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Moving Expenses

Moving Expenses

The State of Illinois spent over $60K on moving expenses in 2008 and 2009. Find out more here.

Over $15 Million on Gasoline

Over $15 Million on Gasoline

The state of Illinois spent over $15 million on gas, oil, and antifreeze in 2008 and 2009.

Ready for the Snow? Gauging Illinois’s Performance on a Critical Core Service

Ready for the Snow? Gauging Illinois’s Performance on a Critical Core Service

In January 1979, a severe winter storm blasted Chicago. The city government failed to clear the roads of snow, which virtually shut down the metropolis for a week. The snow closed O’Hare International Airport for a record 42 hours. Drifts, many of them 12 feet high, blocked more than 1,400 of the city’s streets. An...

By Kate Campaigne Piercy

$58K on Welcoming Centers

$58K on Welcoming Centers

The Department of Public Health spent on Welcoming Centers in 2008, which are part of a program from the Department of Human Services to help new immigrants.

Millions Wasted Preparing for 2010 Census

Millions Wasted Preparing for 2010 Census

The AP released information from a forthcoming audit of the Census Bureau detailing wasteful spending during the preparations for the 2010 census.

2010 Illinois Piglet Book

2010 Illinois Piglet Book

We’ve joined with Citizens Against Government Waste to put together the book that Springfield doesn’t want you to read, profiling over $350 million in wasteful spending. Highlights include: $6,500 for a tub of live bass.  The state paid for fishing seminars and demonstrations using a 4,000 gallon, 40-foot long tank filled with live fish. $353,165 for car...

By Chris Andriesen