Ward's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,724) going to Awesome Campaigns.com, Inc. in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ward's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$2,724
40.6%
Mailing
$1,563
23.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,168
17.4%
Supplies
$552
8.2%
Palm cards
$500
7.5%
Fund raising (food)
$200
3%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Awesome Campaigns.com, Inc.
2017-01-11
$1,651
Signs
The Responsive Mailroom
2017-03-13
$1,563
Mailing
Axel Marketing, LLC
2017-03-26
$1,168
Newspaper advertising
Awesome Campaigns.com, Inc.
2017-01-30
$710
Signs
Awesome Campaigns.com, Inc.
2017-02-24
$500
Palm cards
Awesome Campaigns.com, Inc.
2017-03-10
$361
Signs
Farm & Fleet
2017-01-15
$207
Supplies
The Village Squire
2017-02-26
$200
Fund raising (food)
Farm & Fleet
2017-01-16
$181
Supplies
Farm & Fleet
2017-01-20
$79
Supplies
Farm & Fleet
2017-03-07
$36
Supplies
Farm & Fleet
2017-01-30
$24
Supplies
Farm & Fleet
2017-03-10
$16
Supplies
Farm & Fleet
2017-03-18
$5
Supplies
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