DeWitte's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($180,020) going to Hodas & Associates Strategic Communications in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how DeWitte's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$180,020
83.5%
Advertising - print/mailing services
$6,593
3.1%
Advertising - newspaper/digital online
$6,099
2.8%
Postage
$5,300
2.5%
Fund raising (food)
$3,853
1.8%
Mailing
$2,205
1%
Staff salaries
$2,200
1%
Promotional items
$1,338
0.6%
Graphic design
$1,158
0.5%
Utilities
$1,036
0.5%
Newspaper advertising
$986
0.5%
Rent
$900
0.4%
Computer - maintenance
$668
0.3%
Office supplies
$578
0.3%
Party - staff
$577
0.3%
Campaign work
$540
0.3%
Bank charges - returned check from peoples gas light & coke
$500
0.2%
Social media advertising
$374
0.2%
Meals
$255
0.1%
Bank charges
$184
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$150
< 0.1%
Fund raising advertisement
$57
< 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
Hodas & Associates Strategic Communications
2018-10-23
$180,020
Television advertising
Adlexx
2018-11-10
$6,593
Advertising - print/mailing services
Shaw Media
2018-10-29
$4,665
Advertising - newspaper/digital online
Elgin Country Club
2018-10-24
$2,242
Fund raising (food)
Adlexx
2018-10-26
$2,205
Mailing
Fork It Foods
2018-10-04
$1,610
Fund raising (food)
Daily Herald Media Group
2018-10-30
$1,434
Advertising - newspaper/digital online
Acclaim Products Incorporated
2018-11-25
$1,338
Promotional items
USPS - St. Charles Oak Street
2018-10-22
$1,250
Postage
USPS - West Dundee
2018-10-24
$1,250
Postage
Teva Graphics
2018-10-23
$1,158
Graphic design
USPS - West Dundee
2018-10-19
$1,000
Postage
USPS - West Dundee
2018-10-26
$1,000
Postage
Century Development Corporation
2018-11-01
$900
Rent
MicroBusiness
2018-10-10
$668
Computer - maintenance
White Silo Media
2018-11-02
$636
Newspaper advertising
Sterling Bank
2018-10-24
$500
Bank charges - returned check from peoples gas light & coke
Andrea Solowczuk
2018-10-12
$400
Staff salaries
Andrea Solowczuk
2018-10-23
$400
Staff salaries
Andrea Solowczuk
2018-11-05
$400
Staff salaries
Connie von Keudell
2018-10-12
$400
Staff salaries
Connie von Keudell
2018-10-23
$400
Staff salaries
The Anvil Club
2018-12-14
$377
Party - staff
USPS - West Dundee
2018-10-02
$350
Postage
White Silo Media
2018-10-19
$350
Newspaper advertising
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