Cronin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 43.2% of this total ($4,690) going to ELECT Systems Inc. in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cronin's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,853
70.8%
Event expenses
$997
6.5%
Contributions
$950
6.2%
Phones
$616
4%
Flowers
$602
3.9%
Accounting services
$437
2.9%
Postage
$296
1.9%
Storage rental
$207
1.4%
Event sponsor
$200
1.3%
Printing
$180
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
ELECT Systems Inc.
2017-07-11
$4,690
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2017-07-26
$1,120
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2017-08-29
$1,120
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2017-09-27
$1,120
Consulting
Liberty Sales
2017-08-21
$997
Event expenses
Barbara Finn
2017-07-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-08-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-09-01
$500
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-09-01
$500
Consulting
Daniel W. Gilmartin CPA
2017-08-21
$437
Accounting services
Phillip's Flowers
2017-09-21
$425
Flowers
County-Wide Elected Officials Fund
2017-08-08
$300
Contributions
Sprint
2017-09-01
$256
Phones
Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation
2017-09-28
$250
Contributions
Butterfield Park District
2017-08-01
$200
Event sponsor
Elect Inc.
2017-09-02
$200
Consulting
Elmhurst Knights of Columbus 1911 Council
2017-08-06
$200
Contributions
Joseph Academy Foundation
2017-08-06
$200
Contributions
Tom Robbins
2017-07-01
$200
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-07-03
$200
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-08-01
$200
Consulting
Every Door Direct Media
2017-09-01
$180
Printing
Sprint
2017-07-03
$180
Phones
Sprint
2017-07-26
$180
Phones
US Postal Service
2017-08-23
$156
Postage
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