Cronin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 47% of this total ($3,329) going to Elect Inc. in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cronin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,079
40.7%
Event expenses
$4,993
28.7%
Mailing service
$1,026
5.9%
Printing expenses
$991
5.7%
Contributions
$750
4.3%
Flowers
$673
3.9%
Phones
$538
3.1%
Dining expense
$439
2.5%
Accounting services
$420
2.4%
Storage rental
$180
1%
Bank fees
$171
1%
Registration fee
$152
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
River Forest Country Club
2016-10-22
$4,993
Event expenses
Elect Inc.
2016-12-26
$1,750
Consulting
Elect Inc.
2016-10-12
$1,579
Consulting
Express Mailing Service
2016-10-05
$1,026
Mailing service
Sir Speedy
2016-10-12
$991
Printing expenses
Ausl
2016-10-27
$500
Contributions
ELECT Systems Inc.
2016-10-12
$500
Consulting
ELECT Systems Inc.
2016-11-16
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2016-10-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2016-11-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2016-12-01
$500
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2016-11-10
$500
Consulting
Daniel W. Gilmartin CPA
2016-11-21
$420
Accounting services
Phillip's Flowers
2016-11-21
$298
Flowers
Phillip's Flowers
2016-11-01
$287
Flowers
Trinity Services Inc.
2016-11-08
$250
Contributions
Mack's Golden Pheasant
2016-11-11
$228
Dining expense
Oakfield Restaurant
2016-11-11
$211
Dining expense
Tom Robbins
2016-10-01
$200
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2016-11-01
$200
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2016-12-01
$200
Consulting
Sprint
2016-10-12
$190
Phones
Sprint
2016-12-03
$190
Phones
Stripe
2016-11-04
$171
Bank fees
Sprint
2016-11-01
$158
Phones
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