In 2008, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) paid $95,647,702.56 in wage compensation to its 2,426 employees. The Department of Natural Resources had the 14th highest wage total out of all the departments in Illinois, putting it ahead of the Department Of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Public Health, and the Department Of Veterans Affairs, to name a few. The mission of the DNR is to "manage, protect and sustain Illinois' natural and cultural resources; provide resource-compatible recreational opportunities; and promote natural resource-related public safety, education, and science."
The DNR paid 27 employees over $100,000 in 2008 and 190 employees received over $80,000. These individuals included conservation police officers, public service administrators, and natural resource planners. The highest paid employee was the Director of the Illinois State Museum, Bonnie W. Styles who was given $145,011 in wage compensation in 2008.
You can find this information for yourself by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Department of Natural Resources" under the "Department" heading.
In 2008, cooks on the state payroll received average annual wages of $42,348.54. Of the 87 total cooks, the Department of Human Services had 71 on their payroll and the Department of Veterans' Affairs had 16. The highest paid cook received $73,058.71 in wages. The table below breaks down the average wages by department and position title. These figures do not include employee benefits.
Along with the 87 cooks on the state payroll, there were also two chefs listed under the Governor's Office. Their average annual wages were $42,404.46.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics average annual wage data for Illinois from May 2008 varies based on the type of cook. It estimates that fast food cooks received $18,050, institution and cafeteria cooks received $23,480, restaurant cooks received $22,100, short-order cooks received $20,650, and all other cooks received $26,370. The BLS also estimates that chefs and head cooks received an average of $36,680.
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Payroll" and enter "cook" in the position field. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, state agencies paid more than $10 million total in wages to 186 auto mechanics. The overall average annual wages for auto mechanics were $55,555, and the state agency with the highest average wages was the State Toll Highway Authority with $60,778. The Department Of Central Management Services had the most auto mechanics on payroll with a total of 107. The table below breaks down the wage information by agency.
To find this data on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Payroll" and search for "Auto Mechanic," "Auto Service Mechanic," and "Automotive Mechanic" in the position field. To download the data, click on the CSV or Excel icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Department of Agriculture paid 494 individuals a combined total of $488,323.94 in wages for their duties as state fair workers. The nearly half a million dollars spent on wages is in addition to a number of othercostlyexpenditures we found, which go towards operating the state fair.
You can find this information by clicking on "payroll" and searching for "state fair workers."
In 2008, the Department of Corrections paid a total of $383,977,498.74 to 6,598 individuals employed as "correctional officers." The state paid more, cumulatively, to correctional officers than to any other position; coming in second were public service administrators, who were paid a combined total of $269,620,682.37. Additionally, individuals employed as "senior public service administrators" were paid a combined $125,943,423.39. See below for the top ten positions by total combined pay.
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for each job title under the "Position" section.
In 2008, the average annual wages for a janitor employed by the State of Illinois were $41,965.29. This amount does not include wages for janitorial supervisors. Of the 164 janitors in our database, over 100 were listed under the Secretary of State. The Department of Central Management Services had 37, the House of Representatives had eleven, the Senate had nine, and the Attorney General had three. The Secretary of State's payroll information for these employees did not include data on benefits. This does not mean these employees did not receive benefits, but rather that the data was not available. Of the departments that did provide information on benefits, the annual average came to $18,719.53.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from May 2008, the average annual wages for "Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners" in Illinois were $25,510.
To find this data on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Payroll" and enter "janitor" into the "Position" field. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, the State Toll Highway Authority
had a dozen truck drivers on its payroll. The truck drivers received average annual wages of
$73,564.12.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics'May 2008 wage
estimates, truck drivers in Illinois received average annual wages
of $41,780 (for heavy and tractor-trailer drivers) or $31,890 (for
light or delivery services drivers).
To find this data on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go
to "Payroll" and enter "truck driver" in the "Position" field. To
download the information, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the
search results.
