Illinois Accountability Portal
The January 2010 deadline has come and gone, yet we still don’t see legislators’ salary information posted on the state’s Illinois Accountability Portal.
If you’re interested in seeing salary information for all state employees — benefits data included — …
Is This Really Asking Too Much?
Rep. Renee Kosel introduced legislation (HB5483) which would amend the current Open Meetings Act and require “a public body to make proposed minutes of an open meeting available for public inspection within 8 business days after the meeting …
IL Senate “Joint Caucus” Closed Budget Meeting
The Chicago Tribune’s Clout St. Street reports:
The Illinois Senate plans to meet behind closed doors this morning to hear a presentation by experts about state budgets and the national economy, a move that open government advocates
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Cook County Checks Online
After passing a transparency resolution about a year ago, Cook County has posted its check registry online and appears to be embracing spending transparency policy, describing their move as an “Open County Initiative,” which is “part of Cook …
New Piglet Book Exposes IL State Spending
Batman, car racing, and giant tubs for bass fishing…see what we found in our 2010 Piglet Book, detailing some of the wasteful spending going on in Illinois.
Highlights include:
- $6,500 for a tub of live bass. The state paid
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Gov. Quinn’s Budget Transparency?
Ryan Keith from the GateHouse News Service reports “Gov. Pat Quinn wants more time to give his budget address — and promises to give a public glimpse of the state’s budget situation before that.”
Although state law requires Quinn to …
Medicaid Transparency
Do you know how your tax dollars are being used to fund Medicaid? Doubtful.
Yet, promising legislation (HB 5241) introduced by Illinois State Legislator Patti Bellock calls for more transparency in Illinois’s Medicaid program, and specifically states it …
Transparency vs. Stroger
Sunshine Review wrote a good post about how transparency – or the lack thereof – from Cook County Board President Todd Stroger may have had a hand in why he lost in Tuesday’s election.
Todd Stroger’s Transparency
According to the Daily Herald, “Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said today he would release his tax returns for the last two years on Thursday and called on his opponents in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary to do the same …
Taxpayers’ Tab: Pelosi’s Flights, Food and Booze
“It reads like a dream order for a wild frat party: Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Crème, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire …
