Rare Show Of Transparency…Refreshing!
January 15, 2009 Rare show of transparency refreshing Daily Herald Thomas Jefferson might get most of the credit for his [...]
Occupying Teacher Pensions!
“The top union bosses in the country and Illinois are… Occupying our teachers’ retirement system.” source: openthebooks.com Unions are not [...]
Andrzejewski Pushes for Open Government, Decatur Herald-Review
DECATUR – Since his unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2010, the candidate who passed out a pronunciation key for his [...]
End Insider Pension Abuse (SB2499)- Press Conference Video
www.openthebooks.com posts the pay and pensions of virtually every public employee at every level of Illinois government. The state level pension abuse was discovered by citizens using the portal.
Union Leaders Draining Teacher Pensions- $47 million
Last month, the Chicago Tribune broke the story of a union leader who was re-hired for one day at the [...]
Michael Savage National Radio Program Appearance
Last night, our openthebooks.com story went on national conservative talk radio. The third largest conservative talk radio program had me [...]
$4 Million a Year in Teacher Pension- for 34 Union Leaders!
At Openthebooks.com, activists are uncovering sweetheart insider deals. Unearthing these insider scams helps to protect the hard working rank-and-file government [...]
Tax hike not enough Illinois Statehouse News, Report
AUDIO is embedded at the “click here” link below. SPRINGFIELD — Adam Andrzejewski says he’s not surprised by a new [...]
WIND 560AM, Chicago Podcast- Big John & Amy Show
Listen to the podcast: first 10 minutes of hour 2 at this link, click here: Ten minutes of pure Big [...]
High Cost of Government — online in real time. Champaign News- Gazette
Champaign News-Gazette Jim Dey September 17, 2011 Follow the money. That was the battle cry of investigative reporters trying to [...]
Press Conference- The Books Are Open
September 13, 2011 Thompson Center, Chicago Blue Room Press Conference My name is Adam Andrzejewski | CEO, For The Good [...]
Gov. Quinn, Open Your Books!
“This legislation is the most important of the session,” Patty Bellock, state rep (R-Hinsdale) May 5, 2010. On June 25, [...]
FOX Chicago Sunday- Adam Andrzejewski
FOX Chicago News- One of the state’s leading reformers said when it comes to spending, the party’s over in Illinois. [...]
We’re Spent! Agenda & Coverage 2011 “Cut, Cap, Deep Audits”
Blast email By Adam Andrzejewski April 11, 2011 “Spending reform is like going to heaven- everyone wants to get there, [...]
Joliet City Manager is a $463,000 Whale.
March 29, 2011 by Adam Andrzejewski CEO| For The Good of Illinois In 2008, Joliet hired a new City Manager. [...]
Follow the Money, Champaign News-Gazette
November 30, 2010 Champaign News-Gazette Editorial Opinion Follow the money What’s wrong with finding out where Illinois taxpayer dollars go? [...]
Illinois Pensions Need a Forensic Audit! (HR31)
From the press release, “Disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich was implicated in potentially corrupt insider schemes involving the pension systems. Recently, [...]
Rahm Emanuel: Day One- Forensic Audit.
Chicago Tribune Eric Zorn, columnist February 23, 2011 Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel told WGN AM 720′s Greg Jarrett this morning, “I’m [...]
“Vexatious” Citizen Scales Back Palatine Perquisites
By Adam Andrzejewski CEO, For The Good of Illinois March 21, 2011 Nothing short of heroism is chronicled below. A [...]