The Local Transparency Project is an encouraging example of a successful grassroots effort and a great resource for citizen activists looking to organize and mobilize.- Sunlight Foundation

For democracy to work citizens need access to the information about what government does. Proactive transparency is the best way to educate society about the actions of government.

The Illinois Policy Institute is conducting Local Government Transparency audits of hundreds, and soon thousands, of Illinois' over 6,000 government taxing bodies and working with government administrators to make Illinois more transparent.

The Illinois Policy Institute has developed a 10-Point Transparency Checklist to provide a “best practices” framework for legislators and citizens to use in order to improve local government transparency and accountability.

***Local government entities scoring higher than 80 out of 100 will receive special acknowledgement and certificate of achievement.***

Contact Brian Costin, Director of Outreach, at BCostin@illinoispolicy.org if you would like to help make local government agencies (municipalities, school districts, libraries, townships, park districts, counties, etc.) in your area more transparent and accountable.

• Daily Herald Editorial: A road map to transparency
• Local Transparency Project Endorsements
  
• Ten-Point Transparency Checklist
• Website Posting Requirements for the State of Illinois
  
• Scoring a 100% on the Local Transparency Project.
  
• Transparency Pledge
• The Village of Orland Park scores 100% on Local Transpaency Project!
• Lombard enacts strongest transparency law in state

Transparency Audit Results

• All Scores
• Barrington Township Area
• Hanover Township Area
• New Trier Township Area
• Palatine Township Area
• Schaumburg Township Area
• Downers Grove Township Area
• Evanston Township Area
• Lyons Township Area
• McLean County Area
• Peoria Area
• Orland Township Area
• York Township Area
• Vernon Township Area
  

• Northern Illinois Counties
• Eastern Illinois Counties
  
• Southern Illinois Counties
  
• Western Illinois Counties
  

• Top 25 biggest municipalities (Underway)
• 26-50 biggest municipalities (Coming soon)
• 51-75 biggest municipalities (Coming soon)
• 76-100 biggest municipalities (Coming soon)