Hayes's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,800) going to Union Sign & Printing in Joilet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hayes's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$1,800
44.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,238
30.4%
Promotional items
$1,041
25.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Union Sign & Printing
2018-02-25
$1,800
Signs
Kari Hayes
2018-02-20
$801
Promotional items
Kari Hayes
2018-03-12
$638
Newspaper advertising
Village View Publications
2018-03-13
$600
Newspaper advertising
Breaker Press Co
2018-02-21
$240
Promotional items