Taliaferro's committee spent the most on fund raising in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising
$7,500
55%
Donations
$2,550
18.7%
Utilities
$925
6.8%
Sponsorships
$800
5.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$795
5.8%
Rent
$500
3.7%
Office equipment
$199
1.5%
Food
$196
1.4%
Ad books
$180
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-06-08
$7,500
Fund raising
Lewis University
2017-06-30
$1,500
Donations
College Mentoring Experience
2017-05-22
$800
Sponsorships
Lizzie McNeils
2017-05-30
$795
Hall rental for raising funds
David Cwik
2017-04-24
$500
Rent
NAACP Westside
2017-05-15
$500
Donations
ComEd
2017-05-14
$494
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-04-26
$430
Utilities
Illinois Alliance
2017-04-03
$300
Donations
The Women of Steele Foundation
2017-04-17
$250
Donations
Home Depot
2017-06-24
$199
Office equipment
Vito's Old Italian Restaurant
2017-05-26
$196
Food
Austin Coming Together
2017-06-26
$180
Ad books