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Illinois Comptroller - 4 minutes ago

Did you know identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing crime? In this presentation put on by the Illinois State Comptroller's Office, you will learn how to identify potential scams/frauds, protect yourself against identity theft, and address concerns about being a victim of identity theft.

Illinois Comptroller - 6 hours ago

$7,042,851,306.51 GENERAL FUNDS PAYABLES BACKLOG AS OF 07/16 3.15% INCREASE FROM 07/09 https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-data/fiscal-focus-blog/bill-backlog/

Illinois Comptroller - 10 hours ago

The scheduled closing of the Pleasant Hill Village nursing home in Girard is just one symptom or the residual damage of the state's two-year budget impasse: "Sixty residents have to find a new place to live. Sixty staff members — nurses, certified nursing aides, dietary workers and other employees — need to find new jobs. The ripple effects will likely hit the community soon: The nursing home is a vital part of town."

Illinois Comptroller - 28 hours ago

"JOANNA BELLE GUNDERSON, 39, of Springfield, began July 1 as the executive inspector general for Comptroller SUSANA MENDOZA’s office. She was deputy general counsel at the Executive Ethics Commission from 2011 until March, and was an assistant attorney general — working on ethics cases as part of that service — from 2008-2011." “I think that ethics in the state of Illinois is important, and it’s a place where I can do a lot of good,” she said.

Illinois Comptroller - 34 hours ago

The Rockford Register-Star outlines some of the lingering effects of the state's 2-year budget impasse: "Little has been done to address the two years where fiscal instability reverberated throughout Illinois. Those were two years of layoffs and closures and cutting corners and borrowing money just to barely make ends meet. Thousands of people who could have been helped were instead turned away. No, the impact of the impasse is far from over."