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ILDCEO Registrations
From Illinois Open Gov:
In addition to spending more than $15,000 on travel, and more than $235,000 on membership fees, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (ILDCEO) spent more than $2,000
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$15,000 for IL Dept. of Econ. Opportunity Travel
From Illinois Open Gov.
Illinois paid Suzi Davis Ltd., a travel firm that specializes in exotic vacations and corporate travel, more than $15,000 for travel by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Employees.…
TIF Transparency Ordinance in the Works?
Two days ago, the Chicago City Council met and passed the city’s budget 38-12. Throughout the budgeting process, more and more people have raised concerns about the Mayor’s TIF fund. With the city struggling to stay in the black, people…
Obama’s Transparency Pledge Doesn’t Extend to Big Labor
Though President Obama campaigned on a platform of transparency, he has thwarted the Department of Labor’s efforts to bring more transparency to labor unions. In an effort to provide union members with more information on how their…
Paying Lip Service to Transparency
The Washington Times reported yesterday that President Obama has consistently failed to live up to his promise of a transparent White House. In a number of instances, Obama has withheld documents concerning questionable and sometimes downright inexplicable…
Feudal Chicago Zoning
In December of last year amidst the Blagojevich/Obama coverage, the Chicago Tribune published a series of articles on Chicago’s zoning process. The articles highlighted a zoning system that seems more like an ancient feudal system than a modern…
Census Ties to ACORN Affiliate
The US Census Bureau should terminate its partnership with SEIU Local 880 – a labor union with an “intimate relationship” to ACORN Housing Corporation – said Congressmen Mark Kirk, Peter Roskam and Patrick McHenry…
