SJR: The Right to Know What State Employees Do All Day

05/21/2010

Great cartoon from the SJR.

Chicago Transparency

05/14/2010

by Kate Piercy Yesterday Mayor Daley announced updates and “improvements” to the City of Chicago’s website, saying these changes would make his administration more transparent. The site includes more data about Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests, vendors, contracts, and city employees. The site is getting mixed reviews from some media and members of the public, reacting...

Weakening FOIA

04/20/2010

HB5154 would threaten transparency in Illinois government by prohibiting the release of any public employee's performance evaluation.

Wages at the Illinois Community College Board

04/14/2010

In 2008, the Illinois Community College Board employed 53 employees with combined wages of almost 2.5 Million Dollars.

Transparency Reveals 77% East Dundee Budget Growth

04/02/2010

In 2007, East Dundee Budget was $3,961,411. In 2009, the Village

13 NW Cook Agencies Don’t Meet Transparency Standards, District 54 Gets “A”

03/29/2010

An audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 4 of 17 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.

State Spends over $600K on Employee Tuition

03/22/2010

Various state agencies spent a total of more than $600,000 on employee tuition and fees in fiscal year 2009.

Transparecy and Teacher Layoffs

03/19/2010

SouthTownStar looks into school district spending amid growing talks of layoffs.

IDOT spends $10 Million for Land, Appraisal, Engineering & Testing Fees

03/17/2010

The Illinois Department of Transportation spent over $10 million for land, appraisal, engineering & testing fees for highways and aeronautics in 2009.

$1.4 Million on Acquisition and/or Construction of ”Structures”

03/15/2010

The Department of Transportation spent more than $1.4 million on the acquisition and/or construction of ''structures''.

Freedom of Information Act

SJR: The Right to Know What State Employees Do All Day

Chicago Transparency

Weakening FOIA

Wages at the Illinois Community College Board

Transparency Reveals 77% East Dundee Budget Growth

13 NW Cook Agencies Don’t Meet Transparency Standards, District 54 Gets “A”

State Spends over $600K on Employee Tuition

Transparecy and Teacher Layoffs

IDOT spends $10 Million for Land, Appraisal, Engineering & Testing Fees

$1.4 Million on Acquisition and/or Construction of ”Structures”

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Report Archive

Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students