$67,500 Grant to BLH Enterprises
In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) disbursed $67,500 of a $75,000 grant to BLH Enterprises. According to the DCEO’s Grant Tracker website, the purpose of the grant (grant…
$750K to Peabody Investments Corp
In fiscal year 2009, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) disbursed a $750,000 grand to Peabody Investments Corp. The grant was part of the Coal Competitiveness Program which “is aimed at improving the…
Deck Hands on the State Payroll
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008, the Illinois Department of Transportation paid 19 deck hands a total of $956,372.48 in wages. The deck hands received average annual wages of $50,388.03, but there…
$17 Million Dollars on Trainees
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid $17,427,679 in combined wages to 1,245 trainees. These positions ranged from “Meat & Poultry Insp Trainee” to “Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee” to “Cadet Trainee.” The highest paid individual trainee was a “Revenue Special…
Consultants for the Illinois State Board of Education
In 2008, the Illinois State Board of Education paid $21,828,378.56 in wages for 335 consultants. The overall average annual wages for the consultants totaled $65,159.34. The highest paid consultant received $109,730 in 2008. Of the 335 Board of…
Architects on the State Payroll
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that there were 20 architects on the state payroll in 2008. The Department of Public Health employed 16 of the architects, the Department of Corrections employed three, and the Department of…
Coin Counters on the State Payroll
In 2008, the State Toll Highway Authority paid $880,815.79 in total wages for 16 coin counting clerks. The average annual wages for the coin counting clerks came to $55,050.99, with the highest paid clerk receiving $60,273.05 annually and…
Library Technicians on the State Payroll
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008, the 18 library technicians on the state payroll received $46,149 in average annual wages. This is almost 62% more than the $28,550 in annual wages that the
The Architect of the Capitol
In 2008, the Illinois Office of the Architect of the Capitol paid its four employees $253,198.49 in combined wages. The Office of the Architect is responsible for the “development for the Capitol Complex.” The highest paid employee was…
Court Reporters on the State Payroll
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, in 2008, there were 548 court reporters on the state payroll and the state paid them a total of $33,336,359.80 in wages. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission employed 27 court reporters,…
