As a resident and taxpayer of Hanover Township I am appalled to see the new allegations of corruption and the questionable expenditures in the amount of $300,000 from former Hanover Township employee Aurea Picasso. An article in the Daily Herald notes: “The investigation was launched after Hanover Township Supervisor Brian McGuire discovered what he believes [...]
Tag Archives: Corruption
Transparency vs. Stroger
Sunshine Review wrote a good post about how transparency – or the lack thereof – from Cook County Board President Todd Stroger may have had a hand in why he lost in Tuesday’s election. Check it out out here!
Todd Stroger's Transparency
According to the Daily Herald, “Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said today he would release his tax returns for the last two years on Thursday and called on his opponents in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary to do the same in the interest of “transparency,” but at the same time he claimed no knowledge of two [...]
Online Bidding for State Contracts Passes!
Great news about HB 379 (Procurement Reverse Auction) – which passed into law on Tuesday, August 18th and amends the procurement code for Illinois government. Now, state and local government can hold online reverse auctions for contracts, similar to how you bid on eBay. Bidding online will create more competition among government contractors and help [...]
TIF Clouds
A TIF sunshine ordinance passed last April for the city of Chicago and sparked some hope it would help people more clearly understand TIF and help them track the enormous of amount of tax dollars flowing into the various TIF districts throughout Chicago. The ordinance, unfortunately, hasn’t produced the results so eagerly anticipated, according to [...]
eBay for State contractors?
Great news from Springfield today… After seeing the transparency legislation (HB35) pass the other week – in both houses unanimously – another bit of good news has emerged from Springfield today — which also got a unanimous nod “yes” from both houses. Rep. Connelly introduced his first bill (HB379) in January 2009, which would bring [...]
Reform Commission Focuses on Transparency
Check out the recently published Illinois Commission on Government Reform’s report and recommendations for restoring Illinois here. They make substantial recommendations about transparency measures Illinois should implement – at all levels of government. Good sign. Their recommendations about campaign finance reform is another matter. Campaign finance reform has not worked and does not work. Why [...]