Bellock's committee spent the most on printing fundraiser invitations in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,679) going to Blooming Colors in Lombard. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bellock's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing fundraiser invitations
$2,679
12.7%
Campaign fundraiser
$2,642
12.5%
Principal payment, bellock
$2,200
10.4%
Deposit on room for fundraiser
$1,000
4.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,000
4.7%
Gasoline
$965
4.6%
Springfield rent / partial
$948
4.5%
Postage for fundraiser invitations
$696
3.3%
Campaign signs
$540
2.6%
Postage
$373
1.8%
Campaign bookkeeping
$350
1.7%
Christmas luncheon staff and volunteers
$342
1.6%
Campaign secretary
$300
1.4%
Campaign sign work
$300
1.4%
Donation to fundraiser
$300
1.4%
Campaign postage
$299
1.4%
Chamber dues
$275
1.3%
Donation to oktoberfest
$250
1.2%
Uso fundraiser - items to send to soldiers
$239
1.1%
Airfare to be guest lecturer at columbia university nyc
$233
1.1%
Christmas gifts springfield staff and secretaries
$231
1.1%
Shipping postage
$224
1.1%
Town hall meeting food and drink
$207
1%
Supplies for fundraiser
$197
0.9%
Volunteer breakfast-signs./ workers
$193
0.9%
Parade/ campaign giveaways
$181
0.9%
Campaign workers/ thank gifts/ candles
$171
0.8%
Campaign storage and cleaning supplies
$151
0.7%
Legislative aide christmas gift
$150
0.7%
District office meeting / food and coffee/ healthcare issue
$144
0.7%
Parade giveaways / flags
$142
0.7%
Cake for fundraiser
$141
0.7%
Pizza for downers grove township campaign volunteers
$140
0.7%
Delivery of christmas gifts to finance and campaign committee
$140
0.7%
Frames for awards
$138
0.7%
Downers grove township reception
$138
0.7%
Office supplies/ snacks for walkers
$136
0.6%
Thank you gifts for staff
$136
0.6%
Campaign office supplies
$132
0.6%
Dinner for campaign committee members
$108
0.5%
Town hall meeting on budget/ hinsdale
$105
0.5%
Christmas gift legislative aide
$100
0.5%
Christmas gift - campaign treasurer
$100
0.5%
Legislative aide birthday gift
$100
0.5%
Campaign committee meeting
$99
0.5%
Town hall meeting supplies
$91
0.4%
Food for office meeting - mental health
$90
0.4%
Supplies and food for springfield meeting
$86
0.4%
Cancer walkathon supplies
$85
0.4%
Breakfast for campaign workers
$76
0.4%
Food for hospital anniversary celebration
$73
0.4%
Volunteer walkers lunch/ train station
$71
0.3%
Office meeting breakfast - healthcare agency
$68
0.3%
Hinsdale budget and town hall meeting supplies
$66
0.3%
Refreshments for office meeting on healthcare
$65
0.3%
Research intern thank you gift
$61
0.3%
Supplies for town hall meeting
$61
0.3%
Campaign supplies for walkers and candy giveaways
$59
0.3%
Supplies for district office
$50
0.2%
Thank you gift
$50
0.2%
Town hall meeting supplies/ photos
$49
0.2%
Food for election day volunteers
$49
0.2%
Food for campaign precinct walkers
$48
0.2%
Office meeting/ hospital issue
$47
0.2%
Office breakfast meeting - human services
$45
0.2%
Heroin meeting/ district office
$44
0.2%
Food for office meeting - managed care
$41
0.2%
Campaign sign supplies
$37
0.2%
Supplies for ncsl nite
$37
0.2%
Donation of coffee and rolls for cancer walkathon
$33
0.2%
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
Blooming Colors
2016-12-07
$2,679
Printing fundraiser invitations
Drake Food Beverage
2016-11-04
$2,642
Campaign fundraiser
Patricia R. Bellock
2016-12-27
$1,200
Principal payment, bellock
Patricia R. Bellock
2016-11-28
$1,000
Principal payment, bellock
Drake Oak Brook
2016-11-04
$1,000
Deposit on room for fundraiser
Drake Oak Brook
2016-11-28
$1,000
Hall rental for raising funds
Postmaster - Clarendon Hills
2016-10-19
$696
Postage for fundraiser invitations
Ideas Company Inc/ Attention Inc
2016-12-10
$540
Campaign signs
Lincoln Tower
2016-12-07
$410
Springfield rent / partial
Lincoln Tower
2016-11-07
$396
Springfield rent / partial
Melissa LaBrash
2016-10-10
$350
Campaign bookkeeping
Parker's Ocean Grill
2016-12-22
$342
Christmas luncheon staff and volunteers
Yvonne Kolling
2016-11-02
$300
Campaign secretary
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
2016-10-19
$275
Chamber dues
Elmhurst Knights of Columbus
2016-10-13
$250
Donation to oktoberfest
USO Of Illinois
2016-11-21
$250
Donation to fundraiser
Costco
2016-12-06
$239
Uso fundraiser - items to send to soldiers
Southwest Airlines
2016-11-17
$233
Airfare to be guest lecturer at columbia university nyc
TJ Maxx
2016-12-05
$231
Christmas gifts springfield staff and secretaries
Corner Bakery
2016-10-28
$207
Town hall meeting food and drink
Costco
2016-11-03
$197
Supplies for fundraiser
Baked Apple Breakfast
2016-11-28
$193
Volunteer breakfast-signs./ workers
Home Goods
2016-10-06
$181
Parade/ campaign giveaways
Evelyn Jane Boutique
2016-10-11
$171
Campaign workers/ thank gifts/ candles
Postmaster - Westmont IL
2016-10-05
$159
Postage