The SouthtownStar has been looking into south suburb school district spending over the last week amid growing talks of teacher layoffs and cutting school programs. The paper sent FOIA requests to 18 towns and 25 school districts asking for information such as employees’ salaries, overtime pay and administrators’ credit card expenses. Check out what they [...]
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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 [...]
Transparency vs. Stroger
Sunshine Review wrote a good post about how transparency – or the lack thereof – from Cook County Board President Todd Stroger may have had a hand in why he lost in Tuesday’s election. Check it out out here!
Todd Stroger's Transparency
According to the Daily Herald, “Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said today he would release his tax returns for the last two years on Thursday and called on his opponents in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary to do the same in the interest of “transparency,” but at the same time he claimed no knowledge of two [...]
Transparency Pledge Highlight and How-To
A reminder to all candidates and current members of the House and Senate: All who are committed to supporting transparency in government are welcome and encouraged to sign the Illinois Policy Institute’s Transparency Pledge, which you can find here: http://www.openillinois.org/transparency-pledge/ The pledge has been available for signing since June 2008 and was sent to all [...]
Transparency is a popular idea in Palatine
The title says it all. In total, we’ve had 10 candidates for Palatine’s elected offices–the township, highways, school, park and library districts–sign on board with our clear and proactive Transparency Pledge. This is all due to the hard work of a Liberty Leader named Valerie I. The Palatine candidates committing to a proactive policy of [...]
Seven Sign Transparency Plegde Over Weekend
This week the Illinois Policy Institute received seven signed Transparency Pledges. Six of the pledges came out of Palatine Township, with current Clerk Kevin O’Connell signing it Monday. The other five signings were candidates for office: Joe Gump, Jan Wood, Duncan Swenson, Hal Synder, and Elizabeth Marcin. The other Transparency Pledge came from Downers Grove [...]