In 2008, Illinois Capital Development Board paid its 132 employees a combined total of $8,165,256.38 in wages. The top three individuals all made over $100,000 and 25 employees made over $80,000. Additionally, the 132 employees of the Capital Development Board received a combined $2,925,393.62 in benefits, with some employees receiving over $50,000 on top of their salaries.
Illinois Capital Development Board is "the construction management arm of Illinois' State Government." It is responsible for construction, repair and renovation projects for state facilities including prisons, colleges, schools, and hospitals.
You can find this information for yourself by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Capital Development Board" in the "Department" section.
In 2008, the State of Illinois employed 49 individuals in the role of short hand court reporter. The highest paid of these court reporters made $129,826.50 in wages plus an additional $80,437.03 in benefits. The second highest paid employee made $45,193.69, and 40 of the 49 employees made under $20,000 in 2009. This one employee make almost three times more in wages than her closest counterpart and receives over $200,000 in total compensation.
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Short Hand Court Reporter" in the "Position" section.
In 2008, the State of Illinois paid $1,768,608.65 in wages for 24 barbers and 3 beauticians. Of the 27 total barbers and beauticians, twenty received more than $70,000 in wages. While there were no benefits listed for these positions, it does not
mean these employees did not receive benefits, but rather that the data
was unavailable. Twenty of the barbers and two of the beauticians were on the payroll for the Department of Corrections, three barbers worked for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and the Department of Human Services had one beautician and one barber on its payroll. The table below shows the total wages, average wages, and number of workers for both positions in the various departments. To see how much the Department of Corrections paid teachers of barbering in 2009 check out this previous blog post.
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Payroll" and search for "barber" and "beautician" in the position field. To download the results, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Property Tax Appeal Board paid its 26 staff members a combined $1,581,688.26 in wages. This $1.5 million is in addition to another $390,590.93 these employees were paid in benefits. The five highest paid employees all make over $85,000 with the highest paid employee making $90,144.83 in wages plus an additional $47,768.86 in benefits.
The Property Tax Appeal Board serves to "hear and adjudicate real property assessment disputes filed before it."
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Property Tax Appeal Board" in the "Department" section.
State agencies spent at least $624,416.35 on employee tuition and fees in fiscal year 2009. The Department of Children and Family Services spent the most with a total of $510,455.26. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation listed $0 each of its 19 entries for this category of spending. Expenses showing "$0" have been classified by their respective department and were not available through the Freedom of Information Act. The table below breaks down the expenses by department.
To find these entries on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Employee Tuition & Fees," "Employee Tuition and Fees," "Emply Tuition & Fees," and "Tuition Reimb:."
Department
Amount
Department of Children and Family Services
$510,455.26
Department of Transportation
$74,230.09
Department of Healthcare and Family Services
$28,938.40
Department of Veteran Affairs
$6,300.00
Department on Aging
$1,908.60
Department of Labor
$1,285.00
Department of Employment Security
$1,149.00
Department of Military Affairs
$150.00
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Becoming a licensed barber in Illinois is no easy task. It requires graduating from a barber school with 1,500 hours of study and passing a written exam. The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm, notes in their 2009 study of regulations in Illinois and Chicago that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation "can - and frequently does - refuse, suspend or revoke a license if someone has a felony conviction, so barber school is a risky investment for someone coming out of prison and trying to make his way in the world."
According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security website, "eligible ex-offenders who do not qualify for expungement or sealing of their criminal records" can receive either a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or a Certificate of Good Conduct. These certificates can "serve as a 'letter of recommendation'" and "'remove bars' for licenses" for specific occupational and professional fields, including barbers. To be eligible for the Certificate of Good Conduct, applicants cannot have a violent crime conviction and must wait one year (for misdemeanor convictions) or three years (for a felony conviction) to apply.
