Madigan's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($84,528) going to US Postmaster in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$84,528
17.4%
Legal fees
$80,149
16.5%
Polling
$68,000
14%
Wages
$55,586
11.5%
Tickets
$52,324
10.8%
Printing
$34,598
7.1%
Donations
$33,800
7%
Taxes
$29,691
6.1%
Rent
$13,213
2.7%
Insurance
$12,999
2.7%
Mileage expenses
$4,864
1%
Professional services
$4,000
0.8%
Meals
$3,590
0.7%
Telephones
$3,430
0.7%
Office equipment
$1,717
0.4%
Lodging
$656
0.1%
Payroll fee
$548
0.1%
Office supplies
$424
< 0.1%
Po box
$376
< 0.1%
Maintenance fee
$223
< 0.1%
Shipping
$215
< 0.1%
Payrol fee
$66
< 0.1%
Maintanance fee
$41
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2017-07-31
$75,439
Legal fees
Tulchin Research
2017-07-28
$40,000
Polling
Tulchin Research
2017-07-18
$28,000
Polling
James Sweeny Golf Classic
2017-08-07
$25,000
Donations
Chicago Cubs
2017-08-16
$20,000
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2017-08-17
$16,522
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2017-08-18
$15,802
Tickets
Frye-Williamson Press
2017-08-21
$9,783
Printing
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
2017-08-28
$8,637
Rent
Frye-Williamson Press
2017-09-07
$8,625
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2017-08-23
$7,595
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2017-09-08
$7,595
Printing
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-29
$6,445
Taxes
Zeke Giorgi Scholarship Fund
2017-07-14
$5,000
Donations
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.
2017-09-13
$4,710
Legal fees
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
2017-08-04
$4,325
Rent
US Postmaster
2017-08-07
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-11
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-14
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-18
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-21
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-23
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-28
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-08-30
$4,242
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-09-05
$4,242
Postage
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