Chesney's committee spent the most on printing & postage in the quarter, with 80% of this total ($21,219) going to 11th Street Express Printing in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Chesney's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing & postage
$26,525
31.2%
Radio advertising
$25,395
29.9%
Newspaper advertising
$13,424
15.8%
Printing
$6,108
7.2%
Advertising - video
$3,219
3.8%
Internet advertising
$2,939
3.5%
Consulting
$1,000
1.2%
Election night - food
$981
1.2%
Promotional items
$829
1%
Compliance consulting
$750
0.9%
Fr event - food/drink
$706
0.8%
Robo calls
$431
0.5%
Production
$400
0.5%
Meet & greet - food
$356
0.4%
Committee meal
$315
0.4%
Ag committee breakfast
$290
0.3%
Supplies
$252
0.3%
Election night - entertainment
$235
0.3%
Campaign work
$232
0.3%
Sponsorships
$200
0.2%
Cell phone: december
$77
< 0.1%
Cell phone: november
$77
< 0.1%
Cell phone: october
$77
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$76
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$60
< 0.1%
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
11th Street Express Printing
2018-11-08
$8,414
Printing & postage
11th Street Express Printing
2018-10-22
$7,158
Printing & postage
Inky Printers
2018-11-06
$5,306
Printing & postage
Rockford Litho
2018-10-16
$4,570
Printing
Wjod-fm
2018-10-23
$3,559
Radio advertising
11th Street Express Printing
2018-10-20
$3,523
Printing & postage
Synqronus Communications
2018-10-15
$3,219
Advertising - video
Katf-fm
2018-10-23
$3,128
Radio advertising
WBGR-FM Big Radio
2018-10-23
$3,040
Radio advertising
Kdth-am
2018-10-23
$3,007
Radio advertising
WFPS - Big Radio
2018-10-23
$2,508
Radio advertising
WQLF-FM . Big Radio
2018-10-23
$2,508
Radio advertising
WFRL-FM Big Radio
2018-10-23
$2,325
Radio advertising
11th Street Express Printing
2018-11-02
$2,122
Printing & postage
Big Radio
2018-10-09
$1,648
Radio advertising
Galena Gazette
2018-11-01
$1,520
Newspaper advertising
Wcci-fm
2018-10-23
$1,254
Radio advertising
Rock Valley Publishing
2018-10-15
$1,166
Newspaper advertising
Galena Gazette
2018-10-02
$1,120
Newspaper advertising
Jim Thacker
2018-10-02
$1,000
Consulting
Wdbq-fm
2018-10-23
$987
Radio advertising
Wdbq-am
2018-10-23
$927
Radio advertising
Rockford Register Star
2018-10-24
$877
Newspaper advertising
Cimino's Little Italy
2018-11-06
$800
Election night - food
Mt. Carroll Mirror
2018-11-20
$800
Newspaper advertising