Walsh's committee spent the most on radio ads election expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($18,533) going to J V Murphy & Associates in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Walsh's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio ads election expense
$18,533
37%
Invoice 1664, 1670
$9,200
18.4%
Radio ads
$6,835
13.7%
Media expenses
$3,000
6%
Fundraiser dinner
$2,250
4.5%
4 x 4 signs
$1,800
3.6%
September service
$1,500
3%
October election services
$1,500
3%
November services
$1,500
3%
Flyers and postage
$1,160
2.3%
Post election party
$690
1.4%
Donation luncheon
$450
0.9%
Thank you ad herald newspaper
$410
0.8%
Donations
$360
0.7%
Accounting fees
$300
0.6%
Cell phones
$209
0.4%
Meals
$190
0.4%
Phones
$148
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-11-08
$18,533
Radio ads election expense
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-10-10
$9,200
Invoice 1664, 1670
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-11-10
$6,835
Radio ads
Launch Digital Marketing LLC
2016-10-05
$3,000
Media expenses
The Jacob Henry Mansion Reception
2016-11-28
$2,250
Fundraiser dinner
Vital Signs
2016-10-12
$1,800
4 x 4 signs
The Newberg Group
2016-10-24
$1,500
September service
The Newberg Group
2016-11-22
$1,500
October election services
The Newberg Group
2016-12-19
$1,500
November services
AB Marketing Agency Inc
2016-10-18
$1,160
Flyers and postage
Traditions Restaurant
2016-11-28
$690
Post election party
Cornerstone Services Inc
2016-11-23
$450
Donation luncheon
J V Murphy & Associates
2016-11-28
$410
Thank you ad herald newspaper
James E. Tromp, P.C., CPA's
2016-10-27
$300
Accounting fees
Old Timers Baseball Association
2016-12-30
$200
Donations
Project Acclaim
2016-10-18
$160
Donations
At & T
2016-12-19
$148
Phones
At & T
2016-12-01
$104
Cell phones
Longshots Bar & Grill
2016-12-19
$101
Meals
Longshots Bar & Grill
2016-11-07
$89
Meals
At & T
2016-10-03
$53
Cell phones
At & T
2016-11-02
$51
Cell phones