Moving Expenses

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

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

In 2008 and 2009, the State of Illinois spent more than $60,000 on moving expenses. Some of the moving expenses are more specific than others. The Department of Transportation spent $9,478.45 in 2009 on employee moving expenses. Of that amount, $6,593.84 was paid to vendors, and $2,884.61 was reimbursed to employees. Over 2008 and 2009, the Department of Employment Security paid $16,254 in six payments to Smith Movers Incorporated for a moving services contract. The Department of Public Health made a single payment of $35,796.88 to Midwest Moving & Storage in 2008 for “moving.”

To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to “Checks to Businesses & People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “Employee Movin Expenses Reimbursements to Employs,” “Employee Moving Expenses, Payments to Vendors,” “Moving,” and “Moving Services Contract.”