Mendrick's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($32,000) going to Express Professional Services in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendrick's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$32,000
78.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$3,349
8.2%
Donations
$1,200
3%
Promotional items
$1,100
2.7%
Computer services
$900
2.2%
T-shirts
$751
1.9%
Printing
$375
0.9%
Internet access
$319
0.8%
Utilities
$229
0.6%
Bank charges
$187
0.5%
Postage
$175
0.4%
Banners
$100
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Express Professional Services
2018-05-07
$32,000
Mailing
Medinah Shriners Banquet
2018-05-21
$3,349
Hall rental for raising funds
NAMI DuPage
2018-04-23
$1,200
Donations
Doola
2018-04-09
$900
Computer services
Customink
2018-06-07
$751
T-shirts
IdentityLinks
2018-06-07
$641
Promotional items
4over
2018-06-04
$375
Printing
Blair Candy Company
2018-05-03
$315
Promotional items
Nicor Gas
2018-04-17
$227
Utilities
US Postal Service
2018-04-18
$175
Postage
Comcast Cable City of Chicago
2018-06-05
$161
Internet access
Comcast Cable City of Chicago
2018-06-26
$158
Internet access
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2018-06-18
$143
Promotional items
Anedot
2018-04-30
$117
Bank charges
VistaPrint USA, Incorporated
2018-06-22
$100
Banners
Anedot
2018-05-07
$69
Bank charges
Nicor Gas
2018-06-12
$2
Utilities