In 2008, switchboard operators on the state payroll made 29% more in wages on average than their counterparts in the rest of Illinois.

In 2008, the State of Illinois paid over one million dollars, in wages, to nine workers' compensation commissioners.

The maze of Chicago Public Schools spending and the difficulties in figuring out exactly where all the tax dollars are going and why.

Testimony of Kate Piercy, Director of Government Reform, Illinois Policy Institute Submitted to the Senate Executive Committee HB 4836 Sunshine Commission Act April 14, 2010 Purchase flomax Chairperson Silverstein, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kate Piercy, and I am the Director of Government Reform for the Illinois Policy Institute....

Rehabilitation counselors on the Illinois state payroll received average annual wages 63% higher than the average for all rehabilitation counselors in Illinois.

Kate Piercy's testimony submitted to the Senate Executive Committee on HB 4836, the Sunshine Commission Act.