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Chicago Biz Journals: Open the Books to see government spending details on your phone

Adam Andrzejewski says his web site and mobile app, Open the Books, could help motivate people to hold government officials [...]


WGN Radio, The Mike McConnell Show- Open The Books interview

WGN RADIO-  MIKE McCONNELL SHOW listen to the podcast here:  http://wgnradio.com/2013/05/31/a-more-transparent-illinois/ Mike meets with Adam Andrzejewski, Founder & CEO of [...]


American Swiss Foundation Spotlight Report- Adam Andrzejewski

Leader Spotlight! This week’s Spotlight is on Adam Andrzejewski, Founder of For the Good of Illinois and  openthebooks.com, a data [...]


Our Biggest Day Ever

#3 in “The App” Store  Open The Books App May 29, 2013 Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published our opinion [...]


The Wall Street Journal Opinion Editorial, Track Government Spending With Your Phone

Track Government Spending With Your Phone A new app allows taxpayers to search spending by ZIP code. The Wall Street [...]


The Gateway Pundit: Federal Tax Dollars at Work Subsidizing Lamborghini Auto Dealers

By Jim Hoft, www.thegatewaypundit.com A month ago, The Gateway Pundit showcased the OpenTheBooks app which hyper-localized all disclosed United States [...]


Your Call to Action- Did the Quinn Administration circumvent procurement law on $196 million of Medicaid contracting?

YOUR CALL TO ACTION Did the Quinn administration circumvent procurement law on $196 million of Medicaid contracting? Is the administration [...]


Taxes for Taxi’s- who’s driving your kids?

WHO’S DRIVING THE KIDS? 1 in 10 taxi cab drivers in 47 school districts –  arrested or convicted of such [...]


We Are… On The Move: Details of our May 6th Open House Event

“The ‘Good Machine’ has a New Home” JT Burr Ridge Office Complex I-55 & County Line Road, 200 S. Frontage [...]


Midwest Polonia Conference & Reception, Money & Politics

Subject: Midwest Polonia Conference and Reception this Saturday, April 20 Join us for a half-day workshop this Saturday at the [...]


Where Big Government Hides, Subscriber Email April 15, 2013

“…to release the records requested would take an extremely time consuming effort … three days.” Comptroller Topinka- Attorney General Lisa [...]


The Great Debate Game Changer

“…it may be just the tool taxpayers need  to start holding their elected officials accountable.”  Kristine Frazao   National Correspondent, Washington D.C. [...]


HOT NEW PHONE APP Shows You Federal Spending in Your Zip Code By Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit- From Where You Are Standing

Read original, The Gateway Pundit post here:  http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/03/hot-new-phone-app-shows-you-federal-spending-in-your-zip-code-from-where-you-are-standing-video/ NEW APP SHOWS HOW FEDERAL MONEY IS SPENT By OpenTheBooks.com founder, Adam [...]


Where Your Money Goes by Roger Kimball, PJ Media “Roger’s Rules”

From Roger Kimball at PJ Media see the original post here. It’s that time of year again.  Like millions of [...]


“Open the Books” Smart Phone App on FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC National News Segment

 NEW APP SHOWS HOW FEDERAL MONEY IS SPENT   Click Here to Watch News story on FOX, ABC, CBS, & [...]