$17 Million Dollars on Trainees

05/20/2010

In 2008, the State of Illinois Spent over 17 million dollars on wages for employees in training programs.

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

04/09/2010

The average annual wages for cartographers and photogrammetrists on the IDOT payroll was almost 16% higher than the BLS average for all workers in Illinois with those job titles.

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.

$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats

01/31/2010

The Department of Transportation spent over $380K on repair and maintenance of aircraft and boats in 2009.

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

01/31/2010

In 2009, the CTA received $25 million in direct funding from the state but it still needed to cut service to close a budget deficit after union workers refused to return a 3.5% pay raise.

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Illinois Department of Transportation

$17 Million Dollars on Trainees

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

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

$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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