For the Good of Illinois

Occupying Teacher Pensions!

by administrator | Thursday October 27, 2011 10:18 am

“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

by administrator | Thursday October 27, 2011 6:27 am

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

by Administrator | Wednesday October 12, 2011 9:53 pm

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

by Administrator | Monday October 10, 2011 11:34 am

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

by Administrator | Friday September 30, 2011 5:51 am

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!

by Administrator | Tuesday September 27, 2011 2:17 pm

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

by Administrator | Tuesday September 27, 2011 4:54 am

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

by Administrator | Thursday September 22, 2011 10:38 am

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

by Administrator | Tuesday September 20, 2011 3:49 am

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

by Administrator | Tuesday September 13, 2011 3:42 pm

September 13, 2011 Thompson Center, Chicago Blue Room Press Conference My name is Adam Andrzejewski | CEO, For The Good [...]

Gov. Quinn, Open Your Books!

by Administrator | Friday August 26, 2011 4:44 pm

“This legislation is the most important of the session,” Patty Bellock, state rep (R-Hinsdale) May 5, 2010. On June 25, [...]

The Last Six Months in Springfield (Our Legislative Recap.)

by Administrator | Thursday July 21, 2011 12:45 pm

Lame Duck and Spring Legislative Sessions By Adam Andrzejewski For The Good of Illinois | CEO July 20, 2011 “When [...]

FOX Chicago Sunday- Adam Andrzejewski

by Administrator | Wednesday April 20, 2011 12:55 pm

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”

by Administrator | Monday April 11, 2011 10:04 pm

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.

by Administrator | Tuesday March 29, 2011 6:31 am

March 29, 2011 by Adam Andrzejewski CEO| For The Good of Illinois In 2008, Joliet hired a new City Manager. [...]

Speaker Madigan, “Where Did The Money Go?” Nearly 40 years in Springfield…

by Administrator | Thursday April 22, 2010 1:24 pm

April 22, 2010 Speaker Michael Madigan, Where Did the Money Go? Breitbart’s Big Government by Adam Andrzejewski “As Speaker, I [...]

Follow the Money, Champaign News-Gazette

by Administrator | Tuesday November 30, 2010 2:42 pm

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)

by Administrator | Tuesday February 1, 2011 5:04 am

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.

by Administrator | Wednesday February 23, 2011 2:40 pm

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 Administrator | Monday March 21, 2011 7:03 am

By Adam Andrzejewski CEO, For The Good of Illinois March 21, 2011 Nothing short of heroism is chronicled below. A [...]