How transparent is your state and county????

The people at Sunshine Review have gone over all the counties in the country and graded them on how transparent they are.   GO and review your state and county.   Here is St Clair County Illinois:

Evaluation of Website

Main article: Evaluation of Illinois county websites

The good

• County board members are listed with contact information.^[1]
• Meeting minutes^[2], meeting schedules, and agendas are all available.^[3]
• Building and zoning information is available.^[4]
• Property tax information search is available.^[5]
• County tax information is provided in the code of ordinances.^[6]

The bad

• Budget is not published.
• County audits and contracts are not online.
• Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
• Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.

St Clair County is not the worst or the best in Illinois.   Some counties don’t even have a website available.