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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Illinois county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Illinois's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
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information is included on the government website |
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information was not provided on the government website |
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information was partially provided |
Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.
Conclusions chart
2012
This chart encompasses the 5 largest counties in Illinois, which averaged an "A" website transparency score.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009
This chart encompasses all counties in Illinois, which averaged a "D" website transparency grade in 2009. At that time 37 counties did not have websites.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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20 | 34 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
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1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
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44 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 46 | 29 |
| No Website | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Comparison of all Illinois county websites
No websites have been evaluated for Illinois.
See also
Ballotpedia evaluated ballot measure information on Illinois county websites in March 2012.
Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Illinois county, you can report the error by emailing us.
