Langfelder's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 41.7% of this total ($750) going to Memorial's Festival of Trees in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Langfelder's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$1,800
22%
Fine
$1,750
21.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,425
17.4%
Sponsorships
$800
9.8%
Storage unit
$717
8.8%
Golf outings
$700
8.6%
Printing
$495
6.1%
Postage
$490
6%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illinois State Board of Elections
2017-08-31
$1,750
Fine
State Journal Register
2017-07-25
$1,125
Newspaper advertising
Memorial's Festival of Trees
2017-09-27
$750
Donations
Northend Storage
2017-07-11
$717
Storage unit
Black, White & Blues
2017-08-29
$500
Donations
Blues and BBQ
2017-08-29
$500
Sponsorships
Tom Madonia Memorial Golf Outing
2017-07-11
$500
Golf outings
A & B Printing
2017-09-25
$332
Printing
Downtown Springfield Inc.
2017-09-18
$300
Sponsorships
Project Mack
2017-08-28
$300
Donations
Pure News USA
2017-08-28
$300
Newspaper advertising
Springfield High Football
2017-08-14
$250
Donations
US Postmaster
2017-07-19
$245
Postage
US Postmaster
2017-09-19
$245
Postage
Plumber & Steamfitters Local No. 137 COPE FUND
2017-08-22
$200
Golf outings
A & B Printing
2017-07-31
$163
Printing