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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 “provides detailed instructions on how …
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 remarked, “With as …
$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 Spanish. According to the online brochure…
$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 the items. Sullivan’s …
$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 J Walter Thompson over …
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 that amount, …
$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.
The …
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 for …
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 …
