In 2008, the State of Illinois paid over half a million in dollars to individuals responsible for hiring and promoting state police officers.
The maze of Chicago Public Schools spending and the difficulties in figuring out exactly where all the tax dollars are going and why.
Testimony of Kate Piercy, Director of Government Reform, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Senate Executive Committee HB 4836 Sunshine Commission Act April 14, 2010 Purchase flomax Chairperson Silverstein, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kate Piercy, and I am the Director of Government Reform for the Illinois Policy Institute....
In 2009, the Illinois Department of Aging spent over 300 thousand dollars on consultants.
Rehabilitation counselors on the Illinois state payroll received average annual wages 63% higher than the average for all rehabilitation counselors in Illinois.
Kate Piercy's testimony submitted to the Senate Executive Committee on HB 4836, the Sunshine Commission Act.
Clinical lab technicians on the state payroll receive average annual wages almost 37% higher than the average for all clinical lab technicians in Illinois.
In 2008, the Illinois Community College Board employed 53 employees with combined wages of almost 2.5 Million Dollars.
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State agencies spent more than $4 million on building and ground maintenance, with the Department of Military Affairs spending the most.
In 2008, the Secretary of State employed 215 motor vehicle cashiers who were paid almost $7 million in wages.
The State of Illinois spent over two million dollars on paying inspectors to check the weight of trucks in 2008.
by Mark Cavers In 2008, the Illinois Department of Revenue paid their 350 auditors a combined $26,618,331.92 in wages. 209 of these employees made over $80,000, with the top 16 individuals making $108,025.50. The Department of Revenue also employed 42 individuals as “revenue auditor trainees,” with their combined wages totaling $1,689,227.29. In total, the Department of Revenue...
The average annual wages for cartographers and photogrammetrists on the IDOT payroll was almost 16% higher than the BLS average for all workers in Illinois with those job titles.