April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.

HB 2717 would give taxpayers access to spending and decision-making documents

New bills aims to deliver on campaign promises of greater government transparency.

The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.

The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.

Gov. Pat Quinn doled out $24 million in taxpayer money during his last days in office.

Five reforms effective Jan. 1, 2015 will improve government transparency and protect individual rights:

HB 3796 would hamstring watchdogs in a state riddled with corruption. Lawmakers should let Quinn’s veto stand.

Wilmette is a fantastic example of a community going above and beyond to promote online transparency for citizens.