Vahey's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($45,516) going to Laduzinsky and Associates, P. C. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Vahey's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$45,516
54.3%
Consulting
$22,458
26.8%
Billboard expenses
$10,800
12.9%
Printing
$1,895
2.3%
Yard signs
$1,795
2.1%
Campaign work
$630
0.8%
Newspaper advertising
$550
0.7%
Radio advertising
$200
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Laduzinsky and Associates, P. C.
2018-03-08
$45,516
Legal fees
Chicago Billboards
2018-01-09
$10,800
Billboard expenses
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-02-28
$9,663
Consulting
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-02-01
$7,892
Consulting
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-01-02
$4,902
Consulting
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2018-02-07
$1,795
Yard signs
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2018-03-30
$1,665
Printing
Irish News Inc.
2018-01-08
$550
Newspaper advertising
Veronica Claudio
2018-01-20
$405
Campaign work
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2018-02-28
$230
Printing
Alyssa Albano
2018-01-20
$225
Campaign work
WGHC Radio
2018-03-13
$200
Radio advertising
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