Taliaferro's committee spent the most on food in the quarter, with 90% of this total ($1,709) going to Jewel in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Food
$1,899
21.4%
Sponsorships
$1,750
19.7%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$1,000
11.3%
Equipment rental
$750
8.4%
Transportation
$712
8%
Donations
$550
6.2%
Promotional items
$544
6.1%
Utilities
$539
6.1%
Late file fee
$500
5.6%
Campaign work
$250
2.8%
Holiday party staff
$232
2.6%
Tickets
$157
1.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jewel
2017-11-21
$1,000
Food
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-10-25
$1,000
Principal payment, taliaferro
Accurate Document Destruction
2017-12-14
$750
Equipment rental
Pontarelli Group
2017-12-05
$712
Transportation
Greater Love MB Church
2017-12-06
$500
Sponsorships
Illinois State Board of Elections
2017-12-26
$500
Late file fee
New Life Pilsen
2017-12-07
$500
Sponsorships
Peoples Gas
2017-11-30
$343
Utilities
Healing Beyond The Struggle
2017-11-08
$300
Donations
David Becker
2017-10-17
$250
Campaign work
Mt. Vernon MB Church
2017-10-23
$250
Sponsorships
Schorsch Village Charity Golf Outing
2017-10-17
$250
Sponsorships
Beatrice Stidwell
2017-11-07
$250
Donations
Westside Coalition for Seniors
2017-11-14
$250
Sponsorships
Cook Brothers
2017-12-26
$244
Promotional items
Brunswick Zone
2017-12-26
$232
Holiday party staff
ComEd
2017-11-30
$196
Utilities
Natoli and Son
2017-11-17
$190
Food
Jewel
2017-12-18
$182
Food
David Becker
2017-11-24
$180
Promotional items
Jewel
2017-12-14
$179
Food
Signature Affairs
2017-10-02
$157
Tickets
Jewel
2017-12-22
$134
Food
David Becker
2017-12-08
$120
Promotional items
Jewel
2017-12-20
$88
Food
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