Althoff's committee spent the most on campaign signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,287) going to Awesomecampaigns.com Inc. in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Althoff's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign signs
$2,287
15.4%
Fundraiser lodging
$2,206
14.8%
Lodging pmt fundraiser
$2,000
13.5%
Fundraising services retainer
$2,000
13.5%
Lodging
$1,034
7%
Donations
$1,000
6.7%
Dining
$949
6.4%
Airfare
$854
5.8%
Software license
$749
5%
Treasurer work
$600
4%
Travel expenses
$526
3.5%
Air ticket
$434
2.9%
Ticket
$90
0.6%
Membership dues
$84
0.6%
Baggage chg
$25
0.2%
Baggage fee
$25
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Awesomecampaigns.com Inc.
2018-03-01
$2,287
Campaign signs
American Club The
2018-02-21
$2,206
Fundraiser lodging
American Club The
2018-02-07
$2,000
Lodging pmt fundraiser
Joan M. Etten LLC
2018-01-10
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
Joan M. Etten LLC
2018-02-15
$1,000
Fundraising services retainer
United Air Lines
2018-01-16
$854
Airfare
Elect Inc.
2018-01-25
$749
Software license
Hilton Quebec
2018-03-19
$598
Lodging
Friends of McHenry County College Foundation
2018-02-28
$500
Donations
Friends of McHenry County College Foundation
2018-03-29
$500
Donations
Wyndham Grand Hotel
2018-01-29
$435
Lodging
American Airlines
2018-01-02
$365
Air ticket
Eric Parker
2018-02-06
$250
Treasurer work
1776 Inc.
2018-01-05
$211
Dining
Eric Parker
2018-03-05
$200
Treasurer work
Pao Bistro
2018-02-27
$175
Dining
Bimbo's
2018-03-08
$170
Dining
American Club The
2018-01-29
$163
Dining
Eric Parker
2018-01-10
$150
Treasurer work
McHenry Limousine Service
2018-03-30
$129
Travel expenses
McHenry Limousine Service
2018-03-16
$117
Travel expenses
Saputos
2018-03-15
$116
Dining
Saputos
2018-02-14
$97
Dining
McHenry Limousine Service
2018-01-10
$94
Travel expenses
McHenry Limousine Service
2018-01-16
$93
Travel expenses