Liberty Leader Jeff Singer presents transparency to Chicago Public Schools
Right before the holiday break (December 17th) Liberty Leader Jeff Singer presented a transparency proposal to the board of the Chicago Public Schools. The meeting got off to a bit of a late start due to the fact that CPS…
Another State Beats Illinois to the Punch
Georgia recently launched a new transparency website which provides a gateway for the public to find information and key documents about how the state spends tax dollars. The site, Open Georgia, puts another state ahead of Illinois in the transparency…
Champaigne Co. should be a trailblazer in transparency
I was a little bit surprised to see the News-Gazette headline, “Champaigne County Web site called second most open in the state,” came in on my feeds this morning. Then I remembered that being the second most open county in this state isn’t…
New Transparent School District - Riverside Brookfield
Posted by Kate Campaigne
A big thanks to Riverside Brookfield High School D208 for joining the list of transparent government bodies in Illinois! And, thank you, Adam Andrzejewski, for your continued hard work!
What school district will be next? County board? Park…
Liberty Leaders stand up for transparency at Parkland College
Last night, Liberty Leaders Dianna Visek and John Bambenek attended a special meeting of the Parkland College board of trustees to ask them to be more forthcoming about their finances and financial decisions. The board wants to borrow $87 million…
Teachers Union Contracts
Posted by Kate Campaigne
Negotiations between school boards and teachers unions should be open to the public. Huntley School D158 posts its negotiations online, but I am not aware of other school districts in Illinois that do this, yet. The following…
Update: What’s going on with the Cook Co. health budget?
Hal Dardick posted on the Chicago Tribune news blog that,
“The health board’s proposed 2009 budget, presented this morning, includes a $103 million spending increase. Of that, $47 million would be spent to pay for both salary increases already approved by the County…
“Who’s Posting?” list updated
We’ve updated our “Who’s Posting Expenditures in Illinois?” list today to include the Village of Rolling Meadows. View all of the government entities that are posting their check registers online here. Also, send us a tip if there are any government…
Illinois Counties: Take Note.
Posted by Kate Campaigne
Illinois counties should take a look at Hamilton County’s (Ohio) new transparency section of its official website. Hamilton provides a great model for counties in Illinois to follow. Liberty Leaders, you can take this to your county…
“Who’s Posting?” list updated
We’ve updated our “Who’s Posting Expenditures in Illinois?” list today to include the Highland Park D133 school district and the Naperville Park District. View all of the government entities that are posting their check registers online here. Also, send us a…
