Welch's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 83.9% of this total ($7,685) going to Victory Media Group in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$9,159
20.3%
Consulting
$7,000
15.5%
Donations
$3,125
6.9%
Office rent
$3,000
6.6%
Entertainment
$2,379
5.3%
Office equipment
$2,014
4.5%
Flood insurance
$1,965
4.4%
Photography
$1,850
4.1%
Computer software
$1,850
4.1%
Food
$1,555
3.4%
Paid internship
$1,518
3.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,200
2.7%
Flowers
$1,114
2.5%
Table at annual dinner
$1,000
2.2%
Campaign work
$1,000
2.2%
Sponsorships
$1,000
2.2%
Office cable
$921
2%
Sponsorship of summer nights music
$800
1.8%
Campaign staff
$628
1.4%
Magazine advertising
$500
1.1%
Cable, internet
$378
0.8%
Utilities
$337
0.8%
Parade candy
$248
0.6%
Subscriptions
$202
0.5%
Security system
$155
0.3%
Annual fee
$150
0.3%
Supplies
$73
0.2%
Expenses
$40
< 0.1%
Parade
$18
< 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
Victory Media Group
2017-06-12
$6,935
Printing
KJD Strategies
2017-05-12
$6,000
Consulting
American Bankers Insurance Company
2017-06-26
$1,965
Flood insurance
NGP Van, Inc.
2017-05-12
$1,850
Computer software
James Boudry
2017-04-23
$1,579
Entertainment
Trottie Publishing, Inc.
2017-05-17
$1,200
Newspaper advertising
A Greater Good Foundation
2017-06-20
$1,000
Donations
Bellwood Chamber of Commerce
2017-05-23
$1,000
Table at annual dinner
Al Forst
2017-06-01
$1,000
Office rent
Al Forst
2017-04-01
$1,000
Office rent
Al Forst
2017-05-01
$1,000
Office rent
Michael Stewart
2017-04-03
$1,000
Campaign work
Taste of Melrose Park
2017-04-10
$1,000
Sponsorships
Union Signs and Printing, Inc.
2017-06-27
$838
Printing
Village of Hillside
2017-06-02
$800
Sponsorship of summer nights music
D & D Office Machines, Inc.
2017-04-03
$775
Office equipment
DuSable Museuym
2017-05-22
$750
Donations
Victory Media Group
2017-06-12
$750
Printing
D & D Office Machines, Inc.
2017-06-27
$737
Office equipment
Ashland Addison Florist
2017-05-16
$718
Flowers
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-05-19
$636
Printing
34 Publishing, Inc.
2017-06-27
$500
Magazine advertising
Tara Gray-Mister
2017-04-08
$500
Photography
Tionna Waters
2017-04-28
$500
Consulting
Tionna Waters
2017-06-01
$500
Consulting
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