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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 [...]


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 [...]


Adam Andrzejewski Interviewed on The Michael Koolidge Show at CPAC 2013

For the Good of Illinois Founder & CEO Adam Andrzejewski was interviewed by Michael Koolidge of  The Michael Koolidge Show to discuss [...]


Listen to Adam Andrzejewski’s interview on the “Open The Books” Federal Checkbook with Robert Rees on Cities 92.9

For the Good of Illinois CEO & “Open The Books” Founder Adam Andrzejewski joined Robert Rees on Cities 92.9 in [...]


American Spectator, “New Phone App Tracks Government Waste”

  Read the original story here. By Teresa Mull Federal spending seems more outrageous when it hits close to home, and [...]


Opening the Federal Checkbook- Every Dime. Online.

Isn’t it time you got to see it all? Every dime of United States Government spending from 2000-2011… ON THURSDAY, [...]


Federal Spending Exposed, 12 Years of United States Government Spending- Subscriber Email

“This may be the smartest thing smart phones have produced yet.” Teresa Mull, American Spectator  Click to read post Download [...]


Forcing Open The State Checkbook- Details of our Lawsuit Complaint

“The Comptroller refused to show citizens the state checkbook and the Attorney General refused to do anything about it.” For [...]


Press Release: Forcing Open The State Checkbook- Press Conference

                      www.forthegoodofillinois.org  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    January 8, 2013 Contact: William Bernardoni, [...]


Your Right To Know This- Illinois Comptroller Rejects Our Request for State Checkbook

“We aren’t asking the Comptroller to lead the charge on openness and accountability – only to follow the law.” Nine [...]


You Asked. We Answered- 1.2 million of your questions.

In six months, we’ve answered 1.2 million questions at www.openthebooks.com. Last September, we set national transparency precedence by posting the [...]


Roger Eddy Makes $289,078 per year at taxpayer expense.

ROGER EDDY TOTAL COMPENSATION: $289,078 plus Updated February 14, 2012 Click here to review the most updated Roger Eddy Compensation Analysis. [...]


Politics Notebook: Want to see local government salaries? Check your smartphone

Editors Note:  Our founder and former CEO Adam Andrzejewski is quoted in this political column of the Belleville News-Democrat.  Last [...]


Illinois has… Corruption? Subscriber Email

“If it isn’t the most corrupt state in the United States, it’s certainly one hell of a competitor.” Robert Gates, [...]


Local & State Governments More Open Than Ever- St. Louis Post Dispatch

By Kevin McDermott December 10, 2011 St. Louis Post Dispatch Springfield to Jefferson City to Washington, government today has more [...]