July 29th, 2010 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Transparency
An 6-month follow up audit of the Schaumburg Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed that still only 4 of 18 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
July 6th, 2010 | by SFC | published in Blog, Education
The average teacher’s salary in District 211 is $93,000 per year – the 3rd highest in the state – yet academically the schools rank 69th.
March 30th, 2010 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Features, Transparency
The Illinois Policy Institute has released findings from an audit that reveal a majority of northwest suburban units of government fail to meet basic transparency standards on behalf of the taxpayers.
February 17th, 2010 | by Brian Costin | published in Education
The superintendent said the debt was structured so that D211 will be debt free in 2008. Instead we have seen a 37% increase in debt.
July 8th, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Taxes, TIF Property Taxes
Mr. Costin said that for the sake of the people of Schaumburg and the taxpayers, he hopes that none of the Village Board members and trustees will support this project.
March 23rd, 2009 | by Brian Costin | published in Blog, Education
A good Letter to the Editor that appeared in the Daily Herald on March 23, 2009.
After reading “Library retreat rescheduled”, and “Dist. 211 vacancy to be filled” in Wednesday’s “Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds,” I’m just wondering:
Why does
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