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How did John Fritchey spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic John Fritchey's election campaign committee, John Fritchey for Us, spent $13,772 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Fritchey's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($2,500) going to New Chicago Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fritchey's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,000
36.3%
Salaries
$2,500
18.2%
Automobile
$1,056
7.7%
Software access
$960
7%
Phones
$807
5.9%
Email services
$752
5.5%
Meal for colleagues and staff
$521
3.8%
Donations
$450
3.3%
Meal
$442
3.2%
Merchant fees
$385
2.8%
Personal services
$300
2.2%
Printing
$258
1.9%
Advertising
$183
1.3%
Copies
$154
1.1%

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
Kara Highfill
2017-12-20
$2,500
Salaries
New Chicago Consulting, LLC
2017-10-18
$2,500
Consulting
Third Coast Research
2017-10-13
$2,500
Consulting
Ngp Van
2017-11-02
$960
Software access
Giordano's
2017-10-31
$521
Meal for colleagues and staff
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-10-02
$370
Merchant fees
Audi Financial Services
2017-10-17
$352
Automobile
Audi Financial Services
2017-11-17
$352
Automobile
Audi Financial Services
2017-12-15
$352
Automobile
Nicolos Fields
2017-11-13
$300
Personal services
AT&T Wireless
2017-10-26
$269
Phones
AT&T Wireless
2017-11-28
$269
Phones
AT&T Wireless
2017-10-04
$268
Phones
Consolidated Printing Company
2017-10-13
$258
Printing
Constant Contact
2017-10-02
$250
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-10-31
$250
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-11-30
$250
Email services
Urban Prep Academy
2017-12-01
$250
Donations
Actblue
2017-10-27
$150
Donations
Erie Cafe
2017-12-20
$137
Meal
Fedex
2017-10-30
$118
Copies
City Social
2017-10-16
$106
Meal
City Social
2017-10-02
$102
Meal
Erie Cafe
2017-10-27
$95
Meal
Facebook
2017-12-01
$80
Advertising

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