Walsh's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Walsh's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,500
41.1%
Election literature & billboards
$2,216
12.2%
New website
$1,500
8.2%
Billboards & photography
$1,316
7.2%
Golf outings
$1,250
6.9%
Promotional items
$879
4.8%
Donations
$825
4.5%
Postage
$512
2.8%
Printing stickers
$476
2.6%
Campaign shirts
$354
1.9%
Accounting fees
$300
1.6%
Golf donation
$250
1.4%
Donation for hopstring fest
$250
1.4%
Golf sponsorship
$250
1.4%
Meals
$166
0.9%
Cell phones
$156
0.9%
Election supplies
$41
0.2%
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
The Newberg Group
2016-07-21
$4,500
Consulting
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-09-28
$2,216
Election literature & billboards
Sprocket Websites Inc
2016-08-23
$1,500
New website
The Newberg Group
2016-08-13
$1,500
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-09-20
$1,500
Consulting
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-08-01
$1,316
Billboards & photography
Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council PAC
2016-07-08
$1,000
Golf outings
Kaeser & Blair
2016-08-13
$879
Promotional items
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-07-13
$476
Printing stickers
Ken Woody;s Sports & More
2016-07-08
$354
Campaign shirts
Wilmington Catfish Days
2016-08-11
$325
Donations
US Postmaster - Elwood
2016-08-31
$324
Postage
James E. Tromp, P.C., CPA's
2016-07-27
$300
Accounting fees
209-U Foundation For Excellence
2016-08-29
$250
Donations
Breast Intentions
2016-08-23
$250
Golf donation
CASA of Will County, Inc. River Valley Justice Center
2016-07-13
$250
Donations
Chicago Street Bar & Grill
2016-08-05
$250
Donation for hopstring fest
Joliet Fraternal Order Of Police
2016-08-23
$250
Golf sponsorship
Will County Governmental League
2016-08-23
$250
Golf outings
US Postmaster - Elwood
2016-08-13
$94
Postage
US Postmaster - Elwood
2016-07-30
$94
Postage
At & T
2016-07-05
$53
Cell phones
At & T
2016-08-01
$51
Cell phones
At & T
2016-09-01
$51
Cell phones
Crow's Nest
2016-07-13
$47
Meals