Did you know all of these. Really? ALL of them?

The Department of Transportation spent over $450,000 in 2009 on ""forage and farm and garden supplies.""

The State of Illinois spent over $44 million on commodities in 2009. Which departments spent the most? Find out here.

Dennis Byrne applauds the Institute's Pension Funding and Fairness Act as an innovative solution to the problem of funding the state's pensions.

Which department store received $37,500 from the Department of Commerce and Economic Development in 2009? What was the money for? Find out here.

Which department was responsible for 99.5% of the spending on

Maryland state lawmakers considering posting committee votes online. Illinois should do the same.

The proposal by the Illinois Policy Institute features long-term legal limits on state spending, a three-year budget freeze, billions of dollars in borrowing and substantial cuts in pension benefits for state workers

Here are five common items that every city in Illinois could put on its web site.