In April I joined www.forthegoodofillinois.org; which was started in the fall of 2007 by Adam Andrzejewski. The purpose of the not-for-profit is to rekindle the true spirit of public service among our elected officials. We feel that the best, most effective method to do this is by building a mandate from the bottom up here in Illinois. Regular people have common sense and we understand the power of engaging them to re-assert their rightful review of government.BTW, I haven't decided yet if I should post somewhere on this blog a debt counter for the state. We'll have to see about that!
The movement is building momentum within our local school districts. We are asking districts to 'Pass The Open Book Test' by posting their check register on their school websites. The website is now home to the Illinois School District Honor Roll and Public Service Watch list. We are rewarding districts that are open and transparent, and identify those districts who fail to 'Pass the Open Book Test'. Our objective is to ask as many of the 874 school districts in Illinois as we can in 2008-9.
I am contacting you because I noticed some of your website’s content about politics in Illinois. I thought you might be interested in some additional content. Not only are we the home of the Honor Roll and Watch List; we also have an Illinois State Debt Counter. You are more than welcome to copy the HTML language and insert it into your website. You can find the language directly by going here: http://www.forthegoodofillinois.org/IL-Debt-Counter/ .
I look forward to reading more postings on your website and would readily circle you in further on our movement if you care to know. Keep up the good work!
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, June 30, 2008
ForTheGoodOfIllinois.org
Sharing with you a new website. I got an email from a representative so that you'll know more:
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