An 6-month follow up audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed that still only 4 of 18 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
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Transparency Victory in Quincy, Posts Employee Contracts
Here’s some great news from the Quincy City Council. On Monday, the council agreed to publish on the city’s website all collective bargaining agreements with unions representing city employees. The transparency measure motion was brought up by Alderman Dan Brink at the meeting. Full story from the Quincy Herald-Whig. Previously, Quincy Alderman Kyle Moore approached [...]
13 NW Cook Agencies Don’t Meet Transparency Standards, District 54 Gets “A”
An audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 4 of 17 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
Institute's Transparency Project Sparks Overnight Improvements for School District 54
Suburban School District 54 greatly improved their Local Government Transparency Project score by close to 40 points since being contacted by the Illinois Policy Institute.
Public knowledge obstructed in Schaumburg
Liberty Leader Brian Costin has been showing up at Schaumburg village board meetings for years. Lately he’s been on a mission to ensure that the public have access to documents that show how officials spend taxpayer dollars. To publicize his efforts, Brian has launched a website, where he writes about his efforts and the roadblocks [...]