Welcome

Welcome to IllinoisOpenGov.org, which gives Illinois citizens a clear look into how Illinois government spends their hard-earned tax dollars, down to the agency, person and penny. IllinoisOpenGov.org is sponsored by The Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization.

IllinoisOpenGov.org gives Illinois taxpayers an unbiased look at raw spending data, provided directly from official government sources, and gives Illinois citizens a tool for researching, analyzing, comparing and sharing government spending data.

2008 State Employee Payroll, and Checks to Businesses & People, and 2009 State Retiree Pensions now online and searchable with IllinoisOpenGov.org.

Click the "Payroll," "Checks to Businesses & People," or "Retiree Pensions" links above or the buttons below to begin searching state employee payroll and payments made to companies and individuals.