Freitag's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 97.8% of this total ($15,155) going to Curtis Scott Advertising in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Freitag's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$15,499
63.4%
Consulting
$1,959
8%
Radio advertising
$1,519
6.2%
Newspaper advertising
$1,210
5%
Campaign work
$950
3.9%
Signs
$803
3.3%
Donations
$610
2.5%
Golf outings
$555
2.3%
Sponsorships
$475
1.9%
Accounting fees
$375
1.5%
Postage
$307
1.3%
Magazine advertising
$200
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-10-21
$9,597
Printing
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-11-03
$5,557
Printing
American Strategies
2016-11-02
$1,450
Consulting
Strong Media
2016-10-25
$1,019
Radio advertising
Image 360
2016-10-05
$803
Signs
Labor Record
2016-11-03
$600
Newspaper advertising
Joliet Country Club
2016-10-05
$555
Golf outings
The Newberg Group
2016-10-05
$509
Consulting
Wilmington Catfish Days
2016-11-15
$475
Sponsorships
Free Press Advocate
2016-11-01
$407
Newspaper advertising
Steve Weber
2016-10-28
$375
Accounting fees
Wilmington Rotary Fundraiser
2016-10-15
$360
Donations
Perma Graphics
2016-10-25
$343
Printing
Usps
2016-10-25
$307
Postage
Strong Media
2016-10-25
$300
Radio advertising
Braidwood Police Dept.
2016-10-24
$250
Donations
Robyn Coyne
2016-10-05
$250
Campaign work
Georgia Freitag
2016-10-05
$250
Campaign work
Wilmington Catfish Days
2016-11-15
$250
Campaign work
Free Press Advocate
2016-11-01
$202
Newspaper advertising
Alpha Media
2016-11-03
$200
Radio advertising
Reagan Haurt
2016-10-02
$200
Campaign work
Farmers Weekly
2016-10-23
$100
Magazine advertising
Farmers Weekly
2016-11-03
$100
Magazine advertising
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