Madigan's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 96.8% of this total ($131,140) going to Hinshaw & Culbertson in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$135,547
32.8%
Salaries
$74,886
18.1%
Tickets
$45,731
11.1%
Taxes
$37,676
9.1%
Polling
$21,000
5.1%
Payroll
$20,850
5.1%
Professional services
$20,000
4.9%
Office equipment
$18,981
4.6%
Donations
$13,800
3.3%
Meals
$9,058
2.2%
Shipping
$5,084
1.2%
Robo calls
$3,136
0.8%
Voicemail
$2,388
0.6%
Telephone expenses
$1,231
0.3%
Rent
$534
0.1%
Payroll fee
$507
0.1%
Merit
$500
0.1%
Gift cards
$427
0.1%
Office supplies
$378
< 0.1%
Fees
$293
< 0.1%
Packaging supplies
$274
< 0.1%
Supplies
$260
< 0.1%
Po box fee
$168
< 0.1%
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
Chicago Bulls
2018-05-09
$45,731
Tickets
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-06-28
$35,305
Legal fees
Internal Revenue Service
2018-05-16
$25,992
Taxes
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-05-07
$24,404
Legal fees
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-06-04
$23,055
Legal fees
Tulchin Research
2018-06-25
$21,000
Polling
Heather Wier-Vaught
2018-05-15
$20,000
Professional services
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-04-18
$17,534
Legal fees
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-06-06
$17,090
Legal fees
MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc
2018-06-28
$16,665
Office equipment
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-04-20
$13,630
Legal fees
Timothy D. Mapes
2018-05-16
$11,546
Salaries
Craig P. Willert
2018-05-16
$11,546
Salaries
Jewish United Fund
2018-05-09
$6,500
Donations
Zeke Giorgi Scholarship Fund
2018-05-09
$5,000
Donations
Sangamo Club
2018-06-07
$4,604
Meals
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP
2018-06-04
$4,407
Legal fees
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-05-16
$3,399
Taxes
Box and Go
2018-06-05
$3,094
Shipping
Jonathan Maxson
2018-05-16
$2,765
Salaries
Stephanie D. Cullen
2018-05-16
$2,381
Salaries
Meghan Lowder-Paul
2018-05-16
$2,335
Salaries
Russ Nagel
2018-05-16
$2,335
Salaries
Moeen Zahdan
2018-05-16
$2,335
Salaries
Amanda Gaspar
2018-05-16
$2,245
Salaries