Forby's committee spent the most on advertising - television & radio in the quarter, with all those payments ($712,000) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Forby's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising - television & radio
$712,000
65%
Printing / mailing
$183,685
16.8%
Campaign work
$97,303
8.9%
Contributions
$14,100
1.3%
Newspaper advertising
$10,884
1%
Donations
$10,800
1%
Postage
$6,367
0.6%
Christmas
$5,000
0.5%
Printing
$4,635
0.4%
Yard signs
$3,809
0.4%
Golf outing food and beverages
$3,626
0.3%
Golf outings
$3,590
0.3%
Campaign supplies
$3,403
0.3%
Rent - marion
$3,246
0.3%
Gas cards
$3,211
0.3%
Internet advertising
$2,753
0.3%
Office supplies
$2,336
0.2%
Christmas & retirement gift
$1,500
0.1%
Call time purchase
$1,486
0.1%
Report filing
$1,480
0.1%
Rent - herrin
$1,400
0.1%
Website design
$1,350
0.1%
Rent
$1,200
0.1%
Parade candy
$1,093
0.1%
Sponsorships
$1,000
< 0.1%
Car maintenance
$943
< 0.1%
Hall rental, food & beverages
$904
< 0.1%
Rent - harrisburg
$900
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$844
< 0.1%
Advertising
$738
< 0.1%
Campaign staff
$540
< 0.1%
Banquet sponsor
$500
< 0.1%
Election day lunches - franklin county
$498
< 0.1%
Rent - benton apt
$475
< 0.1%
Rent - benton apt.
$475
< 0.1%
Christmas cards & gift cards
$467
< 0.1%
Utilities- herrin
$456
< 0.1%
Sign wires
$434
< 0.1%
July - sept campaign work
$375
< 0.1%
Prepay phone minutes
$343
< 0.1%
Cell phone bill
$316
< 0.1%
Party - staff
$315
< 0.1%
Donation / concert
$300
< 0.1%
Reception entertainment
$300
< 0.1%
Utilities- benton apt.
$263
< 0.1%
Cell phone contract
$249
< 0.1%
Food - union meeting
$244
< 0.1%
Internet & cable
$227
< 0.1%
Reimbursment for gasoline
$210
< 0.1%
Utilities - benton
$205
< 0.1%
Food after reception
$201
< 0.1%
Donation - pecan fundraiser
$190
< 0.1%
Staff lodging
$189
< 0.1%
Food for campaign staff & volunteers
$187
< 0.1%
Cell phones
$178
< 0.1%
Sign posts
$171
< 0.1%
Reception & beverages
$156
< 0.1%
Water deposit
$150
< 0.1%
Shirts
$110
< 0.1%
Internet & cable - benton
$103
< 0.1%
Christmas gift
$100
< 0.1%
Utilities - marion
$85
< 0.1%
Water bill
$72
< 0.1%
Internet access
$60
< 0.1%
Utilities
$39
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$35
< 0.1%
Meals - lunch
$32
< 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
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-13
$134,000
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-28
$97,500
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-06
$92,000
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-20
$79,000
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-28
$77,500
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-20
$65,000
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-24
$65,000
Advertising - television & radio
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-04
$63,000
Advertising - television & radio
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-10-13
$35,817
Printing / mailing
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-10-31
$34,000
Advertising - television & radio
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-10-26
$23,477
Printing / mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-10-04
$23,031
Printing / mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-11-03
$22,269
Printing / mailing
A & K Printing
2016-10-31
$16,490
Printing / mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-11-03
$14,017
Printing / mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-10-11
$12,940
Printing / mailing
A & K Printing
2016-11-04
$12,659
Printing / mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-10-28
$12,474
Printing / mailing
Mitch Schaben
2016-11-10
$8,500
Campaign work
Thomas Printing & Stationary Co.
2016-10-28
$7,717
Printing / mailing
Illinois Democratic County Chairman's Assoc. Pac
2016-11-17
$5,800
Donations
Christy Gribble
2016-12-19
$5,000
Christmas
Illinois Democratic County Chairman's Assoc. Pac
2016-11-02
$5,000
Contributions
Mitch Schaben
2016-11-10
$5,000
Campaign work
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2016-11-04
$5,000
Advertising - television & radio
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