Daily Herald Letter: Good job or no, he’s paid too much
Letter To Editor Daily Herald May 27, 2012 Read and Comment on Letter- Here. There is no argument that the [...]
After “Big Dogs” Report: Lyons Township School Treasurer’s office President Resigns
Editors Note: On May 9th, For The Good of Illinois, Behrend Behrend Executive Director, issued our “Big Dogs Report”. Here’s [...]
Editorial: Following The Money Clarifies Extent of Problem
To read the original editorial, click here. Bruno Behrend isn’t the most popular man among Illinois government types. But he’s [...]
Local Government – Putting the “Statist” in Statistics
A few days ago, we showcased 13 City Managers who were taking in over $200K/year “managing” their suburban fiefdoms. The [...]
Grayslake Village Manager Total Comp May Exceed $350,000
REVIEW OF MICHAEL ELLIS COMPENSATION- VILLAGE MANAGER OF GRAYSLAKE In 1998, as a newly hired village manager Michael Ellis was [...]
Top 13 “Big Dog” Village Manager Salaries- IL
Our “Big Dog” Report on highly compensated Village Manager’s has received much interest, here is a ranking of the Top [...]
Daily Herald Covers City Manager Pay
Our “Big Dogs” email blast prompted an article by the Daily Herald. Group questions Grayslake manager’s $259,000-plus salary in 2011 [...]
The Big Dogs’ High-Fat Diet
A few days ago, we sent out an email blast detailing the extremely high compensation of some village Managers in [...]
The “Big Dog” Report- Top Illinois Local Salaries
Subscriber Email May 9th, 2012 Today, we just made OpenTheBooks.com even better… Now, all federal salaries of Illinois based employees are posted [...]
Auditor’s report proves the need for forensic audits…
…If not much, much more. The Auditor General’s Report on the Management Audit of the Workers’ Compensation Program is out. [...]
Taxes for Taxis
Our posting of $52 billion of school vendor spending, which triggered our finding millions of dollars of district spending on [...]
The Books Are Open- Your School Checkbook
“$52 Billion in School District Vendor Spending- Online” The Books are Open Today, we set another Illinois transparency milestone. We [...]
The Power of Transparency- Identifying $48 million in taxi rides
Our goal at OpenTheBooks.com is to empower citizens through spending transparency so they can start asking tough, fact-based questions. With [...]
Judy Baar Topinka flatters For the Good of Illinois
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so you can imagine how flattered we are that Comptroller [...]