Caffrey's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,168) going to Elmhurst Post Office in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caffrey's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$6,168
28.8%
Printing
$6,100
28.5%
Post cards
$2,890
13.5%
Post cards & mailing
$2,850
13.3%
Candy for parade
$1,000
4.7%
Newspaper advertising
$747
3.5%
Facebook mgt
$425
2%
Banners
$375
1.8%
Election day expenses
$204
1%
St. patrick dinner advertisement
$200
0.9%
Parade fees
$150
0.7%
Donation processing fees
$101
0.5%
Parade entrey fee
$100
0.5%
Donation processing fee
$55
0.3%
Envelopes
$36
0.2%
Donaton processing fees
$21
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
Alliance Printing
2018-03-12
$6,100
Printing
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-02-01
$2,900
Postage
Alliance Printing
2018-02-02
$2,890
Post cards
Alliance Printing
2018-03-27
$2,850
Post cards & mailing
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-03-12
$2,800
Postage
Blair Candy
2018-02-26
$1,000
Candy for parade
The Hinsdalean
2018-03-14
$450
Newspaper advertising
Spin U Tech
2018-02-08
$425
Facebook mgt
Knights of Columbus
2018-01-30
$375
Banners
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-02-01
$370
Postage
Clarendon Courier, Inc.
2018-03-27
$297
Newspaper advertising
Jersey Mike's Subs
2018-03-20
$204
Election day expenses
York Township Democratic Organization
2018-02-27
$200
St. patrick dinner advertisement
Elmhurst St. Patricks Day Committee
2018-02-26
$150
Parade fees
Elmhurst St. Patricks Day Committee
2018-02-01
$100
Parade entrey fee
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-01-29
$70
Postage
ActBlue
2018-02-21
$45
Donation processing fees
ActBlue
2018-03-16
$37
Donation processing fee
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-02-07
$36
Envelopes
Elmhurst Post Office
2018-02-23
$28
Postage
ActBlue
2018-01-29
$27
Donation processing fees
ActBlue
2018-02-13
$22
Donation processing fees
ActBlue
2018-02-27
$21
Donaton processing fees
ActBlue
2018-01-16
$17
Donation processing fee
ActBlue
2018-03-29
$3
Donation processing fees
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