Suburban School District 54 greatly improved their Local Government Transparency Project score by close to 40 points since being contacted by the Illinois Policy Institute.
Residents of Illinois demand clear and safe roads. State and local agencies must budget and prepare for the winter season, and then perform up to certain standards when the snow comes. Otherwise, we risk losing money, time and lives.
$6,500 for a tub of live bass? $78,066 for quail promotion? $353,165 for car racing? Does this sound like a budget for a state in dire fiscal straits?
State budget transparency on the way?
Released February 9th, the Illinois Policy Institute's Piglet Book is receiving widespread news coverage for the waste it uncovers.
The Department of Commerce gave Chicago Football Classic Incorporated a grant for $50,000 in 2009.
I am in Pignon, a rural town in the center of the country. It is on Highway 3, which would seem to suggest an easy drive. Have you ever taken a drive along a place cut out of the land by a raging river? That is Highway 3and I am not exaggerating.
by Kate Piercy Tuesday’s snowfall gave the Illinois Policy Institute another opportunity to grade Chicago’s snow response performance. The Institute monitored arterial and side roads in the morning, afternoon, and early evening. City trucks focused primarily on main roads Tuesday, leaving side roads monitored by the Institute untouched. The Institute monitored the city’s response to...
The Chicago Tribune highlights some of the examples of wasteful spending from our 2010 Piglet Book.
For fiscal year 2009, the Governor's Office spent $176,200 to be a member of the National Governors Association.
The state spent $532,451.28 on various subscriptions in 2008 and 2009.
The Department of Transportation spent over $380K on repair and maintenance of aircraft and boats in 2009.
It's time to use technology to ensure that Medicaid claims data can be used by the state and the public to drive cost savings and better health outcomes.
Weve joined with Citizens Against Government Waste to put together the book that Springfield doesnt want you to read, highlighting over $350 million in wasteful spending.