Murphy's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 89% of this total ($3,693) going to Forest Printing Co. in Forest Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$4,150
35.7%
Postage
$2,104
18.1%
Yard signs
$1,890
16.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,186
10.2%
Fund raising (food)
$748
6.4%
Sponsorships
$550
4.7%
Radio advertising
$408
3.5%
Donations
$330
2.8%
Promotional items
$250
2.2%
Shipping
$10
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Usps
2018-09-21
$1,904
Postage
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc
2018-08-06
$1,890
Yard signs
Forest Printing Co.
2018-09-20
$1,430
Printing
12 Handles Ale House
2018-09-13
$748
Fund raising (food)
Talk of the Lakes Publication
2018-08-11
$600
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2018-09-11
$585
Printing
Allegra Coal City
2018-08-17
$457
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2018-08-12
$427
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2018-08-01
$427
Printing
Alpha Media LLC - Joliet, IL
2018-08-20
$408
Radio advertising
Shaw Media
2018-08-10
$378
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2018-07-02
$335
Printing
Will & Grundy Building Trades & Council PAC
2018-07-09
$300
Sponsorships
Forest Printing Co.
2018-07-30
$272
Printing
Capitol Promotions, Inc
2018-07-09
$250
Promotional items
Irish American Society of County Will
2018-08-20
$250
Sponsorships
Labor Record
2018-08-07
$207
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2018-07-02
$171
Printing
Will County Democratic Central Committee
2018-07-07
$140
Donations
Will County Democratic Central Committee
2018-09-11
$140
Donations
Usps
2018-07-23
$100
Postage
Usps
2018-09-10
$100
Postage
Will County Democratic Central Committee
2018-09-16
$50
Donations
Forest Printing Co.
2018-07-12
$41
Printing
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc
2018-07-09
$10
Shipping
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