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Evaluation of Illinois city websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Illinois city websites.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

600px-Yes check.png means that information is included on the government website
600px-Red x.png means that the information was not provided on the government website
PPartial.png means that information was partially provided

Check the page about each city for more detailed information about what information is available on the city website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.

Conclusions chart

2012

The chart below encompasses the grades for the 5 largest cities and the capital of Illinois, which averaged a "B" website transparency grade.

Budget? Meetings? Elected officials? Admin. Officials? Permits/
Zoning?
Audits? Contracts? Lobbying? Public records? Taxes?
Y
600px-Yes check.png
6 5 6 5 6 3 3 1 3 5
PPartial.png 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0
N
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0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 1

Comparison of all city websites

Illinois City Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County Grades Budget Meetings Elected Officials Admin. Officials Permits/Zoning Audits Contracts Lobbying Public records Taxes
Aurora, Illinois B- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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PPartial.png N
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Y
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Y
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Barrington, Illinois B Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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Y
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Belleville, Illinois A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Carbondale, Illinois A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Chicago, Illinois B Y
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Dixon, Illinois D N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Grafton Township, Illinois B Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Highland Park, Illinois B Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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Y
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Joliet, Illinois C Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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N
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PPartial.png Y
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Lyons, Illinois F N
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png PPartial.png N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Naperville, Illinois A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Oak Brook, Illinois B Y
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Y
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PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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Orland Park, Illinois A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Palatine, Illinois B Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png PPartial.png Y
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Y
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River Forest, Illinois B Y
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Y
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PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Y
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PPartial.png Y
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Y
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Y
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Rockford, Illinois C Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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PPartial.png N
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PPartial.png Y
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Round Lake, Illinois B- Y
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- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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PPartial.png
Springfield, Illinois B- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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N
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Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois A- Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Wilmette, Illinois A+ Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Correcting errors

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