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Illinois state government has created a useful one-stop shop website at www.sunshine.illinois.gov with the goal of bringing more transparency to the workings of your state government.

According to the website, the state created this resource by starting with “Sunshine …

Good news from Springfield yesterday: The House passed legislation to create the Illinois Sunshine Commission (HB4836), which would create a commission “to conduct a thorough review of the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of each “State executive branch program.”

Rep. …

The January 2010 deadline has come and gone, yet we still don’t see legislators’ salary information posted on the state’s Illinois Accountability Portal.

If you’re interested in seeing salary information for all state employees — benefits data included — …

And, how much for those Soy Crayons? Or cooler rental?

$280 for the soy crayons.

Almost $5,000 for the cooler rental.

What do you think about Illinois state spending or want to know more about it? Check out more state …

IllinoisOpenGov.org has launched!

For a look into Illinois state spending, check out the new transparency website, http://accountability.illinois.gov.

This site provides a good, first step towards more transparency in Illinois, but it still needs some work. For instance, it would be more helpful …

On Tuesday, August 11, Governor Pat Quinn signed spending transparency legislation—requiring a public, accessible website listing all state expenditures for taxpayers to see—into law.

The bill, called the Illinois Accountability Portal (HB35), passed both the House and Senate unanimously on …

Open Illinois?

Governor Quinn has spoken about his support for transparency in the past…why is he waiting to sign the Illinois Accountability Portal (HB35), which awaits his signature after passing both the House and Senate in a unanimous vote?

Take …

Great news from Springfield today…

After seeing the transparency legislation (HB35) pass the other week - in both houses unanimously - another bit of good news has emerged from Springfield today — which also got a unanimous nod “yes” from …

Transparency bill HB35 passes both houses!

It’s a good day for Illinois — Rep. Mike Tryon’s transparency bill, HB35, has passed both houses — getting through the Senate unanimously after passing through the House unanimously on April 2, 2009.

Illinois …