Fioretti's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 29% of this total ($28,259) going to Comcast Spotlight in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fioretti's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$97,406
42.2%
Consulting
$42,601
18.4%
Signs
$23,260
10.1%
Payroll
$22,450
9.7%
Campaign staff
$20,436
8.9%
Radio advertising
$8,047
3.5%
Brochures
$5,250
2.3%
Production media expenses
$3,000
1.3%
Internet access
$2,300
1%
Fund raising (food)
$1,331
0.6%
Supplies
$1,175
0.5%
Phones
$742
0.3%
Telephones
$742
0.3%
Bank charges
$585
0.3%
Printing
$500
0.2%
Fees
$355
0.2%
Newspaper advertising
$250
0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Fund raising entertainment
$175
< 0.1%
Food
$132
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$32
< 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
Comcast Spotlight
2018-03-07
$28,259
Television advertising
Wls-am
2018-03-14
$14,513
Television advertising
Wgn-tv
2018-03-14
$13,685
Television advertising
Evanston Quick Signs
2018-01-16
$10,000
Signs
Nbc-5
2018-03-14
$9,902
Television advertising
Wbbm-tv
2018-03-17
$9,875
Television advertising
Midway Broadcasting
2018-03-06
$7,247
Radio advertising
Wgn-tv
2018-03-15
$7,097
Television advertising
Kirkwood Consulting
2018-03-20
$7,000
Consulting
Yes Press
2018-02-08
$6,000
Signs
Yes Press
2018-03-02
$6,000
Signs
Yes Press
2018-03-02
$5,250
Brochures
Wfld-tv
2018-03-14
$5,125
Television advertising
Warren Pitts
2018-03-05
$5,000
Campaign staff
Wls-am
2018-03-16
$4,335
Television advertising
Kirkwood Consulting
2018-01-29
$4,258
Consulting
Kirkwood Consulting
2018-02-15
$4,250
Consulting
Kirkwood Consulting
2018-03-02
$4,250
Consulting
Wfld-tv
2018-03-16
$2,907
Television advertising
Boxless Media
2018-01-17
$2,500
Consulting
Sally Daly Hunt
2018-01-16
$2,500
Payroll
Sally Daly Hunt
2018-01-31
$2,500
Payroll
Sally Daly Hunt
2018-03-02
$2,500
Campaign staff
Sally Daly Hunt
2018-02-15
$2,500
Campaign staff
Webpass Inc
2018-03-09
$2,300
Internet access
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