Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 57.8% of this total ($4,500) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,781
61.4%
Sponsorships
$1,000
7.9%
Database expenses
$960
7.6%
Food
$739
5.8%
Contributions
$450
3.6%
Promotional items
$408
3.2%
Event tickets
$313
2.5%
Rental
$300
2.4%
Donations
$241
1.9%
Supplies
$163
1.3%
Legal fees
$160
1.3%
Drinks for event
$151
1.2%
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
Jkcs
2018-09-11
$3,281
Consulting
Progressive Solutions LLC
2018-09-11
$3,000
Consulting
Progressive Solutions LLC
2018-09-24
$1,500
Consulting
Six Corners Association
2018-07-20
$1,000
Sponsorships
Ngp
2018-07-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2018-08-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2018-09-04
$320
Database expenses
Chicago Special Events
2018-08-06
$313
Event tickets
Bounce House Marketing
2018-08-08
$300
Rental
Oriental Trading Company
2018-09-06
$254
Promotional items
Janice Schakowsky
2018-09-28
$250
Contributions
Cosmic Bikes
2018-07-26
$241
Donations
Michael Spina
2018-09-24
$238
Food
Friends of Kevin Morrison
2018-09-10
$200
Contributions
Jewel Osco
2018-07-09
$161
Food
Di Monte & Lizak
2018-07-31
$160
Legal fees
The Cary Company
2018-07-13
$153
Promotional items
Fischman Public House
2018-09-24
$151
Drinks for event
Jewel Osco
2018-07-03
$117
Food
Target
2018-09-07
$90
Supplies
Grubhub
2018-07-30
$79
Food
Grubhub
2018-08-13
$75
Food
Target
2018-07-05
$72
Supplies
Jewel Osco
2018-07-03
$37
Food
Jewel Osco
2018-07-03
$28
Food
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