McCann's committee spent the most on ad placement in the quarter, with 53.7% of this total ($306,319) going to Scott Union LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCann's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Ad placement
$570,751
61.3%
Donations
$93,821
10.1%
Advertising
$65,299
7%
Polling
$55,708
6%
Consulting
$35,648
3.8%
Transportation
$31,000
3.3%
Literature printing
$20,000
2.2%
Equipment
$15,606
1.7%
Campaign signs
$10,250
1.1%
Lodging
$6,645
0.7%
Campaign office rent
$3,750
0.4%
Fuel
$2,887
0.3%
Parade supplies
$2,651
0.3%
Air travel
$2,056
0.2%
Mileage expenses
$1,926
0.2%
Expenses
$1,681
0.2%
Consulting and expenses
$1,003
0.1%
Parade supplies ($2 bills)
$1,000
0.1%
Meeting/lodging
$989
0.1%
Telephones
$928
0.1%
Meals
$811
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$742
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$717
< 0.1%
Equipment rerpair
$604
< 0.1%
Expenses reimbursement
$576
< 0.1%
Internet services
$542
< 0.1%
Printed literature
$503
< 0.1%
Membership dues
$483
< 0.1%
Travel
$442
< 0.1%
Equipment repair
$431
< 0.1%
Extended warranty
$393
< 0.1%
Promotional items
$358
< 0.1%
Rental car
$330
< 0.1%
Fuel expense
$285
< 0.1%
Parade expense
$232
< 0.1%
Signage
$226
< 0.1%
Meetings
$200
< 0.1%
Banners
$194
< 0.1%
Parade entry fee
$77
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Paladin Political Group LLC
2018-09-28
$264,431
Ad placement
Scott Union LLC
2018-08-29
$168,680
Ad placement
Scott Union LLC
2018-09-21
$125,000
Ad placement
Baselice & Associates INC
2018-07-25
$33,425
Polling
RGB Hill INC
2018-08-13
$31,500
Advertising
Victory Lane Ford
2018-07-25
$31,000
Transportation
RGB Hill INC
2018-08-08
$25,000
Advertising
Baselice & Associates INC
2018-07-30
$22,283
Polling
Freedom Factor
2018-08-14
$20,000
Literature printing
B&H Photo
2018-07-25
$14,687
Equipment
Jorn's Signs
2018-08-31
$10,250
Campaign signs
Heart Of Illinois FNRA
2018-08-18
$7,803
Donations
Dekalb County 4-H Livestock Auction
2018-08-05
$6,548
Donations
DuPage County Fair Association
2018-07-28
$6,371
Donations
Scott Union LLC
2018-07-24
$6,319
Ad placement
Scott Union LLC
2018-07-25
$6,319
Ad placement
Grundy County 4-H Association
2018-07-29
$5,326
Donations
Durand State Bank (Winnebago Jr Livestock Auction)
2018-08-18
$5,292
Donations
Northbrook
2018-08-23
$4,775
Donations
Lawrence County Youth Livestock Auction
2018-08-02
$4,625
Donations
Nicole Stathopoulos
2018-09-20
$4,000
Consulting
Nicole Stathopoulos
2018-07-28
$4,000
Consulting
Nicole Stathopoulos
2018-08-16
$4,000
Consulting
Amanda Bishop Bishop
2018-09-19
$3,774
Consulting
Carrie Martin
2018-09-19
$3,774
Consulting
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