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Grants to the Delta Institute
Using our transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave the Delta Institute a $3,000 grant in fiscal year 2009. The Delta Institute’s website states that the Institute “creates, funds and implements programs …
$100K to the Chicago International Film Festival
In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave $101,500 to the Chicago International Film Festival. That amount includes an $80,000 grant (grant #09333010), $11,500 for “Fee Agency Participation The Chicago International,” and a $10,000 fee for …
Payments to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2009, the State of Illinois paid $30,800 in total to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid the MRPC $15,000 for a one …
$570K on Registration Fees and Conference Expenses
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2007, 2008, and 2009, various state agencies spent a total of $574,759.74 on registration fees and other conference expenses. In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent the …
Over $100K to Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc. a total of $113,270 as part of three separate grants. According to their website, Vintage Tech …
$60,949 in Membership Dues to the Delta Regional Authority
In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent $30,474.50 on annual membership dues to the Delta Regional Authority. The Department of Transportation paid another $30,474.50 in association dues to the DRA in 2009.
According to the Delta …
$37,500 to a Department Store
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity had paid $37,500 to “Kohls Department Stores” as a “Cash Request From 02/24/2009 …
Taking a Closer Look at Cash Requests and Grants
Last week, there was a blog on how “cash requests” could be made more transparent since the spending description was limited to the form: “Cash Request From [date] Grant Number [number],” which gives very little information on what the money …
Costs for Booth Rentals
While looking through information on expenditures to businesses and people on IllinoisOpenGov.org, Illinois Policy Institute’s new transparency site, I found that in 2008 and 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Employment Security spent …
