Sims's committee spent the most on personal services for friends of elgie sims in the quarter, with 69.7% of this total ($2,300) going to Algie Crivens in Calumet City. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
$3,300
19.7%
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
$1,675
10%
Auto services
$1,515
9.1%
Entertainment for trotter retirement event
$1,500
9%
Computer software services
$1,479
8.8%
Travel expenses
$1,129
6.8%
Telephone and internet services
$1,032
6.2%
Printing and mail services
$1,000
6%
Gasoline
$972
5.8%
Food & beverage
$797
4.8%
Storage services
$636
3.8%
Conference registration
$625
3.7%
Primary 2018
$500
3%
Phone & internet services
$393
2.4%
News services
$166
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
Algie Crivens
2018-03-20
$2,300
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Joan Collaso
2018-03-29
$1,500
Entertainment for trotter retirement event
Southwest Airlines
2018-03-14
$1,129
Travel expenses
Keith Caldwell
2018-03-16
$1,000
Printing and mail services
Kevin Stinson
2018-03-20
$1,000
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Comcast
2018-01-18
$874
Telephone and internet services
National Conference of State Legislatures
2018-03-13
$625
Conference registration
Phillip Sharone, Inc.
2018-02-03
$597
Food & beverage
JPM Auto
2018-02-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2018-03-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2018-03-30
$505
Auto services
Friends for Donna Miller
2018-03-16
$500
Primary 2018
Libue Sims
2018-03-20
$500
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
GoDaddy.com
2018-01-22
$315
Computer software services
Alfred AJ Burse
2018-03-26
$250
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Ngp Van
2018-01-02
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2018-02-02
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2018-03-02
$230
Computer software services
Public Storage
2018-01-03
$212
Storage services
Public Storage
2018-02-05
$212
Storage services
Public Storage
2018-03-05
$212
Storage services
Verizon Wireless
2018-02-14
$208
Phone & internet services
Earl Bell
2018-03-20
$200
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Earl Bell
2018-03-26
$200
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Algie Crivens
2018-03-20
$200
Food & beverage