Cornelius's committee spent the most on signs/stars and stripes in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,526) going to J. V. Murphy & Associates in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cornelius's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs/stars and stripes
$5,526
33.8%
Website design
$3,500
21.4%
Website expenses
$1,500
9.2%
Fund raising (food)
$1,190
7.3%
Promotional items
$1,134
6.9%
Sponsorships
$800
4.9%
Advertising- mailers
$790
4.8%
Fund raising - beverages
$635
3.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$318
1.9%
Merchant service fees
$224
1.4%
Postage
$200
1.2%
Office supplies
$184
1.1%
Magazine advertising
$175
1.1%
Printing
$97
0.6%
Fund raising advertisement
$90
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
J. V. Murphy & Associates
2018-02-28
$5,526
Signs/stars and stripes
OVC Online Marketing for Lawyers
2018-03-09
$3,500
Website design
OVC Online Marketing for Lawyers
2018-02-12
$1,500
Website expenses
Bella Cucina Catering
2018-02-20
$1,190
Fund raising (food)
InnerWorkings
2018-03-28
$1,134
Promotional items
Black Bar Association of Will County
2018-02-10
$800
Sponsorships
Union Signs and Printing
2018-02-02
$790
Advertising- mailers
Joliet Area Historical Museum
2018-02-20
$635
Fund raising - beverages
Joliet Area Historical Museum
2018-02-11
$318
Hall rental for raising funds
Usps
2018-02-08
$200
Postage
Tealight Foundation, Inc
2018-03-21
$175
Magazine advertising
First Data Merchant Services
2018-01-08
$135
Merchant service fees
Staples
2018-01-20
$113
Office supplies
Staples
2018-02-20
$90
Fund raising advertisement
First Data Merchant Services
2018-02-25
$82
Merchant service fees
Union Signs and Printing
2018-03-28
$60
Printing
Staples
2018-01-06
$56
Office supplies
Staples
2018-01-16
$37
Printing
Staples
2018-02-04
$13
Office supplies
First Data Merchant Services
2018-01-30
$6
Merchant service fees
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