To find this compensation information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Payroll" and enter "Teacher of Barbering" in the position field. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority employed 592 toll collectors and paid them $26,661,059.40 in wages. The benefits for these employees cost an additional $10,468,351.09. 190 toll collectors made over $50,000 in wages, with the highest paid toll collector making $78,185.46 in wages plus an additional $51,397.63 in benefits, for a total compensation of $129,583.09 in 2009.
These toll collectors make up about 25% of the 1,995 employees on the Illinois State Highway Authority's payroll in 2008.
You can find this information for yourself by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Toll Collector" under the "position" section.
In 2009, the state of Illinois listed 84 individuals as retirees of a state agency titled "Room 465." These workers were paid a combined total of $2,364,451.56, and the highest paid individual was Clinton Mudgett who received $87,282.84. I could not find any mention of Room 465 on the state's website or any suggestion of what role these people had been employed in.
The state could be more transparent about this spending category and provide taxpayers with clearer information about who these individuals are and why their retirement payments are labeled in this way.
You can find this information by clicking on "Retiree Pensions" and searching for "Room 465" under the "Department" category.
By the time of our Freedom of Information Act request in 2009, the Department of Transportation had spent $10,761,211.74 on "land, appraisal, engineering & testing fees." Of that total, $7,653,106.80 was for highways and $3,108,104.94 was for aeronautics.
There were 325 vendors listed for these expenses, and payments ranged from $4 to almost $3 million. Fifteen vendors received more than $100,000 in 2009. The three vendors that received the most were Hanson Professional Services Inc ($2,903,545.96), Wheatland Title Companies Inc ($1,151,953.51), and Bernardin Lochmueller & Assoc ($1,062,310.00).
To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Land Aprraisal Engineering&Testing FeesAeronautics" and "Land, Appraisal, Engineering&Testing Fees-Highways." To download the data, click the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency employed 389 employees at a total cost to taxpayers of $14,091,164.68. The ten highest paid employees at this agency made a combined $1,034,340.38 in fiscal year 2009. The highest paid employee, Richard Beard, made $129,687.50 and was placed on administrative leave due to pending shop lifting charges, reports the State Journal Register.
According to the Agency's website, it employs close to 240 people year round in addition to contractual, student, and seasonal workers. The Agency "preserves and protects" around 60 historical and memorial sites across Illinois.
If you are interested in getting information on this agency's operating budget, I advise against trying their website where all you will find is this, less than helpful, explanation: "In recent years, the Agency's overall state operating budget has been approximately $, with approximately $ from federal sources."
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Department of Historic Preservation" in the "Agency" section.
The Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave the Delta Institute a $3,000 grant
in fiscal year 2009. The Delta Institute's website states that
the Institute "creates, funds and implements programs that promote a
healthy environment, a strong economy and thriving, vibrant communities"
and is "blazing a trail for the green economy" in the Great Lakes
Region.
According to the Illinois Comptroller's Open Book site,
the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and the DCEO have given the Delta Institute a
total of $141,400 since fiscal year 2005. The table below breaks down
the payments by agency and year.
To find the DCEO grant on the
IllinoisOpenGov site, go
to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Delta Institute" in
the vendor field.
Up to the time of our Freedom of Information Act request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,437,916.82 on the acquisition and/or construction of structures. The Department of Military Affairs spent $97 on that category of spending in 2009.
There were eight vendors listed for the expenditures. The three vendors who received the most were Simpson Construction ($681,239), CMM Group Inc ($207,016) and Waterkotte Construction Inc ($184,528).The table below breaks down the payments by vendor.
To find these expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses and People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Acquisition And/Or Construction Of Structures." To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, Illinois Legislative Printing Unit employed 32 people at a total cost to taxpayers of $1,328,203.23. The highest paid employee was executive director John Rodems, who made $89,982.26 in wages, plus an additional $59,837.79 in benefits.
The Legislative Printing Unit is "The legislative support agency that provides printing services to members of the General Assembly, legislative committees and commissions, and other legislative agencies."
