Cronin's committee spent the most on event expenses in the quarter, with 81% of this total ($22,397) going to Harrington's Catering in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cronin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Event expenses
$27,645
50%
Consulting
$13,217
23.9%
Printing expenses
$5,136
9.3%
Dining expense
$1,887
3.4%
Software fee
$1,499
2.7%
Mailing service
$1,259
2.3%
Contributions
$1,000
1.8%
Accounting services
$879
1.6%
Phones
$719
1.3%
Entertainment
$400
0.7%
Gifts
$253
0.5%
Parade sponsor
$250
0.5%
Ad - spring benefit
$250
0.5%
Ad books
$200
0.4%
Storage rental
$189
0.3%
Sponsorship-fish fry
$150
0.3%
Parade candy
$139
0.3%
Parade supplies
$90
0.2%
Membership
$75
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Harrington's Catering
2017-03-10
$22,397
Event expenses
Triple D Consulting
2017-03-20
$4,580
Consulting
Sir Speedy
2017-03-20
$3,238
Printing expenses
Culloton Strategies
2017-02-27
$3,037
Consulting
Liberty Sales
2017-03-29
$2,283
Event expenses
Sir Speedy
2017-03-13
$1,898
Printing expenses
Roberto's Ristorante
2017-01-16
$1,720
Dining expense
Lofendo's Flowers Balloons & More
2017-03-29
$1,719
Event expenses
Culloton Strategies
2017-01-16
$1,500
Consulting
Elect Inc.
2017-01-12
$1,499
Software fee
Express Mailing Service
2017-02-13
$1,259
Mailing service
Dominican University
2017-02-28
$1,000
Contributions
Triple D Consulting
2017-03-21
$1,000
Consulting
Daniel W. Gilmartin CPA
2017-02-19
$879
Accounting services
Prism Entertainment Ltd.
2017-03-12
$695
Event expenses
D'Lara Photography
2017-03-29
$550
Event expenses
ELECT Systems Inc.
2017-01-12
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-01-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-02-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-03-07
$500
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-03-10
$500
Consulting
Mulhern
2017-03-10
$400
Entertainment
Sprint
2017-02-01
$295
Phones
Wine Country Gift Baskets
2017-02-13
$253
Gifts
Elmhurst St. Patrick's Day Com.Inc.
2017-01-30
$250
Parade sponsor
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