$150K on Envelopes

The Department of Employment Security spent over $150K on envelopes in 2008 and 2009.

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

The Department of Employment Security spent $98,586.30 on various envelopes in 2008. By the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the DES had envelope expenses totaling $52,414.29. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent $2,492.44 in 2008 on envelopes, bringing the total amount spent by the two departments over 2008 and 2009 to $153,493.03.

There were ten vendors listed for the expenses. The table below breaks down the amount each vendor received between 2008 and 2009. The three largest vendors were Montenegro Paper ($80,865.79), Gary Adolph E ($31,618.11), and Williams Glenn ($15,196.00).

To find these expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to “Checks to Businesses & People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “(1.5)CASES9X12 BROWNKRAFT ENVLPS $186.35EA $279.53,” “(10) BOXES OF SECURITY ENVELOPES,” “(5)CASES 9 X12 BROWN KRAFT ENVELPS$186.35EA$931.75,” “(6000) 6X9 KRAFT ENVELOPES $50.18/M $301.08,” “PACKING LIST ENVELOPES 4 1/2 X,” “SN 4113 ENVELOPE – REORDER,” “SN 4116 ENVELOPE, KRAFT – REOR,” “SN 4118 ENVEL. WHT. ATTY GENER,” “SN 4125 ENVEL. UC-WHTE WINDOW,” “SN 4129 ENVELOPE, ES WHITE – R,” “SN 4130 ENVEL. WHTE WINDOW BD.,” “SN 4135 ENVEL. ES WHITE,” “SN 4144 CERTIFICATION ENVELOPE,” “SN 4144 ENVELOPE WINDOW #10 -,” “SN 4150 ENVELOPE W/ LIGHT BLUE,” “SN 4153 ENVELOPE REORDER,” “SN 4170 ENVELOPE WINDOW,” “SN 4170 ENVELOPE WINDOW .,” “SN 4170 ENVELOPES,” “SN 4188 ENVELOPE E-80,” “SN 4221 ENVELOPE (11/93),” “SN 4321 ENVELOPE RIGHT SIDE WI,” “SN 4401 ENVEL. (REST. CC#6420),” “SN 4430 B.R.E.-LASER ENVELOPE,” and “SN 4502 ENVELOPE, TRA/DUA RE.”