Gray's committee spent the most on civil penalties in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,550) going to State of Illinois in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gray's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Civil penalties
$4,550
31.6%
Consulting
$3,448
24%
Radio advertising
$3,340
23.2%
Signs
$1,870
13%
Computer services
$623
4.3%
T-shirts
$550
3.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
State of Illinois
2016-01-05
$4,550
Civil penalties
Genlink
2016-02-29
$3,448
Consulting
Cpp
2016-03-08
$1,870
Signs
Capital Radio Group
2016-02-26
$1,400
Radio advertising
Neuhoff Media
2016-02-29
$990
Radio advertising
Capital Radio Group
2016-02-25
$600
Radio advertising
Jim Herron Ltd
2016-02-12
$550
T-shirts
Capital Radio Group
2016-02-25
$350
Radio advertising
Facebook
2016-02-22
$250
Computer services
Facebook
2016-02-01
$203
Computer services
Facebook
2016-03-01
$170
Computer services
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