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Over $100K to Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc

Over $100K to Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave three grants totaling more than $100,000 to Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc. in 2008.

$150K on Envelopes

$150K on Envelopes

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

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.