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Legislative Printing Unit" in the "Agency" section.
In 2008, the Illinois Arts Council employed 24 individuals with a total payroll of $1,439,971.87. The employees ranged from an intern, who was paid $8,269.99, to the executive director, who was paid $110,193.00. This $1.4 million in wages is paid to a staff which provides "technical assistance and lends expertise to artists, arts organizations and community organizations that present arts programming.
The Illinois Arts Council was created "for the purpose of encouraging development of the arts throughout Illinois" by "assisting artists, arts organizations, and other community organizations."
You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Arts Council" under the "department" section.
Looking through our retiree pensions database, I found that 536 state retirees received annual pensions greater than $100,000 as of August 2009. The sum of these top pensions equaled $68,236,729.44. The largest pension was $212,536.44 for Ivan Pavkovic, a former Illinois Department of Human Services Administrator. Retirees with pensions greater than $100K include former legislators, police officers, judges, and administrators.
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Retiree Pensions" and search by "wages" more than 100000. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave $101,500 to the Chicago International Film Festival. That amount includes an $80,000 grant (grant #09333010), $11,500 for "Fee Agency Participation The Chicago International," and a $10,000 fee for participation in the Dark Knight Gala.
The Chicago International Film Festival is presented by Cinema/Chicago, which is "a year-round cultural and educational organization dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image." Their stated goal is "to enrich Chicago's cultural environment by presenting film in contexts that encourage discussion and debate."
To find these expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Chicago International Film" in the vendor field. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, 3,293 Illinois state employees made more than $100,000 in wages. The combined wages paid to these employees equaled $498,887,897.90. The highest paid state employee was Vera Davis, a Physician with the Department Of Human Services, who made $332,632.20 in 2009. Employees that make up this block include plumbers, correctional officers, and physicians. All the aforementioned numbers are wages only, and do not include the benefit packages that many of these employees receive.
You can find this information for yourself by clicking on "Payroll" and sorting by "wages."
According to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission brochure, "[i]n 1938, the MRPC was established by order of Congress to preserve, promote and enhance the scenic, historic, and recreational treasures along the Mississippi River." It states that the MRPC "is the only organization that unites all ten Mississippi River states, north and south, in a common effort to improve life, travel and local economies along the Mississippi River corridor."
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Mississippi River Pkwy Comm" in the vendor field. To download the data, click on the CSV or Excel icon below the search results.
In 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gave the Western Kentucky Carbon Storage Foundation a grant worth $250,000.00. Western Kentucky Carbon is a foundation which was created when "Peabody Energy, ConocoPhillips and E.ON U.S. formed the non-profit Foundation to work with the Kentucky Geological Survey in a project that includes drilling a well to test the Knox and Mount Simon geological formations at a site in Hancock County." The grant from the Department of Commerce was used to fund "a test well to research the permanent storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) deep underground in western Kentucky." In addition to the funds received from Illinois, the Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence has also provided money for the project.
You can find this information by clicking on "Checks to Businesses & People" and searching for "Western Kentucky Carbon" in the "vendor" section.
In fiscal year 2009, the Village of Allendale, population 482, received $13,563.72 in "shared revenue payments" from the Department of Transportation, and a grant, number 06242002 (given in two installments on 8/20/2008 and 1/08/2009), worth $212,115.00 from the Department of Commerce.
Why did the state give the Village of Allendale $225,678.72 in 2009?
You can find this information by clicking on "Checks to Businesses & Individuals" and searching for "Village of Allendale" and "Allendale Village Treasurer Of" in the "vendor" section.
In 2007, 2008, and 2009, various state agencies spent a total of $574,759.74 on registration fees and other conference expenses. In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spent the most with $93,402.96. In 2009 (by the time of our FOIA request), the Department of Transportation spent more than any other department with a total of $268,996.55. The table below breaks down the expenses by year and department.
