Boomer's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,522) going to AwesomeCampaigns.com, Inc. in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Boomer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$2,522
35.2%
Printing
$1,790
25%
Mailing
$1,184
16.5%
Postage
$958
13.4%
Newspaper advertising
$720
10%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
AwesomeCampaigns.com, Inc.
2016-01-15
$2,522
Signs
US Postmaster
2016-02-29
$958
Postage
Minuteman Press
2016-02-29
$801
Printing
Adams Letter Services
2016-02-04
$629
Mailing
Rockford Litho Center Inc
2016-02-04
$569
Printing
Adams Letter Services
2016-03-09
$554
Mailing
The Rock River Times
2016-03-09
$400
Newspaper advertising
Rockford Litho Center Inc
2016-03-09
$395
Printing
Rock Valley Publishing LLC
2016-02-25
$190
Newspaper advertising
Rock Valley Publishing LLC
2016-02-10
$130
Newspaper advertising
Minuteman Press
2016-03-07
$25
Printing