In an effort to enhance transparency about its budget and expenditures, Lake County government is now posting monthly expense reports that show payments for all goods and services. The reports can be found here: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/Finance/Pages/Monthly-Expense-Reports.aspx.

County Board Chairman David Stolman said, "Lake County continues to use technology to improve transparency and boost taxpayer accountability. Now, the public can easily access our monthly expenditures and see every check that is written. The public can also view our budget, performance information, and financial statements, watch county board meetings and other videos, sign up for news and information from their board member, and much more!"

Lake County's website ranks among the most transparent government websites in America according to Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization dedicated to government transparency. Lake County received a "Sunny Award" in 2011 and 2010 and an "A" transparency grade out of 5,000 government websites. The Sunny Award is based on a "Transparency Checklist" for websites that have information about budgets, meetings, officials, permits and zoning, contracts, lobbying, public records, and taxes.

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