There were nearly 500 entities that received payments for registration fees and conference expenses, including both reimbursements to state employees and payments to vendors. The three entities that received the largest payments were the University of Illinois ($46,455), Lincoln Land Community College ($44,080) and Learning Tree International ($33,145).
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Boothrental Costs for ... Conf," "Conf Fee...," "Reg Fee ...," "Registratin Fee ...," "Registration & Conference Pymnts To Vendors," "Registration Fee ...," "Registratn Fee ...," and other similar categories. To download the information, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
Department
Amount
2007
$1,200.00
Department of Veteran
Affairs
$1,200.00
2008
$225,775.62
Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
$93,402.96
Department of Healthcare
and Family Services
$87,818.75
Department of Employment
Security
$17,592.96
Department of Public
Health
$16,900.00
Department of Veteran
Affairs
$10,010.95
Governor's Office
$50.00
2009
$347,784.12
Department of
Transportation
$268,996.55
Department on Aging
$27,498.00
Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
$17,516.07
Department of Healthcare
and Family Services
$13,629.00
Department of Human
Rights
$7,305.75
Department of Veteran
Affairs
$5,456.00
Department of Military
Affairs
$3,550.00
Department of Employment
Security
$3,248.75
Governor's Office
$350.00
Department of Labor
$234.00
Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation
$0.00*
Grand Total
$574,759.74
*Expenses listed as $0 have been classified by their respective departments and are not available through the Freedom of Information Act.
In 2008, the Department of Commerce gave B+B Electric Incorporated $2,464.00 to provide electrical support for lighting at the Ethnic Village. The Ethnic Village is an attraction at the Illinois State Fair which provides fairgoers with the opportunity to "experience many cultural groups as they showcase the traditions of their countries as well as make available a wide variety of food with an international flair."
You can find this information by clicking on "Checks to Businesses & People" and searching for "Electrical Support for the Ethnic Village Lighting" in the "category of spending" section.
In 2008 and 2009 (up until the time of our FOIA requests), various state agencies spent $62,753.48 on educational and instructional materials and supplies. The departments that spent the most were the Department of Transportation ($41,626.94), the Department of Military Affairs ($15,011.70), and Department of Human Rights ($3,097.21). The table below breaks down the expenses by year and department.
To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Educ & Instructional Materials," "Educational & Instructional Materials," "Educational and Instructional Materials &Supplies," "Educational and Instructional Materials& Supplies," and "Educational and Instructional Materials&Supplies."
Department
Amount
2008
$2,886.94
Department of Veteran
Affairs
$2,845.06
Department of Healthcare
and Family Services
$41.88
2009
$59,866.54
Department of
Transportation
$41,626.94
Department of Military
Affairs
$15,011.70
Department of Human
Rights
$3,097.21
Department of Veteran
Affairs
$130.69
Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation
$0.00*
Grand Total
$62,753.48
*Expenses showing $0 have been classified by their respective departments and were not available through the Freedom of Information Act.
In 2009, the Department of Employment Security spent $50,870.50 on the IDES Unemployment Insurance Benefits Handbook. According to the IDES website, the UI Benefits Handbook "provides detailed instructions on how job seekers can apply for unemployment insurance benefits." There are two vendors for the expenses. Labor Tech Printing Inc of Joliet, Illinois received $30,979.92, and the GH Printing Company Inc of Downers Grove, Illinois received two payments totaling $19,890.58.
To find these payments on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Sn 4446 Ui Benefits H&book -." To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Illinois Department of Employment Security paid Global Insight (USA) Inc. $3,363.50 for a subscription to their economic forecast. Global Insight (USA) Incorporated is a forecasting company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, which provides economic, political, and financial modeling and analysis. The subscription provides the state "access to databases of economic information, supplemented by an extensive collection of financial data."
You can find this information by clicking on "Checks to Businesses & People" and searching for "Global Insight (USA) Inc" in the "vendor" section.
