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$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $381,647.54 on the repair and maintenance of aircraft and boats. According to the IDOT website, the …
Forage, Farm and Garden Supplies
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent $459,513 on forage, farm, and garden supplies by the time of our Freedom of Information Act request in 2009. The Department of Transportation was responsible for …
Over $44 Million on Commodities
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent over $44 million on commodities in 2009 by the time of our FOIA requests. The departments with the highest expenditures for 2009 were the Department of …
$1.6 Billion on Highway Construction and Improvements
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,656,543,925.65 on “Construction and Improvements-Highways.” Payments were made to over 600 different vendors, and the average total …
$52 Million on Salt for Road Use
Looking on our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the State of Illinois spent $52,184,919.52 on salt and abrasives for road use. The Department of Transportation was responsible for almost …
More than $30 Million on Statistical and Tabulation Services
On our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent more than $22 million on statistical and tabulation services in 2008. By the time of our FOIA request in 2009, various departments had spent more than …
More than $2 Million in Printing Costs
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008 and 2009 (up to the point of our FOIA requests), the expenditures on “printing” for the state government equaled $2,454,169.88. The totals for 2008 and 2009 were $781,560.63 and …
