Rutherford's committee spent the most on legal/professional fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,120) going to Morgan Lewis & Bocklus LLP in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal/professional fees
$16,120
49.8%
Payroll
$9,384
29%
Payroll taxes
$3,533
10.9%
Consulting
$3,000
9.3%
Legislative alumni dinner
$168
0.5%
Lodging
$168
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Morgan Lewis & Bocklus LLP
2016-10-03
$16,120
Legal/professional fees
Debi Fornero
2016-10-13
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-10-28
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-11-15
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-11-29
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-12-15
$1,564
Payroll
Debi Fornero
2016-12-29
$1,564
Payroll
United States Treasury
2016-10-17
$1,027
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-11-15
$1,027
Payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-12-15
$1,027
Payroll taxes
The Newberg Group
2016-10-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Gene & Georgetti
2016-12-06
$168
Legislative alumni dinner
The Willows Hotel
2016-11-25
$168
Lodging
IL Department of Revenue
2016-10-17
$150
Payroll taxes
IL Department of Revenue
2016-11-15
$150
Payroll taxes
IL Department of Revenue
2016-12-15
$150
Payroll taxes
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