Madigan's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 60.6% of this total ($148,763) going to Hinshaw & Culbertson in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$245,333
42.1%
Media consulting
$62,500
10.7%
Donations
$51,500
8.8%
Tickets
$51,154
8.8%
Postage
$40,572
7%
Payroll
$31,751
5.5%
Equipment purchase
$29,740
5.1%
Office equipment
$25,669
4.4%
Printing
$17,889
3.1%
Taxes
$11,343
2%
Insurance
$6,175
1.1%
Lodging
$2,099
0.4%
Shipping
$1,668
0.3%
Staff travel
$1,344
0.2%
Maintenance fee
$851
0.2%
Truck rental
$549
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$519
< 0.1%
Travel
$478
< 0.1%
Payroll fee
$423
< 0.1%
Post office box
$394
< 0.1%
Rent
$388
< 0.1%
Meals
$176
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$171
< 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
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-09-06
$51,179
Legal fees
Chicago Cubs
2018-08-13
$51,154
Tickets
James Sweeny Golf Classic
2018-08-03
$50,000
Donations
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP
2018-07-31
$41,699
Legal fees
SKDKnickerboxer LLC
2018-08-30
$37,500
Media consulting
Midwest Mailing & Shipping Systems, Inc.
2018-09-13
$29,740
Equipment purchase
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-07-25
$28,993
Legal fees
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP
2018-08-23
$26,585
Legal fees
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP
2018-09-13
$26,585
Legal fees
SKDKnickerboxer LLC
2018-09-23
$25,000
Media consulting
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-08-30
$20,794
Legal fees
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-07-13
$20,441
Legal fees
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-09-18
$16,044
Legal fees
MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc
2018-09-23
$13,217
Office equipment
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-07-19
$11,040
Legal fees
MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc
2018-07-31
$10,357
Office equipment
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-08-30
$9,052
Printing
Troxell
2018-09-06
$6,155
Insurance
US Postmaster
2018-09-26
$5,825
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-08-15
$5,825
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-08-29
$5,825
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-09-12
$5,825
Postage
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-09-27
$4,666
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-08-19
$4,171
Printing
US Postmaster
2018-08-22
$3,373
Postage
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