Welch's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,500
32.3%
Donations
$2,400
10.3%
Promotional items
$2,126
9.2%
Rent
$2,000
8.6%
Office supplies
$1,224
5.3%
Services rendered
$1,200
5.2%
Printing
$831
3.6%
Golf outings
$750
3.2%
Campaign work
$738
3.2%
Insurance
$690
3%
Flowers
$656
2.8%
Telephones
$595
2.6%
Tele[phones
$508
2.2%
Utilities
$471
2%
Cable
$398
1.7%
Photography
$320
1.4%
Subscriptions
$298
1.3%
Reimbursements
$200
0.9%
Internet access
$164
0.7%
Security
$155
0.7%
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
KJD Strategies
2016-07-06
$7,500
Consulting
Proviso Baptist Church
2016-08-22
$1,400
Donations
Target
2016-08-01
$1,224
Office supplies
TLC Events & Entertainment, Inc
2016-08-05
$1,122
Promotional items
Al Forst
2016-08-31
$1,000
Rent
Al Forst
2016-07-31
$1,000
Rent
Chi Town Printing, Inc.
2016-08-17
$831
Printing
TLC Events & Entertainment, Inc
2016-09-22
$768
Promotional items
Proviso Public Partnership
2016-08-22
$750
Golf outings
Qbe
2016-08-25
$690
Insurance
At&t
2016-09-01
$508
Tele[phones
Proviso East High School Band
2016-07-30
$500
Donations
The Answer, Inc
2016-08-22
$500
Donations
Tionna Waters
2016-08-31
$500
Services rendered
Tionna Waters
2016-07-31
$500
Services rendered
Comcast Cable
2016-09-01
$422
Telephones
Tara Gray-Mister
2016-07-30
$320
Photography
Ashland Addison Florist
2016-09-21
$289
Flowers
Special T Unlimited
2016-08-31
$235
Promotional items
Proviso East High School Band
2016-07-30
$200
Services rendered
AT&T Services, Inc.
2016-07-05
$172
Telephones
ComEd
2016-09-15
$171
Utilities
Ashland Addison Florist
2016-08-05
$170
Flowers
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2016-09-19
$155
Security
ComEd
2016-07-27
$155
Utilities
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