Spears's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($425) going to Leonard A. Unes Printing Co. in Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Spears's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$425
52.3%
Signs
$388
47.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Leonard A. Unes Printing Co.
2018-07-09
$425
Newspaper advertising
Sam Joseph Specialties
2018-07-09
$388
Signs