Purchases from Wal-Mart and Kmart

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that between 2008 and our FOIA request in 2009, state agencies spent $47,261.77 at Kmart and $27,135.15 at Wal-Mart. In 2008, the Department of Corrections spent the most with $3,165 at Kmart and $1,625 at Wal-Mart. In 2009, the Department of Children and Family Services...

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that between 2008 and our FOIA request in 2009, state agencies spent $47,261.77 at Kmart and $27,135.15 at Wal-Mart. In 2008, the Department of Corrections spent the most with $3,165 at Kmart and $1,625 at Wal-Mart. In 2009, the Department of Children and Family Services topped the spending list with $42,656 at Kmart and $380 at Wal-Mart. Most of the expenses were for living expenses for state wards outside of state institutions ($43,035), commodities ($5,749) and food supplies ($4,919). The table below breaks down the expenses by vendor, year, and department.

To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to “Checks to Businesses & People” and in the vendor field enter “Kmart,” “K-Mart,” “Wal-Mart” and “Walmart.” To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.