Wheeler's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with 34.8% of this total ($400) going to Christopher Vito in Crystal Lake. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Wheeler's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$1,150
29.7%
Meals
$900
23.2%
T-shirts
$630
16.3%
Donations
$430
11.1%
Office supplies
$424
11%
Candidate lodging
$336
8.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Edelweiss
2016-11-21
$630
T-shirts
Mama Della's
2016-11-16
$464
Meals
Lakeside Legacy Foundation
2016-11-08
$430
Donations
Microsoft Corp.
2016-11-28
$424
Office supplies
Christopher Vito
2016-10-31
$400
Campaign staff
Loews Hotels
2016-11-25
$336
Candidate lodging
Crystal Lake Country Club
2016-12-12
$250
Meals
Shelly Grigoroff
2016-10-31
$250
Campaign staff
Judy Martini
2016-10-31
$250
Campaign staff
Cheryl Shorten
2016-10-31
$250
Campaign staff
Panera Bread
2016-12-01
$185
Meals