OMeara's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,993) going to Law Offices of James P. Nally, P.C. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how OMeara's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$5,993
19.5%
Billboard expenses
$4,349
14.2%
Television advertising
$3,526
11.5%
Brochures
$3,032
9.9%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$3,000
9.8%
Campaign work
$3,000
9.8%
Lawn signs
$2,465
8%
Fund raising (food)
$2,024
6.6%
Website design
$1,443
4.7%
Sponsorships
$1,000
3.3%
Election day workers
$600
2%
Signs
$278
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Law Offices of James P. Nally, P.C.
2018-02-17
$5,993
Legal fees
Comcast Spotlight
2018-03-05
$3,526
Television advertising
Breaker Press
2018-03-05
$3,032
Brochures
John Campinose
2018-03-02
$3,000
Election day pollwatcher expenses
John Campinose
2018-03-07
$3,000
Campaign work
Lamar Advertising Company
2018-02-02
$2,749
Billboard expenses
AC Signs
2018-03-01
$2,465
Lawn signs
Petterino's
2018-01-25
$1,649
Fund raising (food)
Matthew Buckland
2018-03-30
$1,443
Website design
South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee
2018-02-16
$1,000
Sponsorships
BRT Outdoor LLc
2018-03-06
$800
Billboard expenses
BRT Outdoor LLc
2018-01-29
$800
Billboard expenses
John Campinose
2018-02-25
$600
Election day workers
Petterino's
2018-01-12
$375
Fund raising (food)
Signs
2018-02-06
$278
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