Garcia's committee spent the most on advertising - mailers in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,500) going to Union Signs and Printing in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garcia's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising - mailers
$3,500
13.4%
Payroll
$3,195
12.2%
Mailing
$2,987
11.4%
Fund raising (food)
$2,164
8.3%
Printing
$2,100
8%
Radio advertising
$2,030
7.7%
Advertising - billboard
$2,000
7.6%
Advertising - billboards
$2,000
7.6%
Website expenses
$1,500
5.7%
Postage
$1,000
3.8%
Campaign work
$691
2.6%
Party - staff
$512
2%
Hall rental for raising funds
$500
1.9%
Sponsorships
$500
1.9%
Donations
$410
1.6%
Signs
$200
0.8%
Parade fee
$200
0.8%
Fundraisers
$200
0.8%
Promotional items
$190
0.7%
Campaign staff
$166
0.6%
Election day expenses
$100
0.4%
Ticket to event
$65
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Union Signs and Printing
2018-03-15
$3,500
Advertising - mailers
Perma-Graphic
2018-03-09
$2,987
Mailing
Prairie Bluff Golf Course
2018-01-31
$2,164
Fund raising (food)
Union Signs and Printing
2018-02-28
$2,100
Printing
Car Out Door
2018-02-23
$2,000
Advertising - billboard
Car Out Door
2018-02-27
$2,000
Advertising - billboards
Alpha Media
2018-03-12
$1,230
Radio advertising
Lisa Lovelace
2018-02-15
$1,195
Payroll
Lisa Lovelace
2018-03-06
$1,000
Payroll
Lisa Lovelace
2018-01-06
$1,000
Payroll
OVC Online
2018-02-12
$1,000
Website expenses
US Postal Service
2018-01-29
$1,000
Postage
Alpha Media
2018-03-14
$800
Radio advertising
Taylor Stuckmeyer
2018-03-27
$691
Campaign work
OVC Online
2018-03-06
$500
Website expenses
Prairie Bluff Golf Course
2018-01-25
$500
Hall rental for raising funds
Spanish Community Center
2018-03-15
$500
Sponsorships
Cresthill Lanes & Keglers Sportsbar and Grill
2018-03-20
$432
Party - staff
MorningStar Mission
2018-02-06
$410
Donations
Frank Cannon
2018-03-19
$200
Signs
Taylor Stuckmeyer
2018-02-07
$200
Parade fee
Will County Historical Society
2018-02-19
$200
Fundraisers
Jeanne Parker Ross
2018-02-21
$190
Promotional items
Merichka's Restaurant
2018-03-17
$166
Campaign staff
Cresthill Lanes & Keglers Sportsbar and Grill
2018-02-20
$100
Election day expenses
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