Mackoff's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 97.1% of this total ($37,190) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mackoff's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$38,290
45.5%
Consulting
$30,822
36.7%
Radio advertising
$9,395
11.2%
Internet access
$5,000
6%
Website fees
$210
0.3%
Donations
$200
0.2%
Bank charges
$167
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Breaker Press
2018-03-09
$25,550
Newspaper advertising
Breaker Press
2018-03-13
$11,040
Newspaper advertising
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-02-12
$8,875
Radio advertising
Washburne Consulting
2018-03-16
$8,165
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2018-03-02
$5,000
Internet access
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-03-02
$4,200
Consulting
Don Rose Communications
2018-01-10
$3,000
Consulting
Don Rose Communications
2018-02-12
$3,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2018-01-02
$2,986
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2018-03-02
$2,864
Consulting
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-01-10
$1,875
Consulting
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-03-14
$1,875
Consulting
Hampton Moore, LLC
2018-02-27
$1,500
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2018-02-12
$1,355
Consulting
Breaker Press
2018-03-16
$600
Newspaper advertising
Equality Illinois
2018-01-10
$600
Newspaper advertising
Windy City Times Media Group
2018-03-08
$520
Radio advertising
Citizens for Waguespack
2018-02-12
$500
Newspaper advertising
Paypal
2018-03-30
$210
Website fees
John Carr
2018-02-09
$200
Donations
Paypal
2018-03-07
$167
Bank charges