In 2008, the Department of Public Health paid Procare Pharmacy in Chicago $1,048,144.44 for "Delivery Of Drugs." The IDPH made two payments to Procare Pharmacy: one for $300,892.19 and another for $747,252.25.
According to the State Comptroller's OpenBook site, Procare Pharmacy has received $23,804,053.21 from the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Health from fiscal year 2003 to fiscal year 2010, including $1,508,908.53 in FY2008 and $4,375,000 in FY2009. The OpenBook site does not list a category of spending for the expenses.
To find the Procare Pharmacy expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Delivery Of Drugs."
You can find this information by clicking on "Checks to Businesses & People" and searching for "CMS/BCCS CPU charges EI&A Prog," "EI&A Subscriptions," and "EI&A Travel" in the "category of spending" section.
On January 9, 2009, the Prairie State Generating Company in Washington County, Illinois received a $2,000,000 grant from the Department of Commerce. This grant comes three months after the company received a grant worth $340,000. The Prairie State Generation Company (PSGC) "is the largest partnership of municipal and cooperative power agencies in the Midwest."
You can find this information by clicking on the "Checks to Businesses & People" and searching for "Prairie State Generating Co" in the "vendor" section.
In fiscal year 2009 (up to the time of our FOIA request), the Governor's Office spent $104,188.63 on rent to the State Services Organization in Washington, DC. During that time frame, the Governor's Office also paid the SSO $5,911.36 for parking, $3,391.44 for telephone charges, $457.34 for "N/A," and $232 for internet. The total of these charges and rent comes to $114,180.77.
According to the State Services Organization website, the SSO "manages the 225,000 square feet of office space that make up the Hall of States." The Hall of States is "located just blocks from the U.S. Capitol and Union Station" and "is home to many Washington offices of the fifty states, U.S. territories and associations of state officials."
To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "State Services Organization" into the vendor field. To download the data, click on the CSV or Excel icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Department of Employment Security spent $46,401.16 on brochures for Tele-Serve. The most recent Tele-Serve brochure is available online in English and Spanish. According to the online brochure, Tele-Serve is the "telephone express line" that allows individuals filing for unemployment insurance to "'certify' to [their] eligibility for benefits," "reopen a claim for unemployment insurance," "check the status of [their] unemployment claim," "request federal income tax form 1099G," and "obtain other IDES information" by telephone.
The payments were made to Illinois Graphics Inc of Bloomington, Illinois. According to their website, they are "an award winning commercial printer serving local, regional and national markets," and they "specialize in hard to print communication pieces."
To find this data on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and scroll down "Category of Spending" to "Sn 4312 Tele-Serve Brochure -." To download the data, click the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2008, the Department of Commerce gave Siemens Energy & Automation a $1,000,000.00 grant. This grant is part of a $5.7 million dollar funding commitment by the state to help finance the construction of a second plant for Siemens' wind energy business, in Elgin, Illinois. The plant was projected to create an additional 350 jobs in Elgin.
You can find this information by clicking on the "Checks to Businesses and Individuals" section and searching for "Siemens Energy & Automation" in the "vendor" section.
In 2008, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc. a total of $113,270 as part of three separate grants. According to their website, Vintage Tech Recyclers Inc. in Plainfield, Illinois "is an asset recovery and responsible recycling company." They state that their "main focus is keeping electronics out of landfills and helping companies recover some of their electronic assets in large quantities."
To find these expenditures on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Vintage Tech Recyclers" in the vendor field.
In 2008, the Department of Commerce gave the Carlinville Christmas Market Foundation (CMF) a grant worth $5,325.41. The CMF is a non-profit organization formed in 2006 that produces the annual Carlinville Christmas Market and aims to make it the "premier holiday event in central Illinois." The purpose of the Christmas Market is to attract guests to Carlinville and promote local economic development by showcasing "what is exciting, enticing, and unique in Central Illinois."
You can find this information by clicking on the "Checks to Businesses & People" section and searching for "Carlinville Christmas Market" in the "vendor" section.
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