Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2009, the Department of Employment Security spent $50,870.50 on the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Handbook. According to the IDES website, the UI Benefits Handbook “provides detailed instructions on how job seekers can apply for unemployment insurance benefits.” There are two vendors for the expenses. Labor Tech Printing [...]
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Alderman Wants More Transparency in Quincy
The Quincy Herald Whig reports Alderman Paul Havermale, R-3, has initiated talks about bringing more transparency to city government in Quincy, “asking city officials to consider some steps to increase “transparency” in city government.” Havermale remarked, “With as active as the electorate is starting to become in politics, which is a good thing in [...]
$46K for Tele-Serve Brochures
Using our transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008, the Department of Employment Security spent $46,401.16 on brochures for Tele-Serve. The most recent Tele-Serve brochure is available online in English and Spanish. According to the online brochure, Tele-Serve is the “telephone express line” that allows individuals filing for unemployment insurance to “’certify’ to [their] [...]
$2K on Law Directories
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the Department of Employment Security paid $2,373.94 for “Sullivan’s Law Directories.” They spent $593.49 in 2008 and $1,780.45 in 2009 (by the time of our FOIA request) on the items. Sullivan’s Law Directory is published by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. According to its website, “[s]ince 1876, [...]
$4.7 Million on Advertising
The State of Illinois spent more than $4.7 million on advertising in 2008 and 2009. This amount is in addition to the $6.6 million we previously reported the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid to J Walter Thompson over that time period for “Professional Advertising/Media Services.” The Department of Transportation was responsible for most [...]
Moving Expenses
In 2008 and 2009, the State of Illinois spent more than $60,000 on moving expenses. Some of the moving expenses are more specific than others. The Department of Transportation spent $9,478.45 in 2009 on employee moving expenses. Of that amount, $6,593.84 was paid to vendors, and $2,884.61 was reimbursed to employees. Over 2008 and 2009, [...]
$20K on Toilet Paper
How much does the Department of Employment Security spend on toilet paper? Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found it spent $15,929.95 on toilet paper in 2008, and $4,577.92 in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request. The Department of Employment Security had two vendors listed for toilet paper. Between 2008 and 2009 Office [...]