OConnor's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,086) going to Quest Graphics in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how OConnor's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$12,086
18.3%
Consulting
$11,499
17.4%
Refund of donation
$6,500
9.8%
Christmas gift
$6,100
9.2%
Postage for newsletter
$5,852
8.8%
2017 event
$4,825
7.3%
Oct. & nov. 2017
$2,229
3.4%
Phones
$1,288
2%
Dec. 2017
$1,114
1.7%
Car rental
$1,114
1.7%
Auto repair
$1,000
1.5%
Supplies
$943
1.4%
Prec capts. mtg
$825
1.3%
Services
$814
1.2%
Retirement partyt
$799
1.2%
Misc.
$784
1.2%
Flowers
$713
1.1%
N.ov. & dec. 2017
$600
0.9%
Gas
$586
0.9%
Misc. supplies
$533
0.8%
Postage
$509
0.8%
Dinner meeting
$500
0.8%
Ad for dinner dance
$500
0.8%
Dinner tickets
$500
0.8%
Copier
$410
0.6%
Cell phones
$375
0.6%
Electric
$359
0.5%
Door doorknob bags
$331
0.5%
Cylinder rental fee
$307
0.5%
Rental
$306
0.5%
Web consulting
$230
0.4%
Misc. supplies & mtg. reimburse t. czarneckisc.
$229
0.4%
Residential permit parking passes
$225
0.3%
Rental fee
$210
0.3%
Lunch staff meeting
$179
0.3%
Church bulletin
$168
0.3%
Telephone expenses
$165
0.3%
Printer toner etc.
$162
0.2%
Annual sub
$155
0.2%
Renewal
$108
0.2%
Retirement party deposit
$50
< 0.1%
Mailing
$6
< 0.1%
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
Quest Graphics
2017-12-20
$6,645
Printing
Candea Development
2017-10-04
$6,500
Refund of donation
Quest Graphics
2017-12-20
$5,852
Postage for newsletter
Quest Graphics
2017-10-29
$5,441
Printing
D4 Irish Pub
2017-10-25
$4,825
2017 event
Laurie Block
2017-12-19
$3,500
Christmas gift
Lexus Financial Services
2017-10-13
$2,229
Oct. & nov. 2017
Robert Newton
2017-10-11
$2,083
Consulting
Robert Newton
2017-11-02
$2,083
Consulting
Robert Newton
2017-12-01
$2,083
Consulting
Lexus Financial Services
2017-10-30
$1,114
Dec. 2017
Lexus Financial Services
2017-12-05
$1,114
Car rental
B & L Automotive Repairs Inc.
2017-10-12
$1,000
Auto repair
Meg Schaefer
2017-10-01
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-10-16
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-11-03
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-11-14
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-01
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-15
$875
Consulting
Atlantic Bar
2017-10-01
$825
Prec capts. mtg
Lou Malnati's
2017-11-01
$799
Retirement partyt
Rita Howard
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Mary Ann Roti-Walz
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Jin An Creative America Inc.
2017-11-01
$600
N.ov. & dec. 2017