Althoff's committee spent the most on fundraising services retainer in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Joan M. Etten LLC in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Althoff's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising services retainer
$3,000
19.4%
Donations
$2,500
16.2%
Travel expenses
$2,294
14.8%
Xmas gift
$2,000
12.9%
Unauthorized charges/stolen debit card
$1,645
10.6%
Gift given
$620
4%
Treasurer work
$450
2.9%
Youth adv council dinner
$399
2.6%
Gifts given
$374
2.4%
Dining
$354
2.3%
Republican staff xmas party
$350
2.3%
Gift baskets
$235
1.5%
Xmas gifts
$231
1.5%
Design work
$202
1.3%
Advertising
$202
1.3%
Taxi
$172
1.1%
Parking fees
$163
1.1%
Office supplies
$122
0.8%
Event expenses
$90
0.6%
Youth adv council
$64
0.4%
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
Macy's
2017-12-20
$1,345
Unauthorized charges/stolen debit card
Childserv
2017-11-02
$1,000
Donations
Cathy Danca
2017-12-26
$1,000
Xmas gift
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-10-11
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-11-10
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Joan M. Etten LLC
2017-12-05
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
NRA Foundation
2017-10-06
$1,000
Donations
Cheryl Sakris
2017-12-26
$500
Gift given
Matthew Vala
2017-12-19
$500
Xmas gift
Confidante the
2017-11-20
$475
Travel expenses
31 North Banquets & Catering
2017-11-22
$399
Youth adv council dinner
United Air Lines
2017-12-18
$379
Travel expenses
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic
2017-11-13
$365
Travel expenses
Gin Mill
2017-12-13
$350
Republican staff xmas party
Macy's
2017-12-20
$300
Unauthorized charges/stolen debit card
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic
2017-11-22
$283
Travel expenses
Assisi Animal Foundation
2017-11-17
$250
Donations
Eric Parker
2017-12-18
$250
Xmas gift
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
2017-10-16
$250
Donations
Donnette Watrous
2017-12-27
$250
Xmas gift
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic
2017-10-06
$204
Travel expenses
One Zero Charlie
2017-11-17
$202
Design work
One Zero Charlie
2017-11-29
$202
Advertising
Hampton Social
2017-10-11
$184
Dining
Bed Bath & Beyond
2017-10-25
$177
Gifts given
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