Preckwinkle's committee spent the most on tv ads in the quarter, with all those payments ($350,000) going to Canal Partners Media in Atlanta. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Preckwinkle's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tv ads
$350,000
42.5%
Radio and cable tv ads
$96,780
11.8%
Radio and tv ads
$52,040
6.3%
Radio ads
$41,112
5%
Strategic consulting
$40,015
4.9%
Campaign consulting
$29,196
3.6%
Political consulting
$24,000
2.9%
Media production
$23,694
2.9%
Outreach
$20,500
2.5%
Room rental
$15,083
1.8%
Research
$13,500
1.6%
Monthly consulting
$12,000
1.5%
Rejected contribution
$10,000
1.2%
Monthly payroll
$9,545
1.2%
Office rent
$8,800
1.1%
It consulting
$8,250
1%
Contributions
$6,000
0.7%
Postage and mailing
$5,014
0.6%
Credit card processing fees
$4,596
0.6%
Returned check
$4,504
0.6%
Production costs
$3,400
0.4%
Payroll taxes
$3,286
0.4%
Event entertainment
$3,000
0.4%
Monthly meeting and election night catering
$2,700
0.3%
Printing
$2,665
0.3%
Room deposit
$2,500
0.3%
Monthly bill
$2,283
0.3%
Monthly payroll taxes
$1,639
0.2%
Accounting services
$1,575
0.2%
Database expenses
$1,500
0.2%
Communication consulting
$1,500
0.2%
Digital services
$1,481
0.2%
Catering
$1,451
0.2%
Monthly meeting catering
$1,400
0.2%
Legal services
$1,300
0.2%
Holiday baskets
$1,102
0.1%
Campaign work
$1,100
0.1%
Return of excess contribution
$1,000
0.1%
Sponsorships
$1,000
0.1%
Advertisement
$1,000
0.1%
Mailing and postage
$979
0.1%
Membership
$890
0.1%
Postage
$882
0.1%
Editing and labor
$860
0.1%
Campaign materials
$820
0.1%
Space rental
$760
< 0.1%
Room rental and catering
$700
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$678
< 0.1%
Ad sponsorship
$450
< 0.1%
Lunch meeting
$438
< 0.1%
Catering for meeting
$433
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$378
< 0.1%
Meetings
$376
< 0.1%
Table
$375
< 0.1%
Event photography
$350
< 0.1%
Event preperation
$350
< 0.1%
Event ticketes
$300
< 0.1%
Monthly fee
$214
< 0.1%
Catering for party
$199
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$175
< 0.1%
Breakfast meeting
$112
< 0.1%
Dinner meeting
$111
< 0.1%
Monthly fees
$101
< 0.1%
Montlhy bill
$101
< 0.1%
Ticket
$70
< 0.1%
Bank fee
$25
< 0.1%
Sps fanf fee
$9
< 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
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-07
$150,000
Tv ads
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-13
$100,000
Tv ads
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-14
$100,000
Tv ads
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-23
$52,040
Radio and cable tv ads
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-05
$52,040
Radio and tv ads
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-21
$44,740
Radio and cable tv ads
Scott Cisek
2018-03-28
$29,196
Campaign consulting
Tulchin Research
2018-02-05
$28,000
Strategic consulting
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-13
$24,112
Radio ads
Three Point Media
2018-03-19
$23,694
Media production
Wvon
2018-02-14
$17,000
Radio ads
Tulchin Research
2018-03-13
$12,015
Strategic consulting
Shoukat Dhanani
2018-01-22
$10,000
Rejected contribution
Don Weiner
2018-01-18
$10,000
Research
Scott Kastrup
2018-01-18
$8,000
Political consulting
Scott Kastrup
2018-01-29
$8,000
Political consulting
Scott Kastrup
2018-02-28
$8,000
Political consulting
Alhambra Palace
2018-03-01
$7,106
Room rental
Chicago Lakeshore Cafe
2018-03-16
$5,266
Room rental
The Hensley Company
2018-03-16
$5,014
Postage and mailing
Advantage Solutions Group, Inc
2018-01-03
$5,000
Outreach
Advantage Solutions Group, Inc
2018-01-29
$5,000
Outreach
Advantage Solutions Group, Inc
2018-03-07
$5,000
Outreach
Hunter's Group, Inc
2018-03-19
$5,000
Outreach
Landmarks Illinois
2018-03-12
$5,000
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