage
Actblue Illinois
2017-04-10
$179
Credit card processing
National Office Works
2017-06-20
$159
Office supplies
Costco
2017-04-25
$156
Event expenses
Corpus Christian Catholic
2017-04-21
$150
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-05-08
$134
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-06-20
$134
Telephones
La Petite Folie
2017-04-13
$102
Meals
Corpus Christian Catholic
2017-06-06
$100
Donations
National Office Works
2017-06-14
$86
Office supplies
BP Amoco
2017-06-14
$85
Gasoline