Dollinger's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,957) going to McGaffer Communications in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dollinger's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$20,957
58%
Radio advertising
$9,075
25.1%
Newspaper advertising
$2,152
6%
Legal fees
$2,134
5.9%
Fund raising (food)
$952
2.6%
Signs
$885
2.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Strong Media
2016-10-21
$7,500
Radio advertising
McGaffer Communications
2016-11-02
$6,718
Consulting
McGaffer Communications
2016-10-05
$6,718
Consulting
McGaffer Communications
2016-10-24
$6,718
Consulting
Herald News
2016-10-03
$2,152
Newspaper advertising
Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC
2016-11-30
$2,134
Legal fees
Strong Media
2016-12-13
$1,575
Radio advertising
Cemeno's
2016-10-13
$952
Fund raising (food)
Union Signs
2016-10-21
$600
Signs
McGaffer Communications
2016-10-24
$476
Consulting
McGaffer Communications
2016-11-07
$326
Consulting
Union Signs
2016-10-10
$285
Signs
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