Sunshine Standard
All interested in government transparency, check out this new site, sunshinestandard.org, created by Sunshine Review.
The website aims to provide citizens and elected officials with model legislation and tools to launch reforms and expand the amount of information available …
New Trier Township Area Transparency Results, 4 out of 25 Pass
Glenview, Northfield Park District, Glencoe School District 35, and Sunset Ridge District 29 score well on transparency audit.
Barrington Township Area Transparency Results, None Pass Test
An audit of the Barrington Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed no local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
Hanover Township Area Transparency Results, Only 1 of 12 Agencies Pass
An audit of the Hanover Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
Palatine Township Area Transparency Results, Only District 211 Passes
District 211 is the only government unit to pass a 10-point transparency test in the Palatine Township area.
Schaumburg Township Area Transparency Results, 4 of 18 receive passing grades
An 6-month follow up audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed that still only 4 of 18 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
Raises in Chicago Public Schools or Not?
Check out this revealing (and entertaining) story by Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky about the maze of Chicago Public Schools spending and the difficulties in figuring out exactly where all the tax dollars are going and why.
Joravsky’s piece, “A …
Transparency Reveals 177% East Dundee Budget Growth in 2 Years
In 2007, East Dundee Budget was $3,961,411. In 2009, the Village’s Budget was $6,999,028 for an increase of 177% in just 2 years!
13 NW Cook Agencies Don’t Meet Transparency Standards, District 54 Gets “A”
An audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 4 of 17 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
Transparency and Teacher Layoffs
The SouthtownStar has been looking into south suburb school district spending over the last week amid growing talks of teacher layoffs and cutting school programs. The paper sent FOIA requests to 18 towns and 25 school districts asking for information …
