Palatine Township Area Transparency Results, Only District 211 Passes
An audit of the Palatine Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines. The “Local Transparency Project”, a project of the non-partisan Illinois Policy Institute, consists of two separate transparency audits 6 weeks apart on 10 different online transparency categories including...
An audit of the Palatine Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
The “Local Transparency Project”, a project of the non-partisan Illinois Policy Institute, consists of two separate transparency audits 6 weeks apart on 10 different online transparency categories including elected & administrative official contacts, meetings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), budgets, financial audits, expenditures, employee’s salary & benefits, contracts, lobbying, and taxes & fees information.
Overall Transparency rankings for the Palatine Township area are listed below. Full details attached in excel.
| Palatine Township Scoring | 1st Audit | 2nd Audit | Change |
| District 211 | 27.2 | 82.35 | +55.15 |
| Village of Palatine | 42.5 | *75.87 | +33.37 |
| Consolidated School District 15 | 39.5 | 54.625 | +15.125 |
| Rolling Meadows Park District | 1.25 | 47.525 | +46.275 |
| Palatine Park District | 14 | 45.625 | +31.625 |
| Rolling Meadows | 21.9 | 29.75 | +7.85 |
| Harper College | 23.6 | 29.475 | +5.875 |
| Palatine Public Library | 26.5 | 28.025 | +1.525 |
| Inverness | 26 | 27 | +1 |
| Rolling Meadows Library | 8.5 | 25.25 | +16.75 |
| Salt Creek Rural Park District | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0 |
| Inverness Park District | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Average Score | 21.37 | 36.8 | +15.43 |
Scores as of July 8th.
*The Village of Palatine originally scored a 46.5 on the second audit but requested a re-score after making additional improvements.
Thanks to Eric Di Silvestro, long-time resident of Palatine, for his work on this project.