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• Posted Work on Industrial Arts Glass Studio Costs Illinois Taxpayers $71,000 to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  According to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant Tracker website, the Little Black Pearl Workshop received a $71,000...
• Posted Illinois to Spend $150k to Upgrade Lighting to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently awarded a grant to the city of Chicago to help "with upgrading...
• Posted Illinois Awards $123k Grant to Help Bloomington/Normal with Food Composting to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) rewarded a Recycling Strategies Opportunities Grant to Midwest Fiber Inc. to help...
• Posted Illinois Pays $100k to Host a Football Game Between Two Out-of-State Universities to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Chicago Football Classic Inc. received a $100,000 grant to assist in hosting the Chicago Football Classic.  According to the...
• Posted Grant for Costumed Actors Costs Taxpayers $79K to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a $79,000 to the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition (search...
• Posted Chicago Horticultural Society receives $250k for its Plant Conservation Science Center to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2009 the Chicago Horticultural Society received a $250,000 grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity "to assist...
• Posted Chicago Architecture Foundation Receives Funds to Build a Model of Chicago to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2008, the Chicago Architecture Foundation was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to...
• Posted $40K for Façade Improvements to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  Between September 2008 and August 2010, the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development in Canton, Illinois received a $40,000 grant...
• Posted State Spends $100k on New Art Exhibit to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2009, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a $100,000 Tourism Attraction Grant to the Art Institute of...
• Posted State Government Spends $300,000 on Polar Play Zone to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity authorized a $300,000 grant to the Shedd Aquarium Society for a Polar Play...
• Posted Over 20% of State Police Employees Receive $100k+ Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2008, the Illinois Dept. of State Police paid 3,520 employees a total of $266,671,219 in wages, which is...
• Posted Dept. of Corrections Pays Plumbers Over $70k Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  In 2008, the Illinois Department of Corrections hired 43 plumbers and paid them an average $79,975 in wages, including four...
• Posted Locksmiths Take Home $54K Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 33 locksmiths in calendar year 2008 for $1,786,125 in combined total wages. Of the 33...
• Posted $2.5M for State Clinical Psychologists to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 33 clinical psychologists in calendar year 2008 for $2,516,451 in combined total wages. Of the...
• Posted Electricians Cost State $7 Million to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 107 electricians in fiscal year 2008 for $7,370,091 in combined total wages. The average salary...
• Posted State Nutritionists Make 6.3% More than Private Sector Counterparts to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Illinois Department of Human Services hired ten nutritionists in fiscal year 2008 for $543,117 in combined total wages. The...
• Posted Registered Nurses Paid More Than $68K to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The state of Illinois hired 910 registered nurses in fiscal year 2008 for $62,742,469 in combined total wages. The average...
• Posted State Hires 22 Receptionists to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 22 receptionists in fiscal year 2008 for $657,353.22 in combined total wages. Of the 22,...
• Posted Day Care License Representatives Paid $63K Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois paid 167 Day Care License Representatives $10,585,758 in total wages during fiscal year 2008. The average...
• Posted Polygraph Examiners Paid $83K Salary to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Illinois Department of State Police hired 8 polygraph examiners in fiscal year 2008 for a total of $667,324.10 in...
• Posted Tinsmith Paid $87K Salary to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Illinois Department of Human services paid one tinsmith $87,045 in fiscal year 2008. According to the Bureau of Labor...
• Posted State Social Historians Bring Home $46K Salary to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The Office of the State Appellate Defender hired six social historians in fiscal year 2008 for $278,278 in combined total...
• Posted Library Specialists Paid $63K Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois paid 11 Library Specialists $694,395 in combined wages during fiscal year 2008. The average salary was...
• Posted Thousands Spent on Printing of Pens to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois spent $6,795 on the "printing of pens" in fiscal year 2009 by Global Printing and Graphics....
• Posted $677K to Dental Assistants to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 18 dental assistants in fiscal year 2008 for a total of $677,595 in combined total...
• Posted Cincinnati Vendors Get $11 Million in Illinois to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  Over $11 million from the State of Illinois went to vendors located in Cincinnati, Ohio in fiscal years 2007 and...
• Posted State Hires Nuclear Safety Inspectors for $635K to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 9 nuclear safety inspectors in fiscal year 2008 for $635,997 in combined total wages. The...
• Posted Benefit Counselors Paid $56K Salaries to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois paid 12 Benefits Counselors $679,791 in combined total wages in fiscal year 2008. The average salary...
• Posted $241K to Breath Alcohol Technicians to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired four breath alcohol analysis technicians for a total of $241,878 in combined total wages in...
• Posted State Hires 43 Chaplains to IllinoisOpenGovBlog
  The State of Illinois hired 43 chaplains in fiscal year 2008 for $2,417,084.46 in combined total wages. The average chaplain...