Chicago’s Snow Clearing Performance Rating: Take Two Continued
Chicago’s Snow Clearing Performance Rating: Take Two Continued
Side roads saw clearing by Wednesday afternoon...
Institute’s Transparency Project Sparks Overnight Improvements for School District 54
Institute’s Transparency Project Sparks Overnight Improvements for School District 54
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.
Gauging Illinoiss Performance on a Critical Core Service
Gauging Illinoiss Performance on a Critical Core Service
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.
Institute in the Examiner: Illinois in Dire Spending Straits? Then Why Are We Promoting Quail?
Institute in the Examiner: Illinois in Dire Spending Straits? Then Why Are We Promoting Quail?
$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?
Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?
Gov. Quinns Budget Transparency?
State budget transparency on the way?
See What They’re Saying About the 2010 Piglet Book
See What They’re Saying About the 2010 Piglet Book
Released February 9th, the Illinois Policy Institute's Piglet Book is receiving widespread news coverage for the waste it uncovers.
Chicago Football Classic
Chicago Football Classic
The Department of Commerce gave Chicago Football Classic Incorporated a grant for $50,000 in 2009.
Jerry Agar Reports from Haiti
Jerry Agar Reports from Haiti
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.
Chicago’s Snow Clearing Performance: Take Two
Chicago’s Snow Clearing Performance: Take Two
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...
Chicago Tribune: Plenty of Pork in Illinois Budget, Agency Says
Chicago Tribune: Plenty of Pork in Illinois Budget, Agency Says
The Chicago Tribune highlights some of the examples of wasteful spending from our 2010 Piglet Book.
National Governors Association Membership
National Governors Association Membership
For fiscal year 2009, the Governor's Office spent $176,200 to be a member of the National Governors Association.
Over Half a Million Dollars on Subscriptions
Over Half a Million Dollars on Subscriptions
The state spent $532,451.28 on various subscriptions in 2008 and 2009.
$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats
$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats
The Department of Transportation spent over $380K on repair and maintenance of aircraft and boats in 2009.
Time for Medicaid Transparency
Time for Medicaid Transparency
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.