Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our Freedom of Information Act request in 2009, the Department of Transportation had spent $10,761,211.74 on “land, appraisal, engineering & testing fees.” Of that total, $7,653,106.80 was for highways and $3,108,104.94 was for aeronautics. There were 325 vendors listed for these expenses, and [...]
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$1.4 Million on Acquisition and/or Construction of Structures
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,437,916.82 on the acquisition and/or construction of structures. The Department of Military Affairs spent $97 on that category of spending in 2009. There were eight vendors listed for the expenditures. The three vendors who received [...]
Payments to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2009, the State of Illinois paid $30,800 in total to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid the MRPC $15,000 for a one year membership renewal fee for the Illinois Bureau of Tourism. In the same year, the Department of [...]
$570K on Registration Fees and Conference Expenses
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2007, 2008, and 2009, various state agencies spent a total of $574,759.74 on registration fees and other conference expenses. In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent the most with $93,402.96. In 2009 (by the time of our FOIA request), the Department of Transportation [...]
$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 [...]
$69 Million for Land, Rights of Way and Easements
In 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $69,150,486.99 for land, rights of way, and easements relating to highways. There were 1,096 entities listed receiving payments, and seventy entities received more than $100,000. The entities that received the largest payments were Kane County ($11,671,832), Corbin Land LLC Castle Bank NA ($11,662,359), and Madison County ($7,937,141). To [...]
$60,949 in Membership Dues to the Delta Regional Authority
In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent $30,474.50 on annual membership dues to the Delta Regional Authority. The Department of Transportation paid another $30,474.50 in association dues to the DRA in 2009. According to the Delta Regional Authority website, the DRA was established in 2000 by Congress “to enhance economic development and [...]