Cullerton's committee spent the most on tickets in the quarter, with 74.9% of this total ($46,013) going to Chicago Cubs in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cullerton's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tickets
$61,425
32.8%
Legal services
$36,760
19.6%
Charitable donation
$29,251
15.6%
Consulting
$15,000
8%
Rent
$10,215
5.5%
Meetings
$6,779
3.6%
Radio show sponsorship
$6,000
3.2%
Bonus
$5,950
3.2%
Fundraising expenses
$3,485
1.9%
Transport
$2,843
1.5%
Car lease
$1,960
1.1%
Parade expenses
$1,907
1%
Parking
$979
0.5%
Staff gifts
$648
0.4%
Lodging
$633
0.3%
Memorial
$607
0.3%
Fees
$544
0.3%
Printing
$523
0.3%
Supplies
$377
0.2%
Member recognition
$367
0.2%
Volunteer expenses
$340
0.2%
Advertising
$334
0.2%
Membership/dining
$280
0.2%
Fuel
$213
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
James P Nally
2018-03-22
$36,760
Legal services
Chicago Cubs
2018-01-30
$22,999
Tickets
JLD Consulting
2018-01-02
$15,000
Consulting
Chicago Cubs
2018-02-26
$14,395
Tickets
Chicago White Sox
2018-03-19
$12,844
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2018-01-19
$5,000
Tickets
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
2018-02-28
$5,000
Charitable donation
St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
2018-03-22
$5,000
Charitable donation
Chicago Cubs
2018-01-03
$3,618
Tickets
Palm Properties
2018-01-26
$3,300
Rent
Friends of Matt
2018-01-12
$3,000
Charitable donation
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
2018-03-20
$3,000
Charitable donation
Rickey Hendon
2018-01-23
$3,000
Radio show sponsorship
Rickey Hendon
2018-02-15
$3,000
Radio show sponsorship
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Org
2018-03-06
$2,500
Charitable donation
Gene Siskel Foundation
2018-01-12
$2,167
Charitable donation
Giordano Dance Chicago
2018-02-26
$2,000
Charitable donation
United Center
2018-01-12
$2,000
Fundraising expenses
ONL Properties, LLC
2018-01-01
$1,848
Rent
ONL Properties, LLC
2018-03-02
$1,623
Rent
Chicago Bulls
2018-02-28
$1,605
Tickets
ONL Properties, LLC
2018-02-01
$1,358
Rent
Hertz
2018-02-28
$1,265
Transport
Forever Green
2018-03-20
$1,200
Charitable donation
Jared Dimakos
2018-01-04
$1,000
Bonus
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