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Rock Island County spent $1,100 on lipstick tubes

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12/20/2012

Ben VanMetre
Senior Budget and Tax Policy Analyst

The 2012 Illinois Piglet Book highlights nearly 200 examples of wasteful government spending totaling more than $354 million.

Rock Island County, for example, spent $1,101 on lipstick tubes. The county also spent $6,250 on elephant consulting and $20,489 paid to Swine-time Pig Racing.