Costello's committee spent the most on bonus after taxes in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,713) going to Linda Schramm in Smithton. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Costello's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Bonus after taxes
$4,713
14.7%
Auto expense
$2,593
8.1%
Office supplies
$2,514
7.9%
Hall rental/meet and greet
$2,500
7.8%
Campaign items
$1,831
5.7%
Ads
$1,808
5.7%
Salaries
$1,496
4.7%
Donations
$1,250
3.9%
Bonus
$1,250
3.9%
Meal
$1,107
3.5%
Credit union fundraiser/donation
$1,060
3.3%
Payroll taxes w/h
$980
3.1%
Printing services
$878
2.7%
Hotel expense
$876
2.7%
Christmas card printing
$803
2.5%
Phone services
$765
2.4%
Oct/nov expenses
$664
2.1%
Electronic filing
$600
1.9%
Expenses
$545
1.7%
Gasoline
$527
1.7%
Donation/at risk prevention services
$500
1.6%
Signs
$416
1.3%
Catering/meet and greet
$393
1.2%
Illinois/missouri game
$300
0.9%
Thanksgiving pies/gifts
$278
0.9%
Pies/gifts
$275
0.9%
Us and state of illinois flags
$261
0.8%
Office cleaning
$225
0.7%
Airline expenses/flooding conference
$221
0.7%
Donation to autism
$220
0.7%
Drinks
$85
0.3%
Subscriptions
$64
0.2%
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
Linda Schramm
2016-12-28
$4,713
Bonus after taxes
Saluki Athletics
2016-10-14
$2,500
Hall rental/meet and greet
Sign Solutions
2016-10-27
$1,614
Campaign items
Randolph County Herald Tribune
2016-11-25
$1,129
Ads
Scott Trade Center
2016-12-19
$1,060
Credit union fundraiser/donation
U.S. Treasury Dept.
2016-10-28
$967
Payroll taxes w/h
P & M Silk Screening
2016-11-22
$878
Printing services
Wells Fargo Bank
2016-11-10
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2016-10-07
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2016-12-13
$864
Auto expense
Sam's Club
2016-12-19
$835
Office supplies
Freeburg Printing & Publishing
2016-12-30
$803
Christmas card printing
Marriott New Orleans
2016-12-13
$687
Hotel expense
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-10-01
$664
Oct/nov expenses
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-11-25
$600
Electronic filing
Sam's Club
2016-10-14
$581
Office supplies
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-11-02
$545
Expenses
Jaclyn Murphy
2016-12-16
$500
Bonus
The Maidez Center
2016-11-28
$500
Donations
The Maidez Center
2016-11-18
$500
Donation/at risk prevention services
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-12-28
$500
Bonus
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-12-01
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-11-02
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2016-10-01
$498
Salaries
Office Max
2016-11-04
$464
Office supplies
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