Cornelius's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($17,015) going to GG Media, LLC in Palos Heights. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cornelius's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$17,015
31.1%
Radio advertising
$10,104
18.5%
Palm cards, signs
$8,272
15.1%
Newspaper advertising
$4,235
7.8%
Yard signs
$3,968
7.3%
Consulting
$2,335
4.3%
Magazine advertising
$2,075
3.8%
Field work
$1,028
1.9%
Campaign work
$1,000
1.8%
Lawn signs
$1,000
1.8%
Palm cards
$996
1.8%
Robo calls
$646
1.2%
Text messaging service
$500
0.9%
Billboard expenses
$500
0.9%
Parades
$352
0.6%
Postage
$250
0.5%
Telephone answering service
$172
0.3%
Advertising
$165
0.3%
Graphic design
$32
< 0.1%
Food
$29
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
GG Media, LLC
2018-10-29
$13,004
Mailing
J. V. Murphy & Associates
2018-10-16
$8,272
Palm cards, signs
Alpha Media LLC
2018-10-11
$3,490
Radio advertising
Alpha Media LLC
2018-10-18
$3,160
Radio advertising
GG Media, LLC
2018-10-23
$2,660
Mailing
Kailen & Kyler Enterprises
2018-11-16
$2,335
Consulting
Stars and Stripes
2018-10-17
$2,057
Yard signs
Stars and Stripes
2018-10-11
$1,910
Yard signs
Trader Magazines
2018-10-16
$1,585
Magazine advertising
GG Media, LLC
2018-10-18
$1,350
Mailing
Enterprise Newspapers, Inc-Bugle Newspapers
2018-10-18
$1,047
Newspaper advertising
Donnie Chestnutt
2018-11-10
$1,000
Campaign work
J. V. Murphy & Associates
2018-12-31
$1,000
Lawn signs
Entercom
2018-11-02
$994
Radio advertising
Newsweb Radio Company
2018-11-01
$950
Radio advertising
J. V. Murphy & Associates
2018-11-08
$946
Palm cards
iHeart Media
2018-10-25
$880
Radio advertising
Patch Media
2018-10-16
$880
Newspaper advertising
Shaw Media
2018-10-24
$757
Newspaper advertising
Patch Media
2018-11-19
$750
Newspaper advertising
Hawkins Broadcasting Company
2018-11-02
$630
Radio advertising
EZ Voters
2018-10-19
$500
Text messaging service
Grate Outdoor, Inc.
2018-11-13
$500
Billboard expenses
NPG Van, Inc
2018-11-05
$491
Robo calls
Times Weekly
2018-11-05
$450
Newspaper advertising
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