Rutherford's committee spent the most on legal services in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,124) going to Forde Law Offices in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal services
$10,124
36.5%
Payroll
$9,384
33.8%
Payroll taxes
$3,533
12.7%
Consulting
$2,998
10.8%
Mileage - jan thru may
$374
1.4%
Volunteer dinner
$361
1.3%
Postage
$339
1.2%
Travel expenses
$288
1%
Dues
$190
0.7%
Printing
$182
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Forde Law Offices
2016-05-13
$9,796
Legal services
Debi Fornero
2016-04-14
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-04-28
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-05-13
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-05-30
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-06-15
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-06-30
$1,564
Payroll
United States Treasury
2016-04-15
$1,027
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-05-15
$1,027
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-06-15
$1,027
Payroll taxes
The Newberg Group
2016-04-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-06-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-05-01
$998
Consulting
Dan Rutherford
2016-05-23
$374
Mileage - jan thru may
Forde Law Offices
2016-05-20
$328
Legal services
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2016-05-06
$190
Dues
Gage Restaurant
2016-05-03
$185
Volunteer dinner
Printing Craftsmen
2016-06-22
$182
Printing
Saputo's Restaurant
2016-04-06
$175
Volunteer dinner
IL Department of Revenue
2016-04-15
$150
Payroll taxes
IL Department of Revenue
2016-05-16
$150
Payroll taxes
IL Department of Revenue
2016-06-15
$150
Payroll taxes
Postmaster
2016-05-13
$100
Postage
Amtrak
2016-04-21
$80
Travel expenses
Amtrak
2016-04-29
$80
Travel expenses