6 government agencies made huge strides in transparency and together contributed to an additional $693 million in government spending being made available online for area taxpayers to examine.
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid its 43 dietitians and dietary managers over two million dollars in wages.
Andrzejewski believes $60 million forensic audit of state spending could save Illinois taxpayers $1.25 billion annually.
Average annual wages for security guards on the state payroll in 2008 equaled $39,012, while the average annual wages for all security workers in Illinois came to $25,940.
In 2008, the Illinois Circuit Courts paid its judges over $140 Million in wages.
In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid out over $640,000 in renewable energy resources program rebates to 91 individuals, businesses, schools and non-profits.
In 2008, Illinois Department of Human Services paid its 15,490 over $800 million in combined wages.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave the Chicago Architecture Foundation a $200,000 tourism grant to fund projects such as a state-of-the-art scale model of Chicago.
In 2008, Illinois Department of Revenue employed 99 individuals at a combined cost of over $4.5 Million to run the State's lottery.
In 2007, East Dundee Budget was $3,961,411. In 2009, the Village
In 2008, the Department of Natural Resources paid 154 conservation police officers almost $12 Million in wages
The average annual wages for state machinists is more than double the average for machinists in Illinois.
During a time of fiscal crisis the DNR was handing out over $95 million in yearly wages.
In 2008, the state spent $480,000.00 to employ 494 workers for the state fair.