Preckwinkle's committee spent the most on monthly consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,000) going to Scott Kastrup in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Preckwinkle's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Monthly consulting
$16,000
17.7%
It consulting
$8,250
9.1%
Outreach
$7,128
7.9%
Monthly payroll
$6,450
7.1%
Contributions
$5,800
6.4%
Political consulting
$4,850
5.4%
Legal services
$4,060
4.5%
Monthly payroll taxes
$3,237
3.6%
Printing political materials
$3,081
3.4%
Credit card processing fees
$2,884
3.2%
Monthly office rent
$2,400
2.7%
Monthly rent
$2,400
2.7%
Catering bud bilikin parade
$2,000
2.2%
Bud bilikin parade
$2,000
2.2%
Sponsorships
$1,945
2.2%
T-shirts
$1,665
1.8%
Catering
$1,569
1.7%
Campaign work
$1,560
1.7%
Monthly finance database
$1,500
1.7%
Meeting catering
$1,400
1.6%
Postage
$1,350
1.5%
Meeting expenses
$1,000
1.1%
Annual membership fee
$850
0.9%
Annual membership fees
$800
0.9%
Uncategorized expenses
$750
0.8%
Catering meeting
$700
0.8%
Digital services
$675
0.8%
Monthly telephone bill
$669
0.7%
Meetings
$658
0.7%
Photography services
$500
0.6%
Event space rental
$500
0.6%
Bank fees
$448
0.5%
Monthly billing
$344
0.4%
Monthly security bill
$267
0.3%
Cell phone bill
$221
0.2%
Monthly bill
$191
0.2%
Monthly fees
$106
0.1%
Monthly payroll processing fees
$106
0.1%
Monthly office security
$41
< 0.1%
Paychex invoice
$11
< 0.1%
Cell phone fees
$10
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Scott Kastrup
2018-07-02
$8,000
Monthly consulting
Scott Kastrup
2018-08-01
$8,000
Monthly consulting
Advantage Solutions Group, Inc
2018-07-06
$5,000
Outreach
Gardiner, Koch, Weisberg & Wrona
2018-07-25
$4,060
Legal services
Dianna Thompson
2018-08-02
$3,225
Monthly payroll
Dianna Thompson
2018-09-04
$3,225
Monthly payroll
SPD Press
2018-07-02
$3,081
Printing political materials
Don Weiner
2018-08-07
$2,500
Political consulting
Argiris-Sellis
2018-07-02
$2,400
Monthly office rent
Argiris-Sellis
2018-08-01
$2,400
Monthly rent
Don Weiner
2018-07-06
$2,350
Political consulting
Bey Rock Enterprises
2018-08-01
$2,000
Catering bud bilikin parade
Carl L. White Charity Golf Classic
2018-08-01
$2,000
Contributions
Chicago Defender Charities
2018-08-07
$2,000
Bud bilikin parade
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-08-02
$1,877
Credit card processing fees
Beverly Sports Apparel
2018-07-03
$1,665
T-shirts
Paychex
2018-08-01
$1,618
Monthly payroll taxes
Paychex
2018-08-31
$1,618
Monthly payroll taxes
Geek Chicago
2018-07-01
$1,550
It consulting
Geek Chicago
2018-08-01
$1,550
It consulting
Geek Chicago
2018-09-01
$1,550
It consulting
Mary Mcgee
2018-09-14
$1,400
Meeting catering
United States Postmaster
2018-09-14
$1,350
Postage
Geek Chicago
2018-07-16
$1,200
It consulting
Geek Chicago
2018-08-15
$1,200
It consulting
Alerts Sign-up