Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in 2008 and 2009 the State of Illinois spent over a million dollars on household, laundry, and cleaning supplies. In 2008, the Department of Veteran Affairs spent the most with $436,058.77, and the Department of Employment Security came in second with $21,763.07. By the time of our [...]
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$2.85 Million on Medical, Scientific and Laboratory Supplies
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent $1,910,822.81 on medical, scientific and laboratory supplies in 2008, and $944,027.42 on those expenses in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request. The Department of Veteran Affairs was responsible for 80% of the expenditures in 2008, and the Department of Public [...]
Over $1 Million on Food Supplies
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent $1,146,990 on “Food Supplies” in 2008 and an additional $430,373 in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request. The Department of Veteran Affairs accounted for 99.5% of the total in 2008 and more than 95% of the total in 2009. There [...]
$52 Million on Salt for Road Use
Looking on our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the State of Illinois spent $52,184,919.52 on salt and abrasives for road use. The Department of Transportation was responsible for almost the entire total spending $52,161,595.91. A table below breaks down the expenses by year and department. [...]