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$50K on UI Benefits Handbook
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2009, the Department of Employment Security spent $50,870.50 on the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Handbook. According to the IDES website, the UI Benefits Handbook…
Alderman Wants More Transparency in Quincy
The Quincy Herald Whig reports Alderman Paul Havermale, R-3, has initiated talks about bringing more transparency to city government in Quincy, “asking city officials to consider some steps to increase “transparency” in city government.”
Havermale…
$46K for Tele-Serve Brochures
Using our transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008, the Department of Employment Security spent $46,401.16 on brochures for Tele-Serve. The most recent Tele-Serve brochure is available online in English and
$2K on Law Directories
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the Department of Employment Security paid $2,373.94 for “Sullivan’s Law Directories.” They spent $593.49 in 2008 and $1,780.45 in 2009 (by the time of our FOIA request) on…
$4.7 Million on Advertising
The State of Illinois spent more than $4.7 million on advertising in 2008 and 2009. This amount is in addition to the $6.6 million we previously reported the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid to
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Moving Expenses
In 2008 and 2009, the State of Illinois spent more than $60,000 on moving expenses. Some of the moving expenses are more specific than others. The Department of Transportation spent $9,478.45 in 2009 on employee moving expenses. Of…
$20K on Toilet Paper
How much does the Department of Employment Security spend on toilet paper? Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found it spent $15,929.95 on toilet paper in 2008, and $4,577.92 in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request.…
More Than $2,000 Spent on Bathroom Air Freshener
Using the new transparency website from the Illinois Policy Institute, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the Illinois Department of Employment Security spent $2,220 on bathroom air freshener service in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request. The vendor…
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…
