Mulroe's committee spent the most on fund-raise food & beverage in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,915) going to Midwest Gaming & Entertaintment LLC dba Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mulroe's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund-raise food & beverage
$4,915
23.6%
Fund-raise chips for guests
$3,700
17.8%
Event/parade nwsi st pat's
$3,249
15.6%
Transportation lease payment
$1,697
8.1%
Office expense mobile phone
$1,028
4.9%
Consult fundraising
$1,000
4.8%
Office expense campaign software
$600
2.9%
Transportation auto insurance
$567
2.7%
Consult treasurer duties
$500
2.4%
Community support bereavement donation
$500
2.4%
Office expense supplies for statehouse guests
$285
1.4%
Sponsorship holiday hoops team
$275
1.3%
Hospitality statehouse staff dinner
$272
1.3%
Transportation gas
$256
1.2%
Sponsorship stockapalooza
$250
1.2%
Community support bench plaques
$223
1.1%
Membership/dues annual renewal
$200
1%
Event/parade nwsi parade trolley
$200
1%
Community support hs mentoring program
$200
1%
Charitable misericordia fundraiser
$200
1%
Sponsorship ad in book
$175
0.8%
Hospitality staff meeting/reports review
$160
0.8%
Community support gift certs for valentine event
$100
0.5%
Community support
$100
0.5%
Event/parade nwsi st pat's decor
$59
0.3%
Event/parade nwsi parade fee
$51
0.2%
Event/parade decor for nwsi parade bus/party
$47
0.2%
Hospitality elected officials mtg
$24
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
Midwest Gaming & Entertaintment LLC dba Rivers Casino
2018-03-05
$4,903
Fund-raise food & beverage
Midwest Gaming & Entertaintment LLC dba Rivers Casino
2018-02-26
$3,700
Fund-raise chips for guests
Emerald Isle Chicago
2018-03-12
$2,093
Event/parade nwsi st pat's
B & H Photo
2018-01-17
$1,028
Office expense mobile phone
Met Solutions, Inc.
2018-01-05
$1,000
Consult fundraising
Premier Trolley & Limo
2018-03-08
$800
Event/parade nwsi st pat's
NGP Software, Inc
2018-02-01
$600
Office expense campaign software
State Farm Insurance
2018-03-21
$567
Transportation auto insurance
Ford Motor Credit
2018-01-05
$565
Transportation lease payment
Ford Motor Credit
2018-02-26
$565
Transportation lease payment
Ford Motor Credit
2018-03-28
$565
Transportation lease payment
Jeanne Anderson
2018-01-05
$500
Consult treasurer duties
Tommy Gardiner Family Fund
2018-02-02
$500
Community support bereavement donation
MSM Productions
2018-01-01
$275
Sponsorship holiday hoops team
Loukinen's on 4th
2018-03-01
$272
Hospitality statehouse staff dinner
Stock School
2018-01-10
$250
Sponsorship stockapalooza
Northwest Side Irish
2018-03-27
$223
Community support bench plaques
Edison Park Chamber of Commerce
2018-01-10
$200
Membership/dues annual renewal
Premier Trolley & Limo
2018-01-26
$200
Event/parade nwsi parade trolley
Ridgewood Foundation
2018-01-10
$200
Community support hs mentoring program
Zia's Trattoria
2018-02-04
$200
Charitable misericordia fundraiser
Misericordia Heart of Mercy
2018-02-17
$175
Sponsorship ad in book
Firewater Saloon
2018-03-16
$160
Hospitality staff meeting/reports review
Walmart
2018-02-22
$155
Office expense supplies for statehouse guests
Walmart
2018-02-08
$129
Office expense supplies for statehouse guests