Towne's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 53.3% of this total ($8,182) going to News Tribune in La Salle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Towne's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$15,354
47.1%
Printing and postage
$9,250
28.3%
Printing
$1,978
6.1%
Promotional items
$1,806
5.5%
Raffle winnings
$1,500
4.6%
Radio advertising
$930
2.9%
Campaign work
$780
2.4%
Raffle prizes
$410
1.3%
Fund raising (food)
$252
0.8%
Donations
$200
0.6%
Office supplies
$173
0.5%
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
Apple Press
2016-10-11
$9,250
Printing and postage
The Times News Paper
2016-10-26
$2,126
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-25
$1,835
Newspaper advertising
The Times News Paper
2016-11-01
$1,788
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-14
$1,737
Newspaper advertising
The Times News Paper
2016-10-21
$1,628
Newspaper advertising
The Times News Paper
2016-11-04
$1,628
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-11-04
$1,510
Newspaper advertising
Chris Burkholder
2016-10-21
$1,500
Raffle winnings
iPromoteu
2016-10-26
$1,231
Promotional items
Apple Press
2016-11-01
$1,089
Printing
News Tribune
2016-11-01
$975
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-19
$975
Newspaper advertising
WMKB Radio
2016-11-04
$900
Radio advertising
Apple Press
2016-10-20
$889
Printing
News Tribune
2016-11-02
$550
Newspaper advertising
Tony Mautino
2016-10-08
$410
Raffle prizes
News Tribune
2016-11-10
$305
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-31
$295
Newspaper advertising
Apple Press
2016-10-26
$253
Promotional items
Grubars
2016-10-08
$252
Fund raising (food)
Holy Family School
2016-10-22
$200
Donations
Illinois Valley Entrepreneur Organizantion
2016-10-06
$200
Promotional items
Apple Press
2016-10-11
$122
Promotional items
Staples
2016-10-22
$112
Office supplies
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