Hitchings's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with 53.1% of this total ($442) going to Illini Radio Group in Champaign. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hitchings's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$833
35.6%
Brochures
$627
26.8%
Newspaper advertising
$611
26.1%
Promotional items
$270
11.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hastings Printing
2016-10-28
$627
Brochures
Illini Radio Group
2016-10-10
$442
Radio advertising
WDWS Radio
2016-10-10
$391
Radio advertising
Capitol Promotions
2016-10-14
$270
Promotional items
Arcola Record Herald
2016-11-04
$242
Newspaper advertising
Herald Publications
2016-10-05
$194
Newspaper advertising
Arthur Grapic Clarion
2016-10-26
$175
Newspaper advertising