Illinois state government has created a useful one-stop shop website at www.sunshine.illinois.gov with the goal of bringing more transparency to the workings of your state government. According to the website, the state created this resource by starting with “Sunshine Week’s list of 20 top categories that serve the public interest; over time, this portal will [...]
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Sunshine Commission Passes House
Good news from Springfield yesterday: The House passed legislation to create the Illinois Sunshine Commission (HB4836), which would create a commission “to conduct a thorough review of the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of each “State executive branch program.” Rep. Mike Connelly remarked, “This is our opportunity to get to the bottom of the waste. We [...]
Illinois Accountability Portal
The January 2010 deadline has come and gone, yet we still don’t see legislators’ salary information posted on the state’s Illinois Accountability Portal. If you’re interested in seeing salary information for all state employees — benefits data included — check out the Illinois Policy Institute’s spending transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org.
Almost $3,000 for Hot Sauce?
And, how much for those Soy Crayons? Or cooler rental? $280 for the soy crayons. Almost $5,000 for the cooler rental. What do you think about Illinois state spending or want to know more about it? Check out more state spending details at www.illinoisopengov.org!
Government Spending Database Just for You, Taxpayer.
IllinoisOpenGov.org has launched!
Accountability Portal Launched
For a look into Illinois state spending, check out the new transparency website, http://accountability.illinois.gov. This site provides a good, first step towards more transparency in Illinois, but it still needs some work. For instance, it would be more helpful and user-friendly if the state would simply list all contracts and vendors instead of asking the [...]
Transparency Comes to Illinois!
On Tuesday, August 11, Governor Pat Quinn signed spending transparency legislation—requiring a public, accessible website listing all state expenditures for taxpayers to see—into law. The bill, called the Illinois Accountability Portal (HB35), passed both the House and Senate unanimously on June 12, 2009 and went to the Governor’s desk for his signature. Sponsored by Representative [...]