Illinois transparency advocates

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Here is a list of citizens active in creating a transparent and accountable government in Illinois.

State agencies

• Open Book- IL Comptroller Dan Hynes
• Illinois Public Access Counselor

Political officials

Organizations

• Citizen Advocacy Center
• Americans for Prosperity, Illinois chapter
• Better Government Association
• For the Good of Illinois
• Heartland Institute
• Illinois First Amendment Center
• Sam Adams Alliance
• Truth in Accounting

Think tanks

• Illinois Policy Institute

Blogs

• Education Matters
• Extreme Wisdom
• Illinois Energy Consortium watchdog
• McHenry County Blog
• Open Illinois.org
• Schaumburg Freedom Coalition

	v • d • e State of Illinois Springfield (capital)
Transparency	Freedom of Information Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations |
Divisions	State | List of Counties | List of Cities | Illinois school districts A - L | Illinois school districts M - Z | Evaluation of county websites | Evaluation of city websites | Evaluation of township websites | Evaluation of school district websites |
Government	Illinois State Constitution | Executive | House of Representatives | Senate |
Judiciary	Illinois Supreme Court | Circuit Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations |
Ballot Measures	2008 ballot measures | School bond issues | Procedures for qualifying an initiative | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements |

The Illinois Project on Sunshine Review

Statewide Counties & Cities School districts

Illinois Freedom of Information Act Transparency Advocates Accountability Reports