Cronin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 40.9% of this total ($3,362) going to Culloton Strategies in Chicago. 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
$8,212
32.5%
Event expenses
$7,615
30.2%
Contributions
$2,980
11.8%
Dining expense
$1,034
4.1%
Mailing service
$959
3.8%
Dining expenses
$900
3.6%
Phones
$630
2.5%
Printing expenses
$615
2.4%
Data entry
$500
2%
Accounting services
$437
1.7%
Flowers
$315
1.3%
Entertainment
$250
1%
Storage rental
$207
0.8%
Ad books
$200
0.8%
Plaque
$195
0.8%
Printing supplies
$184
0.7%
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
2017-11-27
$7,615
Event expenses
Culloton Strategies
2017-10-31
$1,120
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2017-11-27
$1,120
Consulting
Culloton Strategies
2017-12-21
$1,120
Consulting
ChildServ
2017-10-14
$1,000
Contributions
Dominican University
2017-12-19
$1,000
Contributions
Express Mailing Service
2017-10-14
$959
Mailing service
River Forest Country Club
2017-12-21
$900
Dining expenses
Tom Robbins
2017-12-01
$750
Consulting
Roberto's Ristorante
2017-10-14
$637
Dining expense
Sir Speedy
2017-10-04
$615
Printing expenses
Trinity Services Inc.
2017-11-04
$530
Contributions
Maribeth Candre
2017-12-12
$500
Data entry
Barbara Finn
2017-10-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-10-23
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-11-01
$500
Consulting
Barbara Finn
2017-12-01
$500
Consulting
Elizabeth Grisanzio
2017-10-23
$500
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-10-01
$500
Consulting
Tom Robbins
2017-11-01
$500
Consulting
Daniel W. Gilmartin CPA
2017-11-28
$437
Accounting services
Sprint
2017-10-14
$255
Phones
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
2017-11-15
$250
Contributions
Tom Robbins
2017-11-06
$250
Consulting
Steve Zahradnik
2017-10-23
$250
Entertainment
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