Taliaferro's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 28.3% of this total ($1,500) going to Lewis University in Romeoville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sponsorships
$5,304
37.4%
Election day - food
$1,950
13.8%
Printing
$1,275
9%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$1,000
7.1%
Ward shred event
$1,000
7.1%
Food
$897
6.3%
Field work
$500
3.5%
Utilities
$395
2.8%
Database expenses
$375
2.7%
Transportation
$340
2.4%
Donations
$300
2.1%
Promotional items
$220
1.6%
T-shirts
$204
1.4%
Parking
$204
1.4%
Graduation flowers
$200
1.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kolatek Bakery
2018-04-05
$1,950
Election day - food
Lewis University
2018-06-29
$1,500
Sponsorships
College Mentoring Experience
2018-05-21
$1,000
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-04-27
$1,000
Principal payment, taliaferro
Talk 2 Me Foundation
2018-05-29
$1,000
Sponsorships
Vanguard Archives
2018-05-29
$1,000
Ward shred event
Yes! Press
2018-06-18
$675
Printing
Yes! Press
2018-05-07
$600
Printing
Bruce Washington
2018-06-25
$500
Field work
Sergio's
2018-06-20
$480
Food
Friendship Baptist Church
2018-04-09
$400
Sponsorships
ComEd
2018-04-05
$395
Utilities
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-06-18
$375
Database expenses
Galewood Park Advisory Council
2018-05-24
$340
Transportation
First Congregational Church
2018-04-18
$300
Sponsorships
Beatrice Stidwell
2018-04-10
$300
Donations
Westside Historical Society
2018-06-14
$250
Sponsorships
Town Hall Bowl
2018-05-08
$229
Sponsorships
National Civil Rights Library and Hall of Fame
2018-06-07
$225
Sponsorships
Best Buy
2018-06-12
$220
Promotional items
Santana Silk Screen
2018-05-10
$204
T-shirts
Back 2 School Throwdown, Inc
2018-06-18
$200
Sponsorships
Jewel
2018-06-15
$200
Graduation flowers
New Assembly of Holiness Church
2018-04-02
$200
Sponsorships
GFS Marketplace
2018-05-17
$109